Team India played an intra-squad practice match before the upcoming ODI series against West Indies. In this match, which was played between India-A and India-B, many star batsmen showed their mettle. King Virat Kohli was especially impressed with his unbeaten half-century, while hitman Rohit Sharma, young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Telugu player Nitish Kumar Reddy excelled.
Batting first, India-A scored 319 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 50 overs. Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 91 runs off 88 balls. Ravindra Jadeja scored fast runs. Jadeja remained unbeaten on 45 runs off 39 balls. Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 42 runs off 38 balls, while KL Rahul scored 36 runs off 29 balls. However, Shubman Gill reached the pavilion for 7 runs off 8 balls.
Chasing a target of 320 runs, India-B scored 309 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal impressed with 72 runs off 68 balls, while Rohit Sharma scored 64 runs off 59 balls. Both of them gave the team a good start. Nitish Kumar Reddy played a key innings in the middle order. He scored 61 runs off 57 balls to take the team’s score forward. Naman Dhir scored 31 runs off 28 balls. Dhruv Jurel, however, was limited to 4 runs off 5 balls. In the end, India-B was limited to 309 runs.
The Indian team will play a three-match ODI series against the West Indies starting from September 27. The first ODI will be played in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Team India will play five T20Is and three ODIs against the West Indies until October 17. In this context, the performances of the players in the intra-squad match have become important before selecting the final team.
