- Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first in Manchester. India are fielding an unchanged XI.
- India posted 268/7 in their 50 overs courtesy KL Rahul’s 48, Kohli’s 72 and MS Dhoni’s unbeaten 56.
- Shami returned with 4/16 in 6.2 overs as West Indies were bowled out for 143.
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That's a Wrap!
India continue 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.
India moved into second place with 11 points, one behind defending champion Australia, and travel to Birmingham to play England on Sunday, 30 June. Till then, it’s goodbye!
Winning Captain Virat Kohli on MS Dhoni
“He knows exactly what he wants to do out there. Anybody can have off-days. And when he has an off day here and there, everybody gets up and starts talking. What we have always maintained in the changing room is backing him. He has won us so many games and best thing about having someone like him is that when you need those extra 15-20 runs in the end, he knows exactly how to get them with the tail. Keeping strike in the end and finishing off with two big sixes was something that gave us a lot of boost as a team. We were looking for 250 but got close to 250 all because he was out there in the middle. Hardik played really well also but his experience 8 out of 10 times has come good for us.”
'Let Ourselves Down With the Bat': Jason Holder
Losing captain Jason Holder says, “I think the bowlers did a fantastic job on this surface and I couldn’t have asked them for more. We just let ourselves down with the bat”.
“We let ourselves down significantly in this tournament. I don’t think we seized the crucial moments. Need to improve. Probably our weakest format, this.”Jason Holder
Player of the Match: Virat Kohli
India captain Virat Kohli gets the Player of the Match award for his 82-ball 72.
“Things haven’t gone our way with the bat for two games now, but we’ve still found a way to win and that’s a very pleasing thing for me. And I’m happy that I could contribute as well.”Virat Kohli
“I look to play in my own way, happy to take the ones and twos which I think is a big factor in ODI cricket. Two difficult pitches, I'm happy with my contribution and look forward to doing more of the same in the future,” he adds.