IND vs WI 3rd ODI Commentary - Ground A (03 October 2026)

SIX! SCORES ARE LEVEL! A juicy full toss by Dhir, on the pads. Shai Hope gets down on his back knee and sweeps it aerially, clearing the deep fine leg fence for a biggie.

There's the winning run. And fittingly, it comes from the skipper's bat. West Indies win by 5 wickets and 10 balls to spare. A win for them on Indian soil in this format after a long, long time, and this one will taste much sweeter, having also avoided a series whitewash in the process. Tossed up on a fuller length, outside off. Hope hangs back and eases this one down to long off with the smoothest of drives for a single. A record-breaking chase for the men in maroon, and it is the captain, battling through a niggle for nearly half the innings, who finishes the job in style.

Steams in from around the stump and nails the yorker on the money, Shai Hope jams the bat down and squeezes it off the inside half towards deep backward square leg for a single. He hobbles through the first run and eyes a second, but it simply isn't on offer.

A thigh-high full toss on the leg stump. Motie backs away to loft it over covers, but gets it high on the bat and shanks it over cover-point for just a single.

 FOUR! 150 up for Hope! And that's the second time he has reached this figure in his ODI career. Kamboj misses the yorker by a yard or so, continuing from around the stumps. Hope clears the front leg and swings it over wide mid-wicket for a boundary. And to make matters worse for India, it is a NO BALL for overstepping. Free Hit coming up!

FOUR! Makes the most of it. Too full and around the off stump, angling away from the batter. Shai Hope carves it wide of extra cover and beats Jadeja's chase to his right for a cracking boundary. 18 needed off 15 balls now. 

At 128.9 kph, short on middle, Hope rides the bounce and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

TOP EDGE, FOUR! West Indies are in the ascendancy now. Comes from over the stumps and slams it hard into the pitch. Short on top of the stumps with a spongy bounce. Gudakesh Motie swings hard to pull over the leg side, but gets a massive top edge. The ball sails over the keeper and speeds to the fence behind.

SIX! Goes the distance and that should be the game for West Indies. A massive over as 22 runs come from it. Just 7 runs needed off the last 12 balls. Short delivery around off and middle, Motie clears the front leg and nails the pull away over the long leg fence for a six.

 FOUR! Through the gap! Expertly played by Hope. Brar slips in a low full toss, on the leg stump. Hope backs away to create room and slices it between the backward point and cover fielders for a boundary. A promising start to the over for West Indies.

 FOUR! HAMMERED AWAY! Overpitched by Brar, outside the off stump. Shai Hope gets under the ball properly and carves it powerfully, a bit flat and wide of the cover fielder for a cracking boundary. 36 needed off 22 balls now. This is getting really interesting.

Short of a length, on middle, Shai Hope gets on top of the bounce and swats it on the bounce to long on for a single.

Play and a miss! Bangs it short and outside the off stump. Gudakesh Motie looks to play the ramp shot but the ball keeps climbing on him and beats the bat to sail behind to the keeper.

Short and outside off, Motie stands up on his toes and steers it to the left of deep third for a couple of runs. Anshul Kamboj should have thrown the ball to the bowling end, where Shai Hope was struggling to complete the run.

FOUR! Gets it away and there's the big over West Indies were looking for. 15 runs from it. 29 needed from 18. Brar goes for the yorker, but Motie reads it well, opening his stance to expose the stumps and steering it fine to the right of the backward point fielder for a boundary.

 SIX! The tourists will hope that this is one of many to come. Into the slot, at the stumps. Shai Hope gets on the front foot by collapsing his back knee and clubs it downtown for a six. West Indies cross 300 and need 50 runs to win from 29 balls.

FOUR MORE! That's a fine shot! A googly, full on leg. Shai Hope gets low on his back knee and sweeps it over backward square leg, finds the gap, and picks up another boundary.

Wide! Dishes out a googly, touch full and beyond the tramline. Hope lets it be.

Beats the bat! Quicker through the air, on a length, outside off. Shai Hope stays put and looks to cut it away, but the ball goes on to beat his outside edge.

A touch short, outside off, Hope hangs back and cuts it powerfully towards cover-point. Mohammed Siraj dives to his right and makes a half-stop with the ball parrying to the backward point region. One run taken.

At the pads, on a length, Motie nudges it to deep mid-wicket, but they do not run.

Pitched on a length, drifting into the batter. Motie hangs back and whips it away to wide long on. Once again, they stay put. West Indies need 44 runs from 24 balls.

Full and outside off. Hope drives it to deep point for a single.

In the channel, on a length. Motie pushes away from his body and is beaten past the outside edge.

Slips in the yorker, on off. Motie makes room and has a swing at it but fails to connect. Brar got excited for a moment there but the sound was from the bat hitting the turf.

Another dot. Banged in short, outside off. Motie flashes but is beaten for pace and he fails to connect.

On a hard length, wide on off. Motie hops and slaps it to deep point for one.

Low full toss at the pads at 140.9 kph, Hope clips it in front of square on the leg side and walks the single. Just 3 runs off the over. West Indies need 56 runs in 30 balls.

On a good length, on middle. Forde tries to turn it away on the leg side but gets a soft leading edge back towards the bowler.

FOUR! Up and over. Dropped short by Kuldeep, across off. Forde backs away and slams it over the head of the man at extra cover. The sub fielder, Yashasvi Jaiswal covers a lot of ground to his left from long off and dives but the ball sneaks under his hand and hits the boundary cushions.

OUT! TAKEN! End of a scratchy stay for Matthew Forde. Kuldeep serves the googly, on the shorter side, on off. Forde hops back in the crease and takes the risk of going against the turn as he looks to pull. He fails to get hold of it and holes out to deep mid-wicket, where Naman Dhir steadies himself in front of the boundary cushions and takes a safe catch. West Indies are now 290/5, requiring 62 runs from 39 balls.

Flighted up, on off. Motie knocks it to long off for a single.

Going away, on a length. Hope punches it to long on for one more.

Half a shout for caught behind! Given as a wide by the umpire. Quicker through the air, on a good length. Motie tries to tickle it fine but fails to lay any bat on it. KL Rahul moves to his right and snaffles it before going up in an appeal. There was a noise but it seemed to be from the ball brushing the pad.

Did that carry? Floated up, on off. Motie winds up and smashes it back towards the bowler. Kuldeep gets low to make the stop.

Doing too much! Nipping back in and it skids through, on a good length. Forde plays all around it and wears it on the front pad. Brar bails out of the appeal quickly and gestures that it is going down leg. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes away on the off side.

FOUR! Incredible shot. Dug in short, over middle. Hope gives himself room, gets his hands high and hops as he plays the tennis forehand back over the bowler's head. The mid on and mid off fielders give chase but the ball wins the race.

Full and angled in at the sticks. Hope clears the front leg and has a heave across the line. Miscues it off the inner half behind square leg for one.

Bangs it in short, around the left shoulder. Matthew Forde leans inside the line to help the pull but is beaten for pace.

Nails the yorker, on off. Forde digs it out to backward point.

Direct hit! Brar attempts the yorker but it comes out as a low full toss with a bit of tail back into the right-hander. Forde brings his bat out in front and knocks it to mid off for a single. Shubman Gill has a shy at the batting end and his throw hits the stumps. The ball could have gone anywhere with the deflection but it dribbles to the keeper.

A swing and a miss! Angled in towards the off stump, on a nagging length. Hope has a swipe across the line but misses as the ball skids through and sneaks under the blade. Luckily for him, the bounce takes the ball over the off pole.

Fuller in length, on off. Shai caresses it to the left of extra cover and gets to the other end.

At 134.4 kph, bowled on a length, on off. Forde walks down the track and pushes it to cover.

CHANCE GOES DOWN! Not sure if Kuldeep Yadav would have managed to keep himself away from the ropes even if he had taken it. Kamboj digs it in short, over middle. Forde goes for the pull but the ball kicks up to take the top edge. It is skied a long way up to deep fine leg, where Kuldeep sprints to his right and gets his hands high to take the catch. He is very close to the boundary cushions with his eyes locked on the ball. It hits his palm and luckily for him, drops in the field of play.

FOUR! Crunched. Right in the slot, on middle. Hope clears the front leg and gets his hands through the line, smashing it back past the bowler's head for a boundary.

Fine stop. Full and darted in at the pads. Hope helps it away with the angle and the ball travels quickly to short fine leg, where Kuldeep Yadav dives to his right and saves a certain boundary. Just a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Gurnoor Brar strikes on his return to the attack. Brar begins with a short ball, angled into the batter's bodyline. Paul takes a step or two down the track and swings across for the pull, but he is rushed, and the ball hits high on the bat. Hits it flat and straight down the throat of Nitish Kumar Reddy at deep square leg, who stays side on and takes the catch to his right. A good hand by Keemo, but Windies needed him to stay out there, considering the physical struggles for Shai Hope at the other end. West Indies are 271/4, needing 81 runs in 59 balls.

Angled into the hips, on a back of a length. Forde nurdles it to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

Pitches it up, on off and middle. Hope leans on and drives it down the deck. Brar sticks out his left hand and prevents the single. Hope had set off for the run and had to hobble back.

Bowled on a length, on middle and leg. Hope wrists it past mid-wicket for a single.

A muted appeal for caught behind! No real conviction in the appeal from the Indians and they do not take the review. Zipping through, in and around the off stump, on a good length. Forde pushes out in front of his body with a straight bat but is beaten past the outside edge. KL Rahul gathers and shapes up to throw the ball up in the air in celebration but holds onto it. Flat line on UltraEdge, so there was no bat involved.

Hits the good length, on off. Forde stabs it down on the off side. End of a successful over for Brar and India. Two runs and the wicket of Paul.

 FOUR! Good shot! Short from Nitish, on off, Keemo jumps down the track and swats it powerfully into the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Follows the batter with a laser-straight full delivery, does Nitish. Keemo Paul moves leg side while advancing down the track and looks to work it across but gets a thick inside edge onto the pads before the ball rolls to the off side.

Excellent effort there by Kuldeep! Certainly saves a few runs there. Full and tailing in down the leg side, Paul flicks it away to the left of Kuldeep Yadav, who dives at short fine. Keeps the batters down to a single only.

Onto the pads, Shai whips this full toss to deep backward square leg for a single.

Short of a length, around off and middle. Paul hangs back and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. This partnership is now worth 65 runs.

Goes for the yorker but slips in a full toss on middle, Shai Hope carves it away firmly but finds Kamboj at cover-point.

 FOUR! Finds the gap and that brings up the 50-run stand as well. Attacks the bodyline on a good length. Keemo Paul heaves it across but gets it through the gap, to the left of short fine leg for a boundary. He is playing a very crucial hand here.

Pitches fuller, on off, clipped away through mid on for a single.

Slams it short on top of off. Hope stands tall and drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

One more short delivery, on off, Paul uses his wrists to control the pull shot. Hits it along the turf to deep square leg for a single. West Indies need 90 runs from 68 balls.

A bumper around off, Shai Hope miscues the pull shot off the top edge, but it clears mid-wicket for a run.

Straight and full on the stumps, Paul looks to flick but closes the bat face early. Gets a leading edge towards mid off for a single. Something has to give here for both sides now. West Indies need 88 runs from 66 balls.

Tries the yorker, tailing in on the pads, Shai Hope's head falls over but he manages to squeeze it out and flick it to deep mid-wicket for a single. It brings the 250 up for West Indies.

Very full on the stumps, angling in. Keemo works it to long on for a single.

A deceptive leg cutter, short on off, Hope swats it away to long on for a single. Hope looks genuinely uncomfortable while running between the wickets. West Indies need 100 runs to win from 75 balls.

At the pads, full. Flicked across by Paul towards deep square leg for a single.

Banged short, on off, Hope pulls it off the back foot to deep square leg for a run.

Slips in a full toss and Paul flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single. 6 singles from it. NKR and India won't mind that at this stage. But they do need wickets to really put the tourists under pressure.

Excellent work from Rohit Sharma, turning back the years with that one. Good length on leg, and Paul hangs back to power it over wide mid on, but Rohit sprints a long way across, hauls the ball back in just before crashing into the ropes, and keeps the batters to two runs only. Siraj converges to collect and relays it back to the bowler.

Short of a length, on the stumps. Paul pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Back of a length, angled in, Hope knocks it to mid on.

Hammers it on a good length, on the leg stump. Hope misses to work it across and the ball deflects off the thigh pad to the square leg region. They get a leg bye with Hope hobbling through.

Short and skidding off the track, at the ribs. Keemo Paul is rushed on the pull shot. It goes off the inner half of the bat to short fine leg for a single.

Another one angled at the pads, on a fullish length. Hope hits it along the ground through mid on for a single. 103 needed off 78 balls.

Lands it outside leg, full, Paul gets low to slog it over the leg side. But he cannot quite get under the ball and it rolls off the inside half of the bat to deep backward square leg. One run taken.

Pushed through, full on leg. Hope drills it to long on for one more.

Around off, spinning in on a length. Keemo Paul backs away and punches it hard but finds Rohit at cover.

 FOUR! Innovative and effective enough! In front of the stumps, on a fuller length, Keemo Paul employs the reverse sweep and hits it to the left of Brar at short third for a boundary.

Floats it up, full on middle, 80.8 kph, Paul drives it off the front foot to long off for a single.

A smidge short and on off, Hope tucks it off the back foot to short mid-wicket.

A bit fuller on middle, Shai Hope tucks it off the back foot to deep square leg and they hustle back for the second run.

Length-delivery on leg, Shai whips it to the right of deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Guided away! Attacks the stumps, but it is too straight and it drifts on the pads, on a fullish length. Keemo Paul uses the pace on the ball and just tickles it behind to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary. 117 needed off 93 balls.

Back of a length, around off, Paul hangs back and taps it to cover-point.

Fuller ball, on leg, this is clipped off the pads to deep backward square leg for a single.

Nagging length on off, nipping in a touch. Hope punches it off the inner half of the bat and it bumps back to the bowler.

Spins in sharply, from middle to leg on a fuller length. Paul watchfully smothers the spin by lunging forward.

Looped up but overpitched, Paul carves it down to long on for a single.

A touch short, outside off, Hope punches it to short cover.

 CENTURY FOR SHAI HOPE! The captain has led well and truly from the front and has kept West Indies' hopes very much alive. Gets to his 21st ODI hundred. Another vital century in a crucial game from the West Indies skipper. But there's still a lot of work left to do, and he will look to up the ante now. Gets to his milestone by driving the full ball to long on for a single.

Quicker googly, short in length, outside off. Paul backs away and slaps it to the cover fielder.

Pitched short and on off, Keemo Paul is rushed back and cuts it to the left of the diving backward point fielder. Gurnoor Brar chases it to his right from short third. Two runs taken but Hope is visibly hobbling now.

On a length, on off, Hope rocks back and punches it to the leg side.

Hope moves to 99 by playing a wristy flick off the length ball. They hustle through for a single as the ball trickles to widish deep mid-wicket.

At 133.8 kph, on a good length on middle and leg. Paul rocks back and tucks it to mid on.

Lasers it at the pads, full in length. Keemo is rushed into the flick shot and misses. The ball deflects off the front pad and rolls to the left of the keeper for a leg bye.

Stump-to-stump line at 133 kph, Shai Hope forces the drive to mid off.

Good pressure being built here. Siraj bowls it full and around off. Shai gets on the front foot and drives it straight to short cover. Hope stays on 99! West Indies need 128 runs from 102 balls.

Pitched short, on off, Paul hangs back and knocks it to long off for a single.

Full on the leg stump, 85.2 kph. Shai clips it gently to mid-wicket.

Nicely floated, full on middle, Hope leans forward and drives it to the right of the diving bowler for a single to long on. Hope tiptoes to 97.

Very full on the stumps, from around the stumps again. Paul works it to long on for a single. Dhir dives to his right on the follow-through but the ball seeps through.

Serves it up there, full on off, Hope gets on the front foot and drills it to long off for a single. So far, so good by Dhir. Can he finish off well?

He can! Just 6 runs off Dhir's fifth. Drifts the ball across the right-hander, on a length. Keemo Paul rocks back to cut but gets a thick outside edge. Gurnoor Brar, who is back on the field, gets into the act straightaway as he gives it a long chase from short third and tidies it up. Two runs taken.

Short on off, Hope pulls off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Nips in on a length, on off. Keemo hangs back to block but gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad.

FOUR! Helped away! Too straight on the pads, on a length. Paul tickles it to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary to open his account.

Fantastic stop by Gill! Fuller and outside off, Keemo Paul leans into the drive and creams it to pierce the mid off and cover gap. Shubman Gill from mid off, runs and slides to his left to cut it off. That was travelling for sure so Gill has saved three runs for his side here.

Short of a length, around off, Hope stands tall and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Wide! Short of a length but way down leg. Paul lets it through.

Wide! Sprays down the leg stump once again, on a shorter length. This is left alone by Paul again.

Spears it on the stumps, full in length. Keemo Paul pushes at it with a straight bat but gets a thick inside edge. They get a single as the ball trickles away to deep backward square leg.

Short and spinning back in. Hope punches it back to the bowler.

Flighted up, on middle. Hope leans and plays it back to Naman.

Very full, on middle. Shai whips it to wide long on and rotates the strike.

Full and drifting in, on off. Sherfane pushes it to long off and gets to the other end.

Tosses it up, on middle. Hope eases it to long on and turns the strike over.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Or is it? Sherfane Rutherford has taken the review almost immediately and looks pretty confident. There was a noise, but the replays seem to indicate that it could be from the bat clipping the back pad. This is dropped short and it skids through, cramping Sherfane for room. Rutheford hangs back and goes for the cut before it is snaffled by the keeper, KL Rahul. There is a spike on UltraEdge, and the third umpire agrees that the bat has grazed the back pad, but he finds no gap between the bat and the ball and asks the on-field umpire to stand by his decision of OUT. To be fair, there did appear to be a slight gap on the zoomed-in image, but it is worth remembering that the third umpire needs conclusive evidence to overturn the on-field decision. Rutherford cannot believe it, but he has no other option but to trudge off. Big moment in the game. Naman Dhir has his maiden ODI wicket. West Indies are 206/3, needing 146 runs from 120 balls.

Dug in short, on off. Rutherford presses back and unleashes the pull, hitting it wide of deep square leg for a single. The 200 comes up for West Indies, and the 50-run stand is also up.

At the sticks, on a length. Hope checks his shot as he plays it towards long on for a single.

Around off, on the shorter side. Rutherford pivots and gets the pull away but Kuldeep Yadav at backward square leg gets in the way.

Leaving the left-hander on a good length. Rutherford shapes up for the square drive but is beaten.

From around the wicket now, angled in at the hips. Sherfane nudges it behind square leg and gets to the other end.

Too full, too straight, on the pads. Hope flicks it to the right of deep square leg. There is a second run on offer but the batters are content with one.

Full and slanting into the pads. Rutherford plays the pick-up shot and does not quite get hold of it. It lands well in front of Mohammed Siraj at deep square leg. Just a single.

Flighted up, on middle and leg. Hope clips it to mid-wicket.

Slows it down, on a good length, on middle.  Hope works it off the pads to square leg.

On the pads, Shai glances it to deep fine leg for a single to move to 90.

Turning away a touch, on a length. Rutherford gets forward and angles it to backward point.

Spears in a full ball, on middle. Rutherford bunts it to the right of the man at mid-wicket for one.

Skidding through, on a shortish length, on middle. Rutherford pulls it hard towards deep square leg for a single.

Angled in at the sticks. Hope presents the full face and drives it to wide long off for a single.

Going away, Sherfane knocks this full ball to extra cover.

FOUR! That could have so easily gone back onto the stumps. Around off, bowled on a length. Rutherford extends his hands and goes searching for the ball on the drive. Inside edges it past the leg stump and it races down to the deep fine leg fence.

FOUR! Gloriously driven. Reddy pitches it up slightly, across off. Rutherford leans into the drive and cracks the drive past cover, leaving the fielder in the deep with no chance.

Off-pace ball, on a good length. Sherfane pushes it wide of point and picks up a single. 156 needed off 138 balls.

Dropped short, on middle. Hope punches it to the right of the bowler but it is cut off by the man at a straightish mid-wicket.

Pushed through, on a length, on middle and leg. Shai makes room and taps it to extra cover.

Fired in fuller, on middle. Hope turns it to square leg.

SIX! That is a shot and a half. Dhir pulls the length back, on off. It is short enough for Hope to rock back. He opens up the front hip and slams it over the man at mid off for a six.

A hint of turn, on a good length, on leg. Hope flicks it square on the leg side and turns the strike over.

Short and around off. Rutherford knocks it to deep point for one more run. 

Bashes the back of a length, on off. Rutherford hops and stabs it down on the off side.

Cut in half! Nip-backer by Reddy, landing on the seam, on a good length, on middle. Rutherford stays rooted to the crease and pushes at the ball but is beaten past the inside edge.

On off, on a back of a length. Sherfane is early into the shot and mistimes it to cover.

Going away a touch, on a back of a length. Rutherford uses the angle to guide it to the right of backward point with an open bat face. The deep third fielder gets around but can't pick it up cleanly, allowing the batters to complete the second run with ease.

On a length, on middle. Rutherford knocks it to long on for a single.

Drags the length back, on off. Shai nurdles it wide of mid-wicket and keeps the strike with a single.

Tossed up, on off. Hope leans on and drills it down the ground. It skips across the turf but the boundary is saved by Anshul Kamboj with a sprint and dive to his right from long off. Two runs taken.

Turning back in, on a good length, Shai flicks it to mid-wicket.

Flat and short, on leg, Hope turns it to square leg.

This keeps a bit low, on the shorter side. Shai works it with the spin but can't get it past Rohit Sharma at square leg.

Across off, on a good length. Hope punches it to long off and rotates the strike.

It is the googly, a bit too short, on off. Rutherford lets the ball come on and punches it to deep point for one. West Indies need 179 runs in 156 balls.

Across off, on a back of a length. Rutherford runs it down to deep third for a single.

FOUR! Smeared away! On a good length, angled in on middle. Hope hangs back and swipes it across the line. He beats the diving mid-wicket fielder to his right, and Mohammed Siraj in the deep is also beaten despite the dive.

On off, on a length. Shai angles it to backward point.

FOUR! Edged away. Full and inviting the drive, Hope does not move his feet at all and goes hard on the drive away from his body. It flies off the outside edge and races down to the deep third fence.

Hope survives! This is angled in at the hips, on a back of a length. Hope hops and lifts his front leg as he attempts the pull. The ball skids through to graze the glove and brushes the thigh pad as well on its way to the keeper. KL Rahul leans forward to snaffle it. He completes the catch before going up in an appeal. It is sent upstairs for a check, where the replays show that the ball bounced in front before going into the keeper's gloves.

At the hips, on the shorter side, helped down to deep fine leg for a single.

With a new batter at the crease, Kuldeep has been brought back. Flighted delivery, on off. Rutherford eases it wide of cover for a single to get off the mark.

Looped up, on middle. Hope clips it to mid-wicket.

Skids through and spins in off a length, Shai Hope hangs back and whips it through mid-wicket and square leg for a single.

Pitched fuller and outside off, Sherfane leans on and drives it to deep cover for a single.

The googly now, short on the leg stump. Hope hangs back and chips it over the non-striker, Rutherford. He ducks and the ball rolls to long off for a single.

Landed full on middle, Sherfane drives it to long off for one more.

Starts from around the wicket, short and on middle. Hope works it to square leg.

Flighted up, on off. Shai drives it to long off for one more run.

On a length, on off. Jangoo caresses it to deep cover and rotates the strike. The 150 comes up for West Indies.

OUT! AMIR JANGOO IS RUN OUT! A wicket against the run of play. That's the only way India looked like breaking this stand. Dhir drops it short, on middle.  Hope stays back and whips it to mid-wicket, where Virat Kohli moves to his right and tumbles away, but the ball is parried away to his right, and the batters try to sneak in a single. Jangoo is nearly halfway through the run when Hope sends him back. Kohli gets back on his feet quickly and releases the throw on the bounce at the bowling end. Dhir does well to get up to the stumps. He collects the ball near his ankle and breaks the stumps. The third umpire is called into action. Jangoo is found to be short despite the desperate dive. This is a crushing blow for Windies as the 109-run stand comes to an end.

Floated up, on middle. Hope lunges for the block.

FOUR! Gets it through. Fractionally short, around off. Hope presses forward initially, then rocks back. He gets on top of the bounce and punches it past extra cover. Nitish Kumar Reddy gives chase but in vain.

A bit loose from Jangoo! Good length ball, outside off. Amir Jangoo loosely dangles his bat away from his body, tries to access the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Short on the body from Reddy, Amir Jangoo stands tall and pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket. Virat Kohli ambles across and releases a rocket throw to the bowling end as the batters charge through for a single. Nitish Kumar Reddy fails to collect the throw and the ball gets clipped off his fingers onto the stumps at the bowling end before rolling through to the off side for another run.

Short and on middle, Jangoo pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

On a length and this is punched away to covers.

Fires in at the stumps, touch full and Hope flicks it towards Rohit at mid-wicket.

Good-length delivery angled at the leg stump. Hope steers it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single. After 20 overs, West Indies are motoring well with 148/1 on the board. They need 204 runs from 180 balls.

Short and around off, Hope punches it to cover.

Nicely tossed up, full on leg, Shai Hope clips it to long on for a single.

Dishes out a googly, on a length. Jangoo backs away and cuts it to short third where Gurnoor Brar once again misfields, and the ball is parried off his right boot to the deep. One run taken.

On a length, spinning in, this is nudged across to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Fine shot, and that brings the 100-run stand up between this pair. Kuldeep goes a bit short and around off. Shai Hope is quick to latch onto it. Hangs deep inside the crease and punches it to deep point for a boundary. Excellent placement.

Flighted, full on leg, flicked off the front foot to mid-wicket. 31 runs in the last 3 overs for the West Indies.

FOUR! Nicely done! Nitish starts from around the stumps with a length ball, just outside off. Amir Jangoo uses the pace and guides it beautifully to the left of the keeper for a boundary.

From over the stumps now, on a length, outside off, Jangoo chop-cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Full and angled at the pads, this is flicked along the ground for a single to deep mid-wicket.

Back of a length, on leg. Jangoo with a wristy flick off the back foot, behind square leg for a single.

Hits the length hard, on off, Hope hangs back and knocks it down to long on for a single.

SIX! He has picked the bones out of it! Short of a length, around off. Amir Jangoo picks the length in a trice, positions himself with a stable base before clobbering it into the stands behind deep mid-wicket for a six. 14 runs off NKR's first over and West Indies need 214 runs from 32 overs.

Back of a length, outside off, Jangoo responds with a meaty back-foot punch to the left of deep point for a couple of runs.

From around the stumps, this is angled into the batter, on a fuller length. Jangoo watchfully defends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! A boundary after 49 balls for the West Indies. On a length, on middle, Amir picks it up and lifts it over mid on for a boundary.

Short of a length, on the stumps, blocked off the back foot by Amir.

 FOUR! Up and over! A slower delivery by Brar, full and outside off. Amir Jangoo frees his arms and hammers it over the cover fielder for a cracking boundary.

FIFTY FOR AMIR JANGOO! His third ODI half-century, and he gets there in 47 balls. Short of a length around off at 143.8 kph, and he crisply knocks it off the front foot towards mid off for a quick single. The fielder fires in a throw at the striker's end, but Hope is home well in time. Jangoo raises his bat to soak in the applause from his teammates, and the aim now will be to convert this into something much bigger, just as he did in the previous game, and support his skipper in this huge run chase.

Almost dragged on! Dishes out a flipper on a length around middle, pitching and skidding through quickly. Jangoo rocks back, looking to drag it to the leg side, but gets a thick inside edge that rolls past the leg stump and short fine leg's left. Brar gives chase from that position, slides in close to the ropes, and manages to cut it off. Two runs taken.

Full, on middle, nicely tossed up 80.8 kph. Amir drives it to long off for a single.

Length ball on the leg stump. Hope clips it off the back foot to the left of diving Rohit at square leg.

Full, angled around the off stump line. Hope leans in to drive it wide of cover-point. Siraj flings himself to his right, gets a hand on it, and does well to restrict the batters to just two.

Landed full, on off, Hope drives it to long off's right for a single.

Tossed up, outside off, 83.7 kph. Jangoo drives it to the deep cover for a single.

Slightly back of a length, outside off, Amir Jangoo opens the bat face and steers it to the right of deep cover. Siraj sprints across and cuts it off in the deep. Two runs taken. With that, the 100 comes up for West Indies!

Ouch, that one must have stung. A skiddy delivery, on a good length around off, and Jangoo is rushed into the pull shot, missing it completely. The ball cannons into his funny bone, around the left elbow, before rolling away to deep third for a leg bye. He looks in some pain and straightaway calls the physio.

Good length, nipping in with bounce. Hope hops a bit to steer it to the square leg region. Nitish Kumar Reddy runs to his right but cannot stop it cleanly with the ball seeping through to the deep for a couple of runs.

Wide! Over-the-head bumper and angling down leg. Hope is happy to leave.

Aims the stumps, full at 141.8 kph. Hope strokes it down towards Gill at mid on.

FIFTY FOR SHAI HOPE! Up in just 46 balls, and he keeps up his consistency for the team. This is his 33rd ODI half-century. Back of a length, on the leg stump, Hope rides the bounce and tucks it behind square leg for a single to get to his milestone. A calm raise of the bat and back to business as it's a long, long way to go.

 PUT DOWN BY KOHLI! That took him by surprise. At 141.9 kmph, this is a hard-length delivery around the off stump. Jangoo gets on top of the bounce, punching it uppishly. The rifles low to the left of Virat at backward point, who is a fraction late to react. Still sticks out his left hand but it just doesn't stick and bursts through. A single is taken as the ball rolls behind.

Floats full, and on middle, Hope flicks this to long on for a single.

Fuller in length, a googly slowed up through the air, spinning in from outside off. Jangoo does not pick the variation and tries to loft it over cover, but the ball gets chipped off the inner half of the bat and lands in front of long on for a single.

On the stumps and slightly full. Hope hangs back and punches it to long on for a single.

Not that full in length, sliding on the leg stump. Jangoo punches it down the ground to long on for one more.

Shortens the length, on leg, Hope flicks off the back foot, between mid-wicket and square leg for another easy single.

On a lower trajectory, on off, Amir Jangoo rocks back and cuts the length ball to deep cover-point for a single.

Wide! Back of a length, but sprayed down leg. Shai Hope swings to pull but misses.

Hits the length hard on the leg stump. Hope plays off the back foot and flicks off the pads to deep square leg for a single.

A lifter from Brar. Short on top of the stumps, Jangoo is rushed into the pull shot, but the ball climbs all over him and beats his angled bat. KL Rahul climbs the imaginary ladder to pluck the ball over his head.

Length ball on the leg stump, this is nudged to short mid-wicket.

Slanted across the batter, around off on a length. Jangoo leans back and square cuts it to deep backward point for one more.

Wide! Misfires it down the leg stump, too full. Hope walks inside the line to flick but misses.

In-between length, searing in at 147.7 kph. Shai Hope punches it on the up to the point region for a quick single.

The 50-run partnership comes up between Jangoo and Hope. Back of a length, outside off, Jangoo camps back and knocks it through the cover gap. Yashasvi Jaiswal, the sub fielder, mops it up to his left as the batters hustle back for the second run.

Starts with a full delivery on middle, Amir flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

The line is on the leg stump and Hope flicks the full ball between square leg and mid-wicket for a single.

Full on middle, 82.7 kph, Amir lunges to defend, but the ball squirts to backward square leg off the inner edge.

Short and outside off, Jangoo hangs back and cuts it to Nitish at backward point.

Lets out a grunt while releasing the ball. Lands it full on leg, Jangoo works it wide of mid on for a single.

Pulls the length back, short on leg, Hope goes back in the crease and punches it to long on for an easy single.

Just short! Jaiswal, the sub fielder, filling in for Siraj, straightaway into the game. Short of a length, outside off, angling away with bounce. Amir Jangoo hangs back and slashes it uppishly towards deep cover-point. The ball dips on Yashasvi Jaiswal, who dives forward but the ball yorks his fingers. One run taken.

Back of a length on the pads, whipped off the back foot to deep backward square leg for a single.

Nagging length, outside off, Jangoo tries to cut it square but gets it off the outer half of the bat and the ball rolls to deep third for a single.

Beaten! Big nip-backer on a good length, on top of off. Hope is cramped up for space as he looks to pull and the ball zips past his inside edge and whistles over the off stump before nestling in the keeper's gloves.

Bends his back and slams it short on the stumps, Hope ducks underneath it.

Hits the length on off, Hope taps it off the back foot to backward point. A very tidy start by Gurnoor. Just three singles off his opening over.

Into the deck, on middle. Amir stands tall on his toes and fends it down.

Fuller now, on off. Jangoo plays a punchy drive but can't get it past the man at extra cover.

On the shorter side, on off. Jangoo glides it behind point with an open bat face for a single.

Full and drifting into the pads. Shai wrists it to deep mid-wicket for one more run.

Had to hurry! Over off, on a back of a length. Jangoo drops it in front of cover and sets off for the run. A bit of hesitation from Hope before he commits to the run. Ruturaj Gaikwad swoops in, picks the ball up and has a shy at the batting end but misses. The replays show that Shai was gone had the throw hit.

Back to pitching it up, on middle. Hope stays balanced at the crease and clips it neatly to the right of mid on for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Lovely stroke. Siraj sprays it on the pads, Hope brings his wrists into play and stays balanced at the crease, flicking this length ball through square leg for a boundary.

Too straight, on the pads, Shai glances it to deep fine leg and rotates the strike.

A flash and a miss! At 138.6 kph, on a back of a length, near the tramline. Jangoo throws his hands at the ball but it skids through to go under the blade.

Nearly dragged it on! Across off, on a short of a length. Jangoo goes for the cut but the ball is too close to his body. Ekes out an inside edge as the ball drops at his feet. Siraj walks up to collect the ball and has a chirp at the batter, which gets the crowd excited.

Keeps it tight in terms of the line, around off. Jangoo punches it off the back foot to the right of the bowler. Siraj can't make the stop on his follow-through but the mid off fielder has it covered.

Bowled on a good length, on middle, that is flicked off the back foot through mid-wicket for a run.

Across the left-hander, on a good length. Jangoo lets the ball come on and punches it between cover and mid off for a couple of runs.

Switches to around the wicket now, just outside the off stump. Amir dabs it to cover-point.

Beaten! Another one by Kamboj that angles in before nibbling away off the seam, on a good length, around off. Amir pushes away from his body and is beaten past the outside edge.

FOUR! Fine shot. On the fuller side, on middle and leg. Jangoo brings his bat out in front and drives it all along the ground. The mid on fielder stands no chance. A boundary after 24 balls for West Indies.

No ball! Kamboj lands it on a length, on off. Jangoo presses forward and angles the drive past cover. The ball does not have enough legs to reach the fence and it is hauled in. A couple of runs taken. Oh, Kamboj has overstepped. Free Hit to follow.

FOUR! Amir Jangoo makes the Free Hit count. Fractionally short and not that wide, either. Jangoo stays back, gets his hands through the line of the ball and slaps it to the left of point for a boundary.

Tighter line, on a nagging length, on middle. Jangoo stabs it down the deck.

Going away, on a length. Amir dabs it to backward point.

Hits the top of off, does Siraj. Jangoo plays it late, guiding it down to deep third. They cross. With this single, the 50 comes up for West Indies.

This jags back in sharply, on a back of a length, on middle. Hope and brings his hands out in front to keep it out. It goes past the inside edge and pings him on the back thigh.

Into the wicket, outside off. Jangoo reaches out and drags the pull between mid-wicket and mid on. Gurnoor Brar gives chase and flicks it behind towards the fielder backing him up. Two runs taken.

Pushes the length up, on middle. Jangoo knocks it down the deck. Siraj gets low to his left on his follow-through to take the sting out of the shot. It deflects towards mid on as the batters complete a quick single. Gurnoor Brar has a shy at the bowling end but the ball gets stuck in his hand and it does not come out right. His throw nearly takes out Siraj, who was on the floor in his follow-through. Rohit Sharma, standing at slip, breaks into a laugh.

Attacking the sticks, Hope taps it back to the bowler.

Kamboj continues to trouble Hope. In and around the off stump, jagging back in off a good length. Hope hangs back to deal with it but is cut in half and the ball goes just past the timber.

This is on the fuller side at 140.5 kph, on off. Hope leans forward and pushes it wide of cover for a quick single.

On a good length, pushed across the left-hander. Amir angles it behind point with an open bat face and picks up a single.

Around off, more on a nagging length. Shai punches it on the up to cover.

A hint of away shape, on a length. Hope opens the bat face slightly to angle it past Virat Kohli at point. Mohammed Siraj covers good ground to his right and slides to mop it up. Two runs taken.

A beauty to end the over! In the channel of uncertainty, on a good length. Shai has a feel for the delivery. The ball nips away off the deck to beat him on the outside edge.

OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Siraj provides the breakthrough for India with an absolute peach. Full and on the stumps, he gets this one to swing in sharply from off to middle. Campbell goes for the aggressive route, looking to heave across the line, but misses the connection entirely. The ball brushes the back pad before cannoning into off stump. There is no sight more pleasing for a fast bowler than seeing the stumps go cartwheeling. West Indies are 41 for 1 in 4.1 overs, chasing 352.

Bangs it short and it climbs on the batter. Jangoo gets a bit hurried on the shot but controls the pull shot to deep backward square leg for a single.

Skidding through and tucking the batter for room. Hope helps it down to deep fine leg for a single.

Too straight at the pads. Jangoo tries to help it away. Gets a faint inside edge onto the pads and a single is taken as the ball goes behind on the leg side.

Loose from Hope. Siraj pitches it up, full and swinging away. Shai does not move his feet at all and goes fishing at the ball, well away from his body. He is lucky not to nick this one behind.

Closer to the off stump and the length is pulled back a bit. Hope plays the drive on the up to the left of mid off for a single.

Wide! Going away with the angle, beyond the tramline on a back of a length. John flashes but fails to connect.

DROPPED! Gurnoor Brar shells it. Anshul Kamboj will have to wait for his maiden ODI wicket. Across off, on a good length. Campbell swings hard at the ball but cuts across it, slicing it off the outer half to deep backward point. Brar comes in off the ropes but does not manage to settle himself under the swirling ball. He dives forward at the last moment, but the ball hits his palm hard and drops to the ground. They cross. How costly will this drop prove to be for India?

Lovely bowling! Angled in before straightening off the deck off a good length. Shai hops across to play the line but is beaten past the outside edge due to the seam movement.

FOUR! That should have been stopped. Another error in the field by Gurnoor Brar. Cutting back in off the seam, on a good length. Hope has a swipe across the line and gets it away behind square leg. Brar moves to his right in the deep and overruns the ball. He gets a hand on the ball but it is not enough to prevent the boundary as the ball trickles into the fence.

Nipping back in, on a back of a length, on middle. Hope is rushed on the pull and mishits the pull wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Goes past the bat! Outside off, on a nagging length. A loose stroke by Hope as he pokes at the ball away from his body. It nips away to whistle past the blade.

Moving back in this time, on a nagging length. Hope plays down the wrong line as he tries to deal with it off the back foot.

FOUR! Eased away! This is on a short of a length, outside off. Hope lets the ball come and rides the bounce, punching it through covers for a boundary.

More like it by Siraj. Seam-up ball, curving away from the right-hander, fuller in length. Hope plays down the wrong line on defence and is beaten past the outside edge.

FOUR! Hope is dealing in boundaries, his 4th in a score of 20. Siraj pitches it up, on off and middle. Hope presents the full face of the bat and leans into the drive, playing it back past the bowler for another boundary.

Edged but it does not carry! Just outside the off stump, Hope pushes at the ball with hard hands, trying to play it down the ground again. It moves away a bit off the seam to catch the outside edge but it does not carry to Rohit Sharma at first slip.

Sweetly struck but straight to the fielder. Siraj goes full and gets the ball to move away in the air. The ball pings off Shai's blade as he plays the drive but he picks out the cover fielder.

Stays full, around off. Hope drives it straight back towards the bowler. Siraj gets low to make the stop.

Begins on a good length, shaping away, outside off. Hope gets on top of the bounce and punches it through covers for a couple of runs.

Beaten! In the channel, on a back of a length. Shai goes at the ball with hard hands, trying to force it through the off side. It nips back in to go under the blade.

FOUR! Off the edge. At 136.5 kph, on a good length, angled into the right-hander. Hope presents a straight bat for the block. It seams back in a bit to catch the inside edge and races down to the deep fine leg fence.

FOUR! Nothing edgy about this one. On the shorter side, outside off. Hope gets the width to cash in and he does not miss out. He stands tall on top of the bounce and spanks it past cover for four more.

Slanting in at the hips, Hope helps it down to deep fine leg for a single.

FOUR LEG BYES! Risk taken by John Campbell and he gets away with it. On middle and leg, on a nagging length. Campbell pre-empts the scoop. He walks across the stumps and gets down on a knee for the scoop but fails to lay any bat on it. Not much appeal from the bowler but KL Rahul behind the wickets appealed for LBW. The ball thuds into the pads and goes down to the deep fine leg fence. Anshul Kamboj thinks that the ball might have pitched outside leg and hence, Shubman Gill does not review.

Steams in from over the wicket, bowled at 138.2 kph, a hint of inward shape, on a good length. Campbell turns it off the pads to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Campbell and West Indies are on their way. Across off, scrambled seam ball, not all that full but John just swings through the line. Lofts it to the right of the bowler and picks up a boundary.

Fuller in length and it tails back in, on middle. Campbell has a jab at the ball with hard hands. Ekes out an inside edge and it dribbles behind square leg for a single.

Moving away in the air, on a back of a length. It kicks up a bit as Hope fends it down on the off side.

Pitched up, curving away from the right-hander. Shai extends his hands and knocks it wide of mid off before scampering through for a quick single.

FOUR! Uppish but safe. Going across the left-hander, on a nagging length. Campbell tries to play the drive on the rise but the ball is nowhere close to being full enough for the shot. He checks his shot, chipping it over cover and it goes into the fence.