The final ODI of the 3-match series between India and West Indies saw the tourists extend their match-winning run to a third successive game. It was a rain-marred affair reduced to a 40-overs per team match, but the Shikhar Dhawan-led men-in-blue ensured that the fans still had plenty of entertainment to savour.
Mohammed Siraj’s fiery spell leaves West Indies fan awestruck
More specifically, during the second over of West Indies’ run chase, Mohammed Siraj struck in rapid succession to derail the tourists’ momentum upfront. The speedy right-arm quick came up with a deadly display of swing bowling to send Kyle Mayers and Shamarh Brooks back to the pavilion without disturbing the scorecard.
Both of Siraj’s dismissals were absolute treats for hardcore fans of classic swing bowling. The left-handed Mayers was undone by the sharp swing and bounce that were on offer at the Trinidad surface and got clean-bowled. Brooks, meanwhile, had little time to warm up and perfect his foot movement, as Siraj lobbed yet another in-swinger that trapped him LBW plumb in front of the stumps.
A remarkable over from @mdsirajofficial, bagging #Mayers and #Brooks while only giving away one run. Spectacular.
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— FanCode (@FanCode) July 27, 2022
The Indian players and fans assembled in Trinidad were ecstatic in their celebration of the quick wickets. Meanwhile, the West Indies supporters were absolutely awestruck with the lethal dose of swing-bowling that was being dished out to their batters. Their surprise and anguish were perhaps perfectly encapsulated in this picture of a local fan, who had her jaw dropped open after Kyle Mayers’ dismissal.
West Indies' fan reaction when Mohammad Siraj gets Kyle Mayers out on his first ball. pic.twitter.com/3c1gfUkg33
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) July 27, 2022
Fans on social media had their own interpretations and reactions to this iconic moment. Here are some of the best among them:
— GEET (@D_roy19) July 27, 2022
https://twitter.com/coding_bhakt/status/1552412043969527815?s=20&t=zhvzILTWaEFJ-b5T6Y9_QQ
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— Avinash Singh (@Avinash_200309) July 27, 2022
Shubman Gill bags player of the match and series awards
There were plenty of positives for the Indian team throughout this 3-0 series whitewash, but none probably bigger than opener Shubman Gill’s coming of age in the white-ball format. The right-hander compiled 205-runs across the 3 matches that he featured in. If it weren’t for a rainy interruption, Shubman could’ve attained the milestone of scoring his maiden international century, but he ended the innings stranded on 98 not out.
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Brief scores: India 225/3 in 36 overs (Gill 98*, Dhawan 58, Chahal 4/17) beat West Indies 137 (Pooran 42, B King 42, Hayden Walsh 2/57) by 119 runs to win the 3-match ODI series 3-0.
