‘All the time had religion in our batters’—Hope after Windies’ file chase

Hope led from the entrance with 162 not out, his twenty first ODI hundred 

West Indies 352 for 5 (Hope 162*, Jangoo 67; Naman 1-33) beat India351 for 7 (Rahul 129*, Rohit 92, Seales 3-62) by 5 wickets

West Indies captain Shai Hope says he was assured at the halfway stage of the third One-Day Worldwide against India on Saturday, understanding the required 352 meant his crew would need to finish their highest profitable chase within the format to win. 

“Actually, in India you always really feel you possibly can chase any score down,” Hope began. “The situations are inclined to get a little bit bit higher for batting. It’s loads wetter; dew comes into play, and the ball tends to come off of the bat loads nicer. We always had religion in our batters to get the job finished.”

After being on the tip of consecutive crushing defeats, Hope hit a masterful unbeaten 162, serving to the Caribbean facet to better their previous file chase—328 against Eire in 2019—by a major margin. They did so without the availability of Jewell Andrew and Vitel Lawes. 

Andrew was taken to the hospital for an X-ray after sustaining a blow to his finger while taking the catch which dismissed Naman Dhir. Lawes was compelled off the field after bowling simply five overs.

Source: caribbeancricket.com