WI vs IND: Indian dressing room erupts into jubilant celebrations after sealing ODI series

It was a memorable outing for the Men in Blue as they showcased yet another thrilling performance against the West Indies in the second ODI at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Shikhar Dhawan-led team broke out into a wild celebration in the dressing room as India sealed the deal with a win and took an unassailable 2-0 lead to clinch the ODI series.

In the second One-Day International against the West Indies on Sunday in Trinidad, India grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat. Axar Patel maintained composure and played a match-winning knock, finishing off the game with a huge six, to help his team win with two balls left to spare. The team erupted into jubilant celebrations in the dressing room after the victory.

Captain Shikhar Dhawan shared a video on his social media and captioned it: “Talent wins game but teamwork and intelligence wins championship! Kudos to team for the amazing face-off! #IndvsWI”

Talent wins game but teamwork and intelligence wins championship! 🙌 Kudos to team for the amazing face-off! 😍👏 #IndvsWI pic.twitter.com/jMZOjWiTN6

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) July 25, 2022

Shai Hope’s century overpowered by Axar Patel’s maiden ODI half-century

Speaking of how the match panned out, Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran’s brilliance with the bat helped West Indies post a humongous total of 311/6. While the former ended his stay with the bat scoring a magnificent century, the skipper went on a six-hitting spree and notched up a brilliant half-century as Indian bowlers struggled to pick wickets.

At a point in time, it looked like India would restrict the hosts to a score lesser than 300 runs when the top-order batters Kyle Mayers and Shamarh Brooks were dismissed by Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel respectively. But little did the Indian bowlers know what they had to face ahead in the game. A composed batting effort by the hosts ended with India given a target of 312 runs.

To start off the chase, skipper Dhawan lost his wicket early, but opener Shubman Gill played a decent knock of 43 runs. Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson kept India’s hopes alive as the duo scored their respective half-centuries. Deepak Hooda played a short cameo of 33 runs but added some crucial runs on board. It was Axar Patel who was the performer of the day as he bagged his maiden ODI half-century, thereby remaining unbeaten at the end and helping India record their highest successful ODI run chase in West Indies.