Prasidh Krishna stars with 4/12 as India down Windies to clinch ODI series

Mohammed Rumman Khan | NT

India’s hit-the-deck bustle trumped West Indies’ as the hosts defended 237 to wrap up the ODI series, with one game left. Prasidh Krishna led the way for India, returning extraordinary figures of 4 for 12 in nine overs and reminding everyone why he was picked ahead of Deepak Chahar once again.

India thrashed West Indies by 44 runs in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the threematch series on Wednesday.

Surya hit a dogged 64 to help India posted a decent score of 237 for nine after being invited to bat. The Indian bowlers, led by Prasidh (4/12), then bundled out the opposition for 193 on a ‘Motera’ track, where batting wasn’t easy.

For the visitors, Shamarh Brooks top-scored with 44.

It is the 11th time in the last 17 games that West Indies have failed to bat their quota of 50 overs despite the presence of senior players.

India had won the first ODI by six wickets and now the third game will be played on February 11.

Chasing a modest 238, West Indies lost opener Brandon King (18) and Darren Bravo (1) early with India pacer Prasidh accounting for both batsmen.

Opener Shai Hope (27) and Shamarh Brooks (44) tried to rally the innings but were able to add only 14 runs as Hope holed out to Suryakumar at long-on off Yuzvendra Chahal (1/45).

The visitors were reeling at 52/3. Prasidh was on a rampage as rival skipper Nicholas Pooran (9) became his third victim. West Indies lost half its side for 76.

From here on, it was just a matter of time. However, Brooks and Akeal Hosein (34) delayed the inevitable. Odean Smith (24) raised the Windies hope but eventually he too fell. Prasidh fittingly ended the game by dismissing Kemar Roach. Pacer Mohammed Siraj (1/38), Shardul Thakur (2/41), Chahal, Washington Sundar (1/28) and Deepak Hooda (1/24) perfectly aided Prasidh.

Earlier, the hosts were reeling at 43 for three after a top-order collapse but then Suryakumar forged a crucial 91-run stand with vicecaptain KL Rahul (49) to bring the team back on track.

The elegant Surya, who notched up his second fifty, mixed caution with aggression and hammered five fours in his 83-ball knock.

India lost skipper Rohit Sharma (5) cheaply when tried to chase a widish delivery off pacer Kemar Roach (1/42) and edged to Shai Hope after West Indies opted to field.

Virat Kohli (18), who is playing his 100th ODI in India, then joined Rishabh Pant (18), who opened for first-time in the 50-over format.

Kohli’s first boundary was an elegant cover drive in the fifth over, off Roach and off the same bowler he cut behind square to get his second.The final match is on Friday at the same venue.

Scorecard

India Innings:

Rohit Sharma c Shai Hope b Roach 5

Rishabh Pant c Holder b Odean Smith 18

Virat Kohli c Shai Hope b Odean Smith 18

KL Rahul run out (Akeal Hosein/Shai Hope) 49

Suryakumar Yadav c Alzarri Joseph b Fabian Allen 64

Washington Sundar c Alzarri Joseph b Akeal Hosein 24

Deepak Hooda c Akeal Hosein b Holder 29

Shardul Thakur c Shamarh Brooks b Alzarri Joseph 8

Mohammed Siraj c Shai Hope b Alzarri Joseph 3

Yuzvendra Chahal not out 11

Prasidh Krishna not out 0

Extras: (B-2, LB-2, W-2, NB-2) 8  Total: (9 wkts, 50 Overs) 237

Fall of Wickets: 9-1, 39-2, 43-3, 134-4, 177-5, 192-6, 212-7, 224-8, 226-9

Bowler: Kemar Roach 8-0-42-1, Alzarri Joseph 10-0-36-2, Odean Smith 7-0-29-2, Jason Holder 9-2-37-1, Akeal Hosein 6-0-39-1, Fabian Allen 10-0-50-1.

West Indies Innings:

Shai Hope c Suryakumar Yadav b Chahal 27

Brandon King c Pant b Prasidh 18

Darren Bravo c Pant b Prasidh 1

Shamarh Brooks c Suryakumar Yadav b Deepak Hooda 44

Nicholas Pooran c Rohit b Prasidh 9

Jason Holder c Deepak Hooda b Thakur 2

Akeal Hosein c Pant b Thakur 34

Fabian Allen c Pant b Siraj 13

Odean Smith c Kohli b Washington Sundar 24

Alzarri Joseph not out 7

Kemar Roach lbw b Prasidh 0

Extras: (LB-5, W-6, NB-3) 14  Total: (10 wkts, 46 Overs) 193

Fall of Wickets: 32-1, 38-2, 52-3, 66-4, 76-5, 117-6, 159-7, 159-8, 193-9, 193-10

Bowler: Mohammed Siraj 9-1-38-1, Shardul Thakur 9-1-41-2, Prasidh Krishna 9-3-12-4, Yuzvendra Chahal 10-0-45-1, Washington Sundar 5-0-28-1, Deepak Hooda 4-0-24-1.