India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI: 'Tough one for us' - West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran after series whitewash

West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran said that though the 0-3 scoreline is "tough" on the team, the hosts are looking forward to the T20I series up next. Top bowling spells from spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and pacers Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur helped India crush West Indies by 119 runs (DLS method) in the rain-hit third and final ODI of the series here at the Queen's Park Oval on Thursday. "It was a tough one for us. We did a lot of right things in the first two games. I think we tried our best, the boys performed well. But there were a lot of games in a short span of time," said Pooran at the post-match presentation.

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Shubman Gill was unlucky to miss out on a maiden century but India rode on his sublime 98 not out to outclass West Indies by 119 runs and complete a 3-0 rout in the ODI series. In a rain-affected final ODI, India scored 225 for 3 in 36 overs. The revised DLS target of 257 from 35 overs was a tricky

Rain cut India's innings short to 225/3 in 36 overs, as openers Shikhar Dhawan (58) Shubman Gill (98 not out) led the batting charts with a partnership of 113 at the top. Chasing a revised DLS target of 257 in 35 overs, West Indies batters never looked to be in the game. The hosts fell prey to a world-class bowling attack with their careless shot-selection and were bowled out for 137 in 26 overs. Chahal (4/17), Siraj (2/14) and Thakur (2/17) were extremely economical and delivered timely blows to keep the Windies on the mat.

"As a batting group, it was going to be a challenge with DLS coming into play. We did get some partnerships, but not as many as we wanted. That cost us the game,"