ICC World Cup 2019: Suresh Raina Hails The Bowlers As India Beat West Indies In Style

India’s winning run in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019 continues as they beat West Indies by 125 runs to take one step closer to the semifinals of the tournament. The bowlers stepped up in style after putting up an average target to seal their fifth victory. Veteran cricketer Suresh Raina took to Twitter to hail the Indian team following another convincing win at the Old Trafford in Manchester.

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Raina hails the bowlers

West Indies were upto the mark and bowled significantly well after Virat Kohli opted to bat first. Rohit Sharma fell early of an inswinger from Kemar Roach. But KL Rahul and Virat Kohli helped the side build momentum. But the team from the Caribbean Islands bounced back with three quick wickets. Kohli stood tall to score his fourth consecutive fifty in this World Cup. Although he failed to cross the three-figure mark getting out for 72, MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya‘s late contribution helped India post 268 runs – a challenging total on the board.

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While it looked like India were a few runs short, the bowlers led by Mohammed Shami stood up to the task. Shami started the proceedings removing Chris Gayle and Shai Hope early almost finishing their chances of winning this game. The inswinger to dismiss Hope was one the best deliveries of the tournament as it came back after pitching taking the batsman by surprise. The spinners and Jasprit Bumrah dominated the middle overs before the Bengal pacer returned to clean off the tail. Shami returned with figures of four for 16 in 6.2 overs, thus taking his tally to eight wickets from two matches.

Suresh Raina heaped praise on the bowlers for covering up the shortage of runs in style. The veteran batsman also hailed Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Shami in particular for their spectacular effort.

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“They say the key to a successful team is balance & helping each other out. On a day when it looked like #TeamIndia may have gotten 30 runs short. The bowlers have stepped up in style! Top performance by the lads. Well done @yuzi_chahal @Jaspritbumrah93 @MdShami11 #INDvWI,” Suresh Raina tweeted.

They say the key to a successful team is balance & helping each other out. On a day when it looked like #TeamIndia may have gotten 30 runs short. The bowlers have stepped up in style! Top performance by the lads. Well done @yuzi_chahal @Jaspritbumrah93 @MdShami11 #INDvWI

— Suresh Raina?? (@ImRaina) June 27, 2019