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India continued its unbeaten streak with a 125-run victory at Old Trafford that ended any slight hope West Indies had of reaching the World Cup semifinals.
It was a fifth win for Virat Kohli's India lineup and a rebound in form following a close call against Afghanistan. It was a fifth loss in six games for the West Indians since a commanding opening win over Pakistan and it makes them the third team to drop out of playoffs contention.
The West Indies bowling attack did its job when Kemar Roach (3/36) took three wickets and skipper Jason Holder (2-33) snared two to contain India to 268-7 in 50 overs. Only Kohli, with 72 from 82 balls, and MS Dhoni, with an unbeaten 56, posted half centuries for India.
On Thursday, when he got to 37, Virat Kohli completed 20000 runs in international cricket. Here’s a look at some of the records Virat Kohli broke or became part of after innings of 72 against West Indies on Thursday:
Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami established a new record for the most wickets taken by a bowler in his first 9 World Cup matches; Shami has taken 25 wickets in his first 9 World Cup matches, bettering the previous record of 24 wickets set by Lasith Malinga.
Shami dismissed Chris Gayle (6) and No. 3 Shai Hope (5) in his opening spell and, after an innings building 55-run partnership between Nicholas Pooran and Sunil Ambris, it all went downhill for West Indies.
Shami returned for two late wickets and finished with figures of 4/16 as West Indies was bowled out for 143 in the 35th over.
The 125-run win was India's fourth consecutive win over West Indies in World Cup matches. India had defeated the West Indies in the previous three World Cup meetings in 1996, 2011 and 2015.
(Statistics by Arun Gopalakrishnan)
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