Evin Lewis becomes fastest Windies batsman to reach 3000 runs; overtakes Lara & Richards

West Indies ace opener, Evin Lewis on Sunday, became fastest West Indies batsman to reach 3,000 runs in One Day International cricket. Lewis surpassed legendary Windies batsman, Sir Viv Richards, who took 69 ODI innings to breach mark while Lewis took 67 innings to do same. Lewis breached 3000-run mark on first delivery of 15th over of first innings and coincidentally got out on last delivery of same over. At end of 15 overs, Windies had scored 57 runs for loss of one wicket after having put to bat first by Indian skipper. 

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Navdeep Saini makes his ODI debut

Pacer Navdeep Saini made his ODI debut for Men in Blue as he replaced an injured Deepak Chahar in third and final ODI against West Indies at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday. Skipper Virat Kohli handed over cap to Saini, giving him an encouraging pep talk before game began. Navdeep Saini, who was earlier picked up in T20 format, was congratulated by coach Ravi Shastri and his or teammates as he received his cap from skipper Virat Kohli. 

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Winner takes it all

Both teams head into Sunday's series-decider with confidence after ir performances in previous two games. West Indies were too good for India in Chennai as y registered a convincing eight-wicket win with more than two overs to spare. In following game at Vizag, Men In Blue scored equalizer with a comprehensive 107-run win riding on Rohit Sharma's splendid 159 and Kuldeep Yadav's second hat-trick in One Day Internationals. It remains to be seen which team will have last laugh at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack in this 'Winner Takes It All' match. For India, Deepak Chahar has been ruled out due to a back injury and young pacer Navdeep Saini has been roped in as a replacement. 

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