Watch: Virat Kohli's superb direct-hit throw runs out Amir Jangoo for 67 in IND vs WI 3rd ODI

Even after posting a massive score of 351 runs on the board during the first innings of the third and final ODI of the series against West Indies at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh, the pressure was on the home side. But Virat Kohli’s superb throw to run out Amir Jangoo helped them a lot in the defence.  

The West Indies have been superb with the bat in the series, while batting first. And for the third encounter, they got the advantage of having a target before them along with the dew in the evening, which saw the ball coming on the bat quite nicely.

Kohli recovers from a misfield and hits the stumps to send Jangoo back

It wasn’t a strong start with the bat in the game for Kohli, who was dismissed for a golden duck. The ball from Jayden Seales nipped back a little and went through the defence of the right-handed batter to rattle the stumps. It was a sad end to the series for Kohli, who started with a brilliant 139*.

Watch Kohli's superb throw here- 

He also dropped a catch in the point region earlier in the bowling. The ball travelled like a rocket to him, and quite surprisingly, he didn’t notice the direction before stretching his left hand at the last moment, failing to grab the ball.

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However, he didn’t miss on the third attempt. He failed to gather the ball at the mid-wicket region cleanly before recovering himself and firing a superb throw at the bowling end. The direct hit found Amir Jangoo short of his crease for 67 runs off 56 balls, having smashed five fours and one six.

How India are defending 352 vs West Indies: Rahul's 129*, Hope's century and a tense chase

India, despite being at 4/2 in the third over, finished with 351 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their allotted 50 overs. The recovery was made by the two half-centurions, Rohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad, while KL Rahul remained unbeaten on 129 runs off just 87 balls at a strike rate of 148.28.

The West Indies’ captain Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo recorded a fine partnership of 109 runs for the second wicket. The former celebrated his 21st century in the ODI format as India started to make a strong comeback in the death overs.

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Brief Scores: West Indies 352/5 (Shai Hope 162*, Naman Dhir 1/33) beat India 351/7 (KL Rahul 129*, Jayden Seales 3/62) by 5-wickets.