Twitter reactions on Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur: Twitterati hailed the lower-order batsmen for sealing the chase.
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During the third ODI of the ongoing West Indies’ tour of India in Cuttack, India defeated West Indies by 4 wickets in a cliffhanger to win the three-match series 2-1.
Chasing a 316-run target, Indian openers stitched a 122-run opening partnership to provide a solid start to their team. However, a disappointing show from the middle-order put the hosts in trouble.
Coming in to bat at No. 3 in the 22nd over, India captain Virat Kohli wouldn’t have thought of the match going down to the wire. While the 31-year old player put on display his top game from the word go, regular fall of wickets put his 55th ODI half-century into the limelight.
The second to none chaser in Kohli had to do all the hark work especially when the likes of batsman Shreyas Iyer (7), wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant (7) and all-rounder Kedar Jadhav (9) were dismissed in quick succession.
There was a time when it appeared that Kohli and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja would seal the chase for the hosts but the former playing on a Keemo Paul delivery saw another twist in the match. Having scored 85 (81) with the help of nine fours, Kohli was the pick of the Indian batsmen.
The tense chase was eventually closed by Jadeja (39 not out) and pacer Shardul Thakur (17 not out) who stitched a brisk 30-run partnership to make India win in the penultimate over.
Twitter reactions on Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur sealing tense chase:
Dhool da kanna! :’)@imShard #WhistlePodu #INDvsWI 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) December 22, 2019
Congratulations @BCCI for winning the series.. it’s been a good series.. top class batting from @ImRo45 @klrahul11 @imVkohli @imjadeja and apna thakur @imShard West Indies seems like getting better everyday congratulations @KieronPollard55 nd team for playing brilliantly 👌✅
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 22, 2019
In the last 10 years, India have had 10 successful 300+ chases.
Kohli in those chases:
– 7 centuries
– 1 fifty (today)Salute the chase master!!! #IndvWI
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) December 22, 2019
WE WON!
— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) December 22, 2019
So what if he wasn’t not out till the end, @imVkohli still played a very fine innings in ensuring a decisive win. 10 series against West Indies! Well played Team India.#INDvsWI #INDvWI #INDvWIN pic.twitter.com/uLageduVCj
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) December 22, 2019
Hard fought series win by team India this.big gain this series #rahul and middle order batting. Well tried #WestIndies #indvswi
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 22, 2019
Fabulous run chase by India. Among best I’ve seen in, more so as stiff target wasn’t achieved by 1 or 2 players. Rohit, Rahul, Virat, Jadeja, Thakur all made significant contributions. West Indies competed hard but India just that shade better. Well played!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) December 22, 2019
We won the game like always. Proud of my team India 🔥🔥 @JuggyD @GsChandhok Abhijit @BCCI @imVkohli @imjadeja @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/uYFsp6x42G
— Guru Randhawa (@GuruOfficial) December 22, 2019
#ShardulThakur #ChummaKizhi 🔥 Whattay cameo- Match winning😎👏
Virat, KL and Rohit set it up well, Jadeja did a very crucial part too. Cool & calculated chase done👌#India win the series 2-1, against the typically erratic, unpredictable #WestIndies#INDvsWI #INDvWI #INDvWIN
— Kaushik LM (@LMKMovieManiac) December 22, 2019
Virat Kohli moves past Kallis on the all-time ODI run-getters list
How high on this list would he end up when he’s done?https://t.co/dx1iUY5cvV pic.twitter.com/evrFe4viJZ
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) December 22, 2019
Shardul Thakur, the finisher India never knew they had.
Look at Virat Kohli, the guy has 5k runs in chases yet he is celebrating with double gusto and energy.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) December 22, 2019
Final match of the series.
Final match of the year.
Final match of the decade.
And that’s the finish we wanted.
Redemption comes in all colours.
But redemption, is redemption.#WhistlePodu #INDvWI @imShard @imjadeja 🦁💛— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) December 22, 2019
a little over a year ago shardul thakur hobbled off on test debut in his second over, and you wondered about his india future….just to come back and do this is a lovely moment for him…#INDvsWI
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) December 22, 2019
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