Team India shatter Pakistan's record after historic series win against West Indies

A lot of records tumbled in the third ODI played between India and West Indies at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. The Hardik Pandya-led side defeated the Men in Maroon by a margin of 200 runs in the third ODI and clinched the series by 2-1. Team India wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan was adjudged  the Player of the Series, whereas Shubman Gill was handed over the Player of the Match for his 85-run innings off 91 balls. 

3 things you need to know 

• Team India won the final ODI by 200 runs and claimed the series by 2-1
• Ishan Kishan scored three consecutive half-centuries in the IND vs WI ODI series
• Indian pacer Shardul Thakur claimed a four-wicket haul 

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Team India shatter Pakistan's Zimbabwe record after WI ODI series win

(Indian cricket team players celebrate after IND vs WI 2023 ODI series victory / Image: AP) 

This was Team India's 13th consecutive bilateral ODI series victory against the Men in Maroon. Since 2007, team India haven't lost a bilateral series in the Caribbean islands. India also overhauled Pakistan's record of winning 11 back-to-back series against Zimbabwe. Apart from shattering Pakistan's record, the 200-run win on Tuesday was the Indian team's second-biggest victory against the Windies in terms of runs.

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Ishan Kishan joins MS Dhoni in record books

Team India opener Ishan Kishan smashed back to back three half-centuries in the three ODIs and joined legendary wicketkeeper-batsman and former skipper MS Dhoni in the record books. Kishan became the sixth Indian batter to hit three back-to-back fifties in a three-match ODI series. The last batsman to achieve the record was Shreyas Iyer in 2020 against New Zealand. 

Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Dilip Vengsarkar, and Mohammad Azharuddin were the first three Indian batsmen to achieve this record and no Indian batter was able to achieve the feat since 26 years. However, later former skipper MS Dhoni broke the 26-year-old jinx and became the fourth Indian batsman to hit three consecutive ODI half-centuries against Australia in 2019.