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KL Rahul drives India past the 300-run mark against West Indies in the third ODI

Reported by Rituparna Sen (Section Editor) · Indian Express - Sports ·

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UPDATE - follow-up to India vs West Indies Live Score, 3rd ODI: IND – 231/5; KL Rahul, Nitish Reddy in middle vs WI: KL Rahul has pushed India past the 300-run mark in the third one-day international against the West Indies in Mullanpur.

Match Updates

Ruturaj Gaikwad scored a fifty. Earlier, Keemo Paul dismissed Rohit Sharma for 92 runs. India lost captain Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli early inside the first three overs after choosing to bat first.

Team Changes

Gill won the toss and opted to bat. India gave an ODI debut to fast-bowling all-rounder Anshul Kamboj, who replaced the injured pacer Prasidh Krishna. Mohammed Siraj and Nitish Kumar Reddy also joined the Indian playing eleven. For the West Indies, Jewel Andrew replaced Keacy Carty.

Series Status

India already holds a 2-0 lead in the series, having chased down a target of 406 with eight wickets and 39 balls remaining in the previous match. During that chase, Gill scored an unbeaten 223 off 133 balls, marking his second consecutive century and his third straight ODI hundred on home soil.

Context

Shubman Gill currently maintains a career batting average above 65, placing him among the elite run-scorers in one-day international cricket history alongside Virat Kohli and Michael Bevan.

Background: This follows an earlier report, covered earlier on 03 Oct 2026: 'India vs West Indies Live Score, 3rd ODI: IND – 231/5; KL Rahul, Nitish Reddy in middle vs WI'. Read the earlier report →
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