Finally, there is a moment of relief for Windies after they somehow managed to win the 4th ODI by 5 runs. The series is running at 3-1 with just one ODI to go. The last and the fifth ODI will be played at Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua on Sunday.
Talking about the last ODI, West Indies top order kept calm and composed and played brilliantly. It was Sunil Ambers (46), D Thomas (70), R Chase (84) and J Carter (50) who took the responsibilty with the bat and engraved 298 runs in allotted overs. R Powell and K paul were good with the ball as they bagged four wickets together.
On the other hand, entire Indian batting line up kept running the board but somehow they fell short by 5 runs. Axar Patel scored a maximum of 81 runs for India. Avesh khan and K Ahmed picked three and four wickets respectively.
Plans of whitewash have been avoided by the Windies and now they would pul all their efforts to win the 5th ODI and leave India with embarrassment. The match is set to begin at 7:00 PM IST.
Match Schedule:
India A vs West Indies A
Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Time: July 20, 07:00 PM IST
West Indies are expected to make no changes in their side after winning the last ODI.
Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and Deepak Chahar didn’t feature in the previous game and they might be seen in the last ODI.
There is no injury or performance concern in the Indian Bowling department. No changes are expected.
India A squad to face West Indies A:
Ishan Kishan (WK), Anmolpreet Singh, Manish Pandey (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Chahar, Washington Sundar, Khaleel Ahmed, Navdeep Saini, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Krunal Pandya, Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Avesh Khan, Deepak Chahar
West Indies A squad to face India A:
Raymon Reifer, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell, Roston Chase (c), Jonathan Carter, Akeem Jordan, Romario Shepherd, John Campbell, Kjorn Ottley, Shane Dowrich (wk), Khary Pierre, Sherfane Rutherford, Sunil Ambris, Devon Thomas, Rahkeem Cornwall
India-A:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Anmolpreet Singh/S Gill, Hanuma Vihari, Krunal Pandya, Manish Pandey(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, K Khaleel Ahmed, Navdeep Saini, Avesh Khan
West Indies-A:
Sunil Ambris(c), Kjorn Ottley, Devon Thomas(w), Roston Chase, Jonathan Carter, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Raymon Reifer, Romario Shepherd, Khary Pierre
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