After a scintillating performance by the bowlers led by the spinners, India beat West Indies by six wickets in the opening match of the three-match ODI series on the back of a lucrative 60 by skipper Rohit Sharma. This is India’s 1000th ODI match, in which they achieved the target of 177 runs for the loss of four wickets in just 28 overs.
This is the first win of the Indian team this year. Earlier, they had to face defeat 0-3 on South Africa tour. Rohit hit 10 fours and a six in his 51-ball innings. He got good support from Ishan Kishan and both laid the foundation of victory by sharing 84 runs for the first wicket.
After winning the toss and electing to bowl, led by new captain Rohit, India bundled out West Indies for 176 in 43.5 overs with swirling bowling from Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar.
Chahal took 4 for 49 in 9.5 overs while Sundar took 3 wickets in 9 overs with 30 runs. Give to the famous Krishna, while Mohammed Siraj got a success.
West Indies were at one point in trouble after losing seven wickets for 79 runs in the 23rd over but former captain Jason Holder and Fabian Allen put up a 78-run partnership for the eighth wicket to get the team out of trouble. Holder scored 57 runs in 71 balls with the help of four sixes.
Chasing the target, Rohit showed his intentions by hitting a boundary off Kemar Roach in the first over itself. He then hit a four against Holder in the fourth over and then Roach in the fifth over. Batting carefully at the other end, he opened his hand by hitting a four against Holder in the sixth over.
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Rohit hit two fours and a six against Roach in the 10th over. He completed his 44th fifty of ODI career by taking two runs in the 12th over.
Alzarri Joseph gave the West Indies the first breakthrough by hitting Rohit lbw in the first ball of the 13th over. After this, Virat Kohli hit two consecutive fours as soon as he stepped on the crease, but in the process of hitting another big shot on the fifth ball of the over, Roach was caught.
West Indies made a comeback with two successes in the same over but Pant stepped on the crease for a four and then Kishan eased the pressure by hitting a six.
After gaining momentum, Kishan caught Fabian Allen off the delivery of Akil Hossain in the process of playing another big shot. He scored 28 runs in 36 balls.
Pant was unfortunately run out in the very next over. He scored 11 runs in nine balls. After this, Suryakumar Yadav and debutant Deepak Hooda gave the team victory with an unbroken partnership of 62 runs.
Both batted cautiously and scored runs smoothly without giving much chances to the West Indies bowlers. Suryakumar hit the winning four off Allen’s ball. He scored an unbeaten 34 off 36 balls with the help of five fours, while Hooda scored an unbeaten 26 off 32 balls with the help of two fours.
Earlier, West Indies opener Shai Hope (8 runs) showed signs of being aggressive for two consecutive fours against Mohammad Siraj in the third over of the innings but returned to the pavilion after being bowled off the very next ball.
After the first success, the Indian bowlers bowled tight, so that the West Indies team could only manage 39 runs for one wicket in the opening powerplay.
Washington Sundar, returning to the team, gave a double blow to the West Indies in the 12th over. On the second ball of the over, Brandon King (13 runs) was caught by Suryakumar, after catching Darren Bravo lbw on the sixth ball. The on-field umpire rejected the Indian players’ appeal but captain Rohit resorted to DRS. Television replays showed the ball hitting the wicket and the umpire had to change his decision. Bravo scored 18 runs in 34 balls.
Nicholas Pooran hit fours against Shardul Thakur and then Sundar as soon as he got to the crease, but Rohit gave the ball in the 20th over to Yuzvendra Chahal, who pushed the West Indies on the backfoot by running Pooran and captain Kieron Pollard for two consecutive balls in his opening over. Gave.
Chahal appealed for a leg before against Pooran on the third ball of this over, but after the on-field umpire refused, the review was resorted to and the umpire had to change his decision. He scored 18 runs in 25 balls. In this way Chahal completed his 100 wickets in ODIs.
He inflicted the sixth blow to West Indies in his second over. This time Shamar Brooks (10 runs) became his victim, who was caught by Pant behind the wicket. This happened for the third time that India resorted to a review after the on-field umpire refused, which was successful.
In the very next over, Pant took a brilliant catch of Hussain off the famous Krishna. He failed to open the account. After the dismissal of Hussain, the West Indies team was struggling at 79 for seven in 23 overs, but after this former captain Jason Holder and returning Allen made a brilliant partnership to get the team out of difficult situations.
Both of them continued to run and make runs, sending the ball out across the boundary line in between. During this, Holder looked more aggressive who hit three sixes against Chahal.
He completed his 2000 runs in ODI cricket with two runs after hitting a six against Shardul in the 37th over and completed his half-century in the next over with two runs against Sundar.
Sundar broke this partnership of 78 runs in the same over by taking Allen caught on his own ball. Allen scored 29 runs in 43 balls with the help of two fours. Krishna ended Holder’s innings in the 41st over by getting caught by Pant behind the wicket. Chahal then dismissed Joseph for his fourth wicket, which reduced West Indies’ innings.
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