LIVE CRICKET SCORE, INDIA VS WEST INDIES, 5TH ODI: Hello and welcome to our live blog of India vs West 5th ODI, Live action from the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Indian team is all set to lock horns against West Indies in the series decider after 2-1 lead in the five-match ODI series. Virat Kohli and company will look to continue their good overall performance from the Mumbai ODI where they thrashed the visitors by 224 runs. Opener Rohit Sharma and No. 4 Ambati Rayudu brilliant centuries led India to a comeback in the series after Pune loss. The Men in Blue has finally found the perfect balance in the squad with the inclusion of allrounder Kedar Jadhav who will be very impactful in bowling some crucial and power hitting in last over. While Windies team might miss the services of all-rounder Ashley Nurse who was the hero of Windies triumph in third ODI. The biggest problem for the Caribbean team throughout the series is the flop show of opening batsman Chandrapaul Hemraj and Kieran Powell. While in middle order Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer have scored some big runs for them in the series. It will be an action-packed series decider in the Southern City of India. Stay Tuned for live updates. (Click Here to get live coverage in Hindi) (Live Scorecard)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE AND UPDATES FROM INDIA VS WEST INDIES, 5TH ODI IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

14.36 IST: FOUR! Misfield and a boundary! Short and outside off, Hetmyer cuts it towards cover-point. Bumrah there dives over the ball and a boundary results.

14.25 IST: Just short! Hetmyer has not learnt from the previous dismissals. He tries to stroke it on the up which is not a good idea on this wicket. The ball does not arrive and hence goes uppishly towards covers. It though lands just short of Kohli there. The skipper misfields and a run is taken.

14.19 IST: OUT! Jadeja strikes! So just as the partnership was starting to build, India have broken through. A soft dismissal. Jadeja slows it up a touch and bowls it on middle, it pitches and comes even slower off the surface. Samuels tries to drive but due to the slowness, he is way too early into the shot. Hits the higher part of the bat and lobs towards covers. Kohli there runs forward and takes it easily. Samuels once again does not make an impact and his poor series comes to an end. WI 35/3 in 11.5 overs 

14.14 IST: MAIDEN! The count of maiden overs is not stopping, excellent over by Jadeja. WI 30/2 in 10 Overs

* Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack. Spinner for the first time today.

14.10 IST: FOUR! Expensive start from Khaleel. It is a little too straight and Marlon whips it uppishly but in the gap through mid-wicket for a boundary. WI 28/2 in 8.4 Overs

14.08 IST: SIX! That has been tonked! As straight as it can get. Full and width on offer, Samuels gets an opportunity to free his arms and does so brilliantly. Lofts it over the bowler's head for a maximum. Runs now starting to come. WI 24/2 in 8.2 Overs

* Khaleel Ahmed is into the attack.

14.06 IST: MAIDEN! Jasprit Bumrah bowls a tight over with excellent control over his line and length. WI 18/2 in 8 Overs 

14.02 IST: FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! This is even better than the last one. Fullish and on middle, MS whips it through wide mid on and the ball races away. A good over this for the Windies. WI 18/2 in 6.5 Overs

14.01 IST: FOUR! Lovely shot this! Fuller in length around off, Samuels leans into it and times it through mid off. The ball races away. WI 14/2 in 6.4 Overs

14.00 IST: Samuels does not expect this one to swing inside. WI 10/2 in 6.2 Overs

13.56 IST: FOUR! First of the game and what a shot that is! Slightly fuller in length around off, Powell lofts it with a very straight bat over mid off and into the boundary. WI 10/2 in 5.3 Overs

13.53 IST: DOUBLE! But he will look to score of the bad balls, on the fuller side and width on offer. Samuels throws his bat at it, gets it through cover-point. The outfield is not that fast and two taken. WI 6/2 in 4.4 Overs

13.49 IST: That is exactly why the third slip was brought in! Bumrah slips in the outswinger and lands it around off, the batsman has to play with it but the away movement takes the outside edge and goes on the bounce to the third slip fielder. Samuels had played that with soft hands and hence it did not carry. WI 3/2 in 3.5 Overs

13.48 IST: Samuels leaves the ball for wicketkeeper MS Dhoni. WI 3/2 In 3.4 Overs

13.46 IST: MAIDEN! Outstanding over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar he is up to the mark with line and length. WI 3/2 in 3 Overs 

* Marlon Samuels is the new man in.

13.40 IST: OUT! TIMBER! India have two in the opening two overs. Both the new ball bowlers have struck and this is probably the wicket India would have wanted desperately. The man in-form Shai Hope walks back without troubling the scorers. WI 2/2 in 1.4 overs

*Jasprit Bumrah to bowl from the other end.

* Shai Hope is the new man in.

13.32 IST: OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! The crowd here erupts as Kumar has struck in the very first over. Powell walks back for a duck and once again Windies are dealt a blow early on. Brilliantly set up that one, after a few in swingers he bowls the away swinger. Lands it on a length around off, Powell goes for the drive away from his body. He also tries to hit it on the up as it is not on a driving length. Not clever so early in your innings and also when the ball is doing a bit. It takes the outside edge and goes towards Dhoni who takes it by diving to his left. WI 1/1 in 0.4 overs

13.31 IST: WIDE! Windies are up and running, courtesy an extra. An in swinger down the leg side. Wide given. WI 1/0 in 0.1 Overs

13.30 IST: We are all set for the action to begin. The Indian players make their way out to the middle. A surprise at the top as Rovman Powell is opening the innings. Kieran Powell is his partner. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will open the bowling for India.

* Big news for Indian fans, Rahul Dravid fans in particular. He has been inducted into the ICC Hall Of Fame.

13.10 IST: Playing XIs

West Indies: Kieran Powell, Shai Hope (WK), Marlon Samuels, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder (C), Fabian Allen, Devendra Bishoo, Keemo Paul, Kemar Roach, Oshane Thomas

WI XI: K Powell, S Hope, M Samuels, S Hetmyer, R Powell, J Holder, F Allen, K Paul, D Bishoo, K Roach, O Thomas

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 1, 2018

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(WK), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, K Khaleel Ahmed, Jasprit Bumrah

IND XI: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli, A Rayudu, K Jadhav, MS Dhoni, R Jadeja, B Kumar, K Yadav, K Ahmed, J Bumrah

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 1, 2018

13.05 IST: Captain's Corner

Jason Holder: We are gonna bat first. Hopefully we will get some runs on the board and put them under pressure. He is ruled out for the entire tour. Hopefully, he can recover for the next tour. I think it it is about consistency. That is what the good teams though. 

Virat Kohli: We would have bowled first as well. There would be a lot of dew. It has been overcast for the last few days and there would be something in the wicket. If it is too damp, the spinners will also come into play.

13.00 IST: West Indies win the toss and elect to bat first against India at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.

12.30 IST: Hello and welcome to our Live coverage of the last and final ODI between India and West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram. Stay tuned as we bring you all the latest updates.

Brief Preview:

India go into the final ODI Thursday eyeing another home series triumph against the West Indies, a far cry from the dominant force it was when the city last hosted a 50-over international three decades ago. A victory in the fifth and penultimate One-day International will ensure India maintain their unbeaten run since the reverse against South Africa in 2015.

Leading 2-1 in the five-match series that also witnessed a tie, the hosts faced unexpected resistance in the past few days, including suffering a shock defeat, since the time the West Indians set foot in the country a little more than a month ago. The weather is expected to play a part with showers predicted. Virat Kohli's men bounced back from the loss in the third match at Pune to record a massive 224-run win at Mumbai. The home team will hope to carry the momentum into the series decider in the Southern city. (Click Here to Read Full Preview)