IND Vs WI\, 3rd ODI: Kohli Wins Toss\, Elect To Bowl; Bhuvi\, Bumrah In

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IND Vs WI, 3rd ODI: Kohli Wins Toss, Elect To Bowl; Bhuvi, Bumrah In

India made three changes, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Khaleel Ahmed coming in. Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja are out.

IND Vs WI, 3rd ODI: Kohli Wins Toss, Elect To Bowl; Bhuvi, Bumrah In
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2018-10-27T14:20:51+0530
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Follow updates from the third ODI match between India and the West Indies, being played at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune.


West Indies Innings

Over 9 || Score 40/2 (Shai Hope 2; Marlon Samuels 1)

Second for Jasprit Bumrah. Windies left-handed opener Kieran Powell tried to play an outswinger from the pacer but ended up offering a catch at the cordon, where Rohit Sharma took a tough chance at first slip.

Wicket: Kieran Powell c Rohit Sharma b Jasprit Bumrah 21; Fall of wicket: 38/2 (8.1 over)

Five balls later, Bumrah got a favourable decision from the umpire. But the Windies challenged the LBW call on new man Marlon Samuels, and he survived.


Over 6 || Score 26/1 (Kieran Powell 9; Shai Hope 0)

Jasprit Bumrah removed opener Chandrapaul Hemraj, thanks to a brilliant running catch from Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Hemraj was surprised by a bouncer from Bumrah, which managed to get a top-edge. Dhoni covered some good distance and completed the catch with a full-length dive near square leg boundary.

Wicket: Chandrapaul Hemraj c MS Dhoni b Jasprit Bumrah 15; Fall of wicket: 25/1 (5.5 Over)

Shai Hope joined Kieran Powell in the centre.


Toss And Teams

India captain Virat Kohli won the toss for the third time in the series and opted to bowl first against the West Indies at Pune on Saturday.

India made three changes, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Khaleel Ahmed coming in. Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja are out.

India XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w), Rishabh Pant, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, K Khaleel Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal

There's one change for the Windies. Spinner Fabian Allen makes his debut. He replaced Devendra Bishoo.

West Indies XI: Kieran Powell, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shai Hope(w), Marlon Samuels, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder(c), Fabian Allen, Ashley Nurse, Kemar Roach, Obed McCoy

India won the first match by eight wickets with 47 balls to spare in Guwahati, then played out a thrilling tie at Visakhapatnam.

In both the matches Kohli scored hundreds to create a host of records, including those of fastest player to hit 60 international tons and 10000 ODI runs.

It's a relatively new ground in the international circuit, having hosted only three ODIs before today. In all three matches, India batted second. India lost the first match to Australia by 72 runs in 2013, then on the next to against England and New Zealand by three and six wickets respectively in 2017. And, it's known as a batting paradise. India famously chased down England's 350 in 2017.