Shai Hope scored an unbeaten century of 162 as West Indies chased down a target of 352 to register a memorable five-wicket win against India in the third and final ODI in Mullanpur on Saturday. The victory came as a consolation for the visitors, while India wrapped up the three-match series 2-1 after wins in Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati.

Hope's 21st ODI century, which saw him face 143 balls, overshadowed an excellent unbeaten knock of 129 by KL Rahul as West Indies registered their highest-ever chase in ODI cricket. The Caribbean side reached 352/5, with Hope playing one of the best chasing knocks in recent West Indies history.

Shai Hope leads record West Indies chase

Chasing down a mammoth 352, West Indies showed their intent from the very first over as they raced to 78 in the powerplay after losing their opener John Campbell to Mohammed Siraj.

Hope got a lifeline as Gurnoor Brar gave a reprieve early in his innings and made India pay a heavy price.

The West Indies skipper got going very quickly and was well set after reaching his half-century in only 46 balls.

Amir Jangoo gave superb support at the other end as the two put on a fluent stand.

Jangoo remained in good touch, striking 5 fours and a six in his 67 off 56 balls before he was run out trying to take a second run when Gurnoor Brar fumbled at first slip.

Hope remained steady as the required rate stayed well within West Indies' reach as he got to his century in 104 balls, scoring his second hundred of the series and fourth overall against India on Indian soil.

West Indies crossed the 200-run mark in the 29th over as Hope and Sherfane Rutherford continued to add crucial runs.

Naman Dhir got the vital breakthrough by dismissing Rutherford, who was caught at first slip by Virat Kohli.

Keemo Paul then came out to give able support to Hope, as the two put on a stand of another 50 runs for the fifth wicket.

They continued to add runs at a steady rate keeping West Indies in the hunt until Brar, who had earlier missed out due to an injury to his left ankle, dismissed Paul in the 41st over.

Kuldeep Yadav had been very effective in his innings, restricting the runs before he accounted for Matthew Forde in the penultimate over.

However, Hope accelerated the scoring as Kuldeep walked back to the Pavilion for the last over.

He struck the first ball straight over the fence and followed that up by sweeping the googly over his shoulder to clear fine leg for four more runs, as West Indies crossed the 300-run mark.

Hope then continued to accelerate as he punished Brar in the 47th over by hitting three fours in a row as the required run rate came down further.

Anshul Kamboj's 9th over, which saw the debutant finish the over by dismissing Gudakesh Motie, saw West Indies needing only 7 runs from the last 2 overs.

Hope then completed the task in most emphatic style as he hit the first ball of the penultimate over straight for a six before hitting the winning runs off the next ball to give West Indies a stunning five-wicket win.

KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma power India to 351

India got off to a flying start, posting a mammoth 351/7 on the back of brilliant centuries from KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma.

While Rahul remained unbeaten on 129, Sharma got a well-deserved opportunity at the top of the order scoring 92 at number three.

India got off to a flyer before losing two quick wickets in the form of Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, both of whom were caught by Jayden Seales, who bagged a five-wicket haul for his efforts.

It was a poor start for India on a surface that had begun to offer assistance to the West Indian pace attack.

Rohit Sharma then came out to join hands with Ruturaj Gaikwad as the two batted beautifully at the crease and slowly started building momentum.

The former skipper then got to his half-century in the 18th over, after scoring his 63rd ODI fifty, and took on the bowling of Alzarri Joseph, hitting two huge boundaries in a row.

Rohit Sharma then played his way to a brilliant century, which fell short of the ton by 8 runs when he tried to pull Keemo Paul but was caught by Jewel Andrew at mid-on.

Gaikwad followed him in the next over falling in the 18th over to give Seales his third wicket.

India were then at 160/4 with more than 21 overs left in the innings.

Rahul saw his team through the innings to a brilliant score as he played a sedate innings along with Naman Dhir, who made a quick-fire 30 off 21 balls.

Rahul then accelerated the innings as they looked to post a massive score for the chase.

Rahul remained well set as he got to his century in 80 balls before he launched into a scintillating over in the final over.

The wicket-keeper batsman then hit a six over fine leg to get to three figures before he absolutely destroyed the last over hitting the maximum to the sight screen off Seales.

Rahul then took 21 runs from the final over to help India get past the 350-run mark before scoring an unbeaten 129.

However, it was not to be India's day as the brilliant efforts of the West Indies openers saw them post a mammoth 352 on the Mullanpur pitch.