New Chandigarh, Oct. 3 -- India won the toss and elected to bat first against the West Indies in the third and final ODI of the three-match series at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. India have already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series after winning the first two matches.

The hosts began the series with an eight-wicket victory in the opening ODI, chasing down a target of 296 in 41.4 overs. India then produced another emphatic batting performance in the second ODI, with skipper Shubman Gill smashing a record-breaking unbeaten 223 as the hosts chased down a mammoth 405-run target in just 43.3 overs.

Speaking after winning the toss, Gill described the pitch as a "beautiful surface" and sai...