Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson shine in India’s series-clinching ODI win in West Indies

Axar Patel smashed a 35-ball 64 not out, including the winning six, to secure a series-clinching two-wicket win for India with two balls to spare against the West Indies in Port of Spain on Sunday. AP

Besides Axar Patel’s fantastic knock at the death, there were runs from the middle order. Shreyas Iyer scored 63 runs from 71 balls with four fours and a six. AFP

Later, Sanju Samson added 54 runs from 51 balls to India’s tally. The Iyer and Samson pairing put together 99 runs for the fourth wicket to take the game from West Indies’ grasp. AFP

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat at Queen’s Park Oval, reaching 311/6 thanks to Shai Hope’s 135-ball 115 — with eight fours and three sixes. Hope was playing his 100th ODI match. AP

Also among the runs was Nicholas Pooran who scored 74 runs from 77 balls while plundering six sixes. Pooran and Hope put together 117 runs. AFP

For India, Shardul Thakur was the pick among the bowlers. He latched on to three wickets – accounting for Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell. AFP