06/07Result
5th ODI, India tour of West Indies at Kingston, Jul 6 2017
India won by 8 wkts (79b rem)
Player of the Match
Virat Kohli
Virat KohliIndia
06/07Result
5th ODI, India tour of West Indies at Kingston, Jul 6 2017
India won by 8 wkts (79b rem)
Player of the Match
Virat Kohli
Virat KohliIndia

Match Day

Report
2726dThe Report by Sidharth Monga

Kohli, spinners seal 3-1 series win

Normal service resumed in the West Indies as the hosts' batsmen failed again - this time on a much better batting surface - and India chased 206 down with relative ease to seal the series 3-1

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Holder rues poor shot selection

West Indies captain Jason Holder was critical of his batsmen after they squandered starts in the fifth ODI in Kingston

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A 'complete package' from Kohli

Virat Kohli had struggled against the short ball on slow West Indian pitches, but with the series up for grabs, he overcame them to make an unbeaten 111

Preview

Preview
2727dThe Preview by Alagappan Muthu

A series showdown at Sabina Park

Sabina Park might possibly provide the best batting pitches in the Caribbean, but it has not been the luckiest ground for India. Can the ninth-ranked West Indies pull off a grand upset?

Kohli surpasses Tendulkar

18

No. of 100s for Kohli in ODIs when chasing, the most among all going past Tendulkar's 17. Kohli has got there in only 102 inns compared to Tendulkar's 232.

Second-highest

336

Runs scored by Rahane in this series - the second-most by an India opener in a 5-match bilateral ODI series. Rohit Sharma had made 441 runs in Australia in 2015-16.

Lacking boundaries at death

3

No. of boundaries hit by West Indies in the last 10 overs (41st to 50th) in this series batting 138 balls. They have scored just 87 runs at RR 3.78 in death overs.

West Indies' only hope

2

Number of 50-plus scores by West Indies batsmen in this series - both by Shai Hope.

Attacking start

49

Runs scored by West Indies in the first 10 overs today - their highest powerplay score in this series and joint 3rd-highest in 12 innings this year.

Good record in Kingston

13-2

WI's win-loss record in the last 15 ODIs in Kingston since 2006. The win-loss ratio is their best in at any home venue in this period. But, the 2 defeats were both v Ind.