4th ODI: India restrict West Indies to low total

North Sound (Antigua) July 2 (IANS) Pacers Umesh Yadav and Hardik Pandya picked up three wickets each as India restricted the West Indies to 189/9 in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here on Sunday.

Umesh had figures of 3/36 while Pandya returned 3/40 as the Indian bowlers maintained a tight leash on the scoring rate right from the start.

Pacer Mohammed Shami who replaced the in-form Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the playing XI justified his selection with extremely economical bowling conceeding just 33 runs in his 10 overs.

Openers Evin Lewis and Kyle Hope gave the hosts a slow but steady start with identical scores of 35.

Brief scores:

West Indies: 189/9 in 50 overs (Evin Lewis 35 Kyle Hope 35; Umesh Yadav 3/36 Hardik Pandya 3/40) vs India.

--IANS
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