India continues their unbeaten run in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 with a 125-run victory over the West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday.
Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni slammed respective half-centuries to take India’s score to 268/7 in 50 overs. Windies were blown away by the pace and swing of Mohammed Shami who ended the match with four wickets.
Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal scalped two wickets each while Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav ended with one wicket each.
Kohli named ‘Man of the Match’
Virat Kohli was named the Man of the Match for his excellent innings of 72. During the post-match presentation ceremony, the Indian skipper said that he is happy with the performance of his team. He also lauded the performances of Pandya and Dhoni, who fired them to 268 after a middle-order collapse.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
THE ACE OF PACE@MdShami11 pic.twitter.com/nqrFaadmDv
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) June 27, 2019
West Indies now becomes the 3rd side after Afg & SAf to be out of the reckoning for the #CWC19 SF spot.
This means since winning b2b titles in 1975/1979 and reaching #CWC final in 1983, WI, in last 9 editions, has managed to reach SFs just once-in 1996!#CWC2019#IndvsWI#IndvWI— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 27, 2019
Massive win great show @BCCI team india well done @imVkohli @msdhoni @hardikpandya7 bowlers @MdShami11 @Jaspritbumrah93 @yuzi_chahal @imkuldeep18 in SEMI FINAL 💪 🏏 @StarSportsIndia @ICC #CWC19
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) June 27, 2019
And with today's defeat, the two-time champion #MenInMaroon join South Africa and Afghanistan out of #CWC19 contention.
For the seven remaining sides, the fight continues… 💪 pic.twitter.com/On5Tw15CaK
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) June 27, 2019
Mohammed Shami breaks Mohinder Amarnath's record!#INDvWI #WIvIND #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/1gD2uQzt30
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) June 28, 2019
India have best bowling unit in this worldcup 👏👏👏💪💪 @Jaspritbumrah93 @MdShami11 @yuzi_chahal @imkuldeep18 @hardikpandya7 🇮🇳 #WorldCup19 @ICC @BCCI
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) June 27, 2019
Last couple of games were dominated by our bowlers. Let the domination going! Well done #shami #bumrah #chahal #kuldeep 👍🏼 #WIvIND #CWC19
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) June 27, 2019
West Indies haven't won a game since May – and now they are finally out of the 2019 World Cup.
— Tim Wigmore (@timwig) June 27, 2019
Will stick to it … Whoever beats India will WIN the World Cup … !!! #CWC19
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 27, 2019
MS Dhoni grabbed a stunner to dismiss Carlos Brathwaite!https://t.co/ZQneO8dVfo#INDvWI #CWC19 #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/QlhDxEt1vA
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) June 27, 2019
India vs West Indies in 2019 is sort of like West Indies vs India in 1962
— Ramachandra Guha (@Ram_Guha) June 27, 2019
Hey saw #Dhoni taking that catch … Easily one of the best wicket-keepers in the world at the moment and the best in India !! #Msdhoni #INDvsWI #CWC19
— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) June 27, 2019
england are surely more than just a little worried seeing this attack in operation #INDvsWI #CWC19
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) June 27, 2019
