IND vs WI 5th ODI: India crush West Indies by 9 wickets, win series 3-1

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OVER 14.5: Rohit Sharma flicks through mid-wicket for a single. India win by 9 wickets, win series 3-1

OVER 14.2: Virat Kohli cuts to third man for four, India need two more

OVER 12.5: Rohit Sharma hits straight for another six, this time off Devendra Bishoo

OVER 11.6: 37th ODI fifty for Rohit Sharma as he cuts to third man for a single, it has come off 45 balls

OVER 11.5: Rohit Sharma hits a Keemo Paul delivery straight over the top for an effortless six

OVER 10.2: Rohit Sharma pulls over mid-wicket for a six, his 200th six in ODIs

OVER 10.1: Windies captain Jason Holder comes in the attack and Rohit Sharma pulls to mid-wicket for four

OVER 9.3: Virat Kohli unleashes another straight drive, this time off Keemo Paul and this time bottom hand coming into play. 50 up for India!

OVER 8.5: Virat Kohli straight drives off Kemar Roach for four. Sheer timing!

OVER 7.6: Rohit Sharma edges to keeper Shai Hope for the catch and starts walking, but it is a no-ball by Oshane Thomas

OVER 7.3: Rohit Sharma hits an Oshane Thomas delivery over long-off for the first six of the Indian innings. He just put out one leg out and went through with the shot making it look elegant and simple like only he can

OVER 3.1: DROPPED! Oshane Thomas bangs it short outside off and Virat Kohli edges it to first slip but Windies captain Jason Holder reacts too late and lets it go through his hands

OVER 1.5: OUT! Shikhar Dhawan (6) edges a Oshane Thomas delivery onto his stumps. India 6/1

Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are out in the middle. All set for the chase

OVER 31.5: ALL OVER! Ravindra Jadeja gets his fourth wicket as he traps Oshane Thomas plumb in front. Windies 104 all out in 31.5 overs

OVER 31.3: GONE! Ravindra Jadeja gets his third wicket as Kemar Roach (5) hits to long-off for Kedar Jadhav to take the catch. Windies 103/9

OVER 30.3: 100 up for Windies as Kemar Roach sweeps a Kuldeep Yadav delivery to fine leg for four

OVER 28.1: OUT! Kuldeep Yadav takes his first wicket as Keemo Paul (5) hits high up in the air for Ambati Rayudu to take the catch at long-on. Windies 94/8

OVER 25.2: WICKET! Khaleel Ahmed strikes again as Jason Holder (25) hits to mid-off for Kedar Jadhav to take the catch. Windies 87/7

OVER 22.6: Jasprit Bumrah comes back in the attack and Fabian Allen pulls a bouncer to fine leg where Kedar Jadhav takes a fine catch

OVER 16.6: Rovman Powell pulls to deep mid-wicket off Khaleel Ahmed for Shikhar Dhawan to take the catch

OVER 15.5: Shimron Hetmyer is trapped plumb in front of the wicket, Ravindra Jadeja insisted on the review, both Dhoni and Virat Kohli were hardly convinced but the review is successful

OVER 14.5: Rovman Powell pulls between mid-wicket and long-on to bring the 50 for the Windies

OVER 11.5: Ravindra Jadeja strikes after the first maiden, Marlon Samuels goes into the shot early and spoons a catch to Virat Kohli in the covers

OVER 8.2: Khaleel Ahmed introduced in the attack and Marlon Samuels hits him straight over the top for the first six of the match

OVER 1.4: Second wicket comes in the second over, Shai Hope edges a Jasprit Bumrah delivery onto his stumps

OVER 0.4: Bhuvneshwar Kumar gives India the first breakthrough, Kieran Powell goes for the drive but edges it and MS Dhoni dives to his left to take the catch

Rahul Dravid has been inducted into the ICC Hall Of Fame



TEAM NEWS: India field an unchanged XI, while

West Indies

bring in Devendra Bishoo and Oshane Thomas in place of Ashley Nurse and Hemraj Chandrapaul, respectively.

PLAYING XIs
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

West Indies: Kieran Powell, Shai Hope (wk), Marlon Samuels, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder (c), Fabian Allen, Keemo Paul, Devendra Bishoo, Oshane Thomas, Kemar Roach

TOSS NEWS: West Indies win the first toss of the series and Jason Holder says they will bat first.

12:40 pm All in all, a lot to look forward to as we build-up to the toss that is 25 minutes away.

12:39 pm The other notable heads-up for the match is that MS Dhoni, who has been under scrutiny for his struggles with the bat, needs just one more run to complete 10,000 runs for India in ODIs.

As far as the venue is concerned, the last time Thiruvananthapuram hosted an ODI was 30 years ago in 1988. Incidentally, it was against the West Indies as well.

12:39 pm India lead 2-1, with one match ending in a tie, which means the hosts can't lose the series. But a drawn series, in case West Indies win today, will be an upset for the fancied Virat Kohli & Co.

West Indies haven't beaten India in an ODI series since 2006. In fact, the Windies haven't won two matches in a series against India after 2011. That's how much is riding on this game for the visitors.

12:38 pm Good evening and welcome to TimesofIndia.çom's coverage of West Indies' tour of India that has reached the last destination of the ODI leg, with the fifth and final match of the series in Thiruvananthapuram.