Amir Jangoo (67) and Keemo Paul (44) provided valuable support as Shai Hope scored 21st ODI century, helping the West Indies chase 352 with 10 balls and five wickets to spare. Earlier, KL Rahul smashed an 87-ball 129 not out after Rohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad’s fifties to take India to 351-7.
As many as 811 runs were scored in the second ODI in Guwahati, which started off with John Campbell (101), Jangoo (114) and Hope (104) taking the visitors to 405-7. In response, Rohit’s 75-ball 101 and Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 223 steered India to victory with 39 balls to spare.
In the first ODI, the West Indies put up 295-7, with Justin Greaves scoring his maiden ODI ton (101), Campbell getting 62 and Jangoo 58 not out. Kuleeep Yadav put the breaks on the visitors’ innings with a four-wicket haul, before Virat Kohli (139*) and Gill (109) starred in the chase.
ICC men’s ODI team rankings: Updated table after IND vs WI ODI seriesIndia maintained pole position, but lost a point to drop to 115. Tenth-placed West Indies, on the other hand, rose from 77 to 79 (18 clear of Zimbabwe). They will have to play the qualifiers for next year’s World Cup.
Position
Team
Matches
Points
Rating
1
India
36
4122
115
2
New Zealand
35
3809
109
3
South Africa
34
3547
104
4
Australia
35
3568
102
5
Pakistan
32
3215
100
6
England
34
3235
95
7
Sri Lanka
39
3702
95
8
Afghanistan
28
2565
92
9
Bangladesh
39
3251
83
10
West Indies
37
2924
79
11
Zimbabwe
18
1096
61
12
Ireland
16
815
51
13
Scotland
28
1260
45
14
Netherlands
30
1309
44
15
USA
26
1035
40
16
Namibia
23
685
30
17
Nepal
33
939
28
18
Oman
24
658
27
19
United Arab Emirates
27
473
18
20
Canada
22
194
9
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