After registering victory in England, team India is now playing in West Indies and the team is not having senior and favourite players like Virat Kohli along with the regular captain Rohit Sharma, among others. Team India is playing under the captaincy of Shikhar Dhawan in West Indies and the team showcased performance a brilliant performance and registered a thrilling victory. Without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the first ODI match between India versus West Indies.
West Indies won the toss and elected to field first and the opening pair of the team India utilized the opportunity. The captain of the side Shikhar Dhawan showcased an amazing performance but missed his century as he went back to the pavilion after scoring 97 while his partner Shubman Gill scored 64 in his account.
Shreyas Iyer came out 2 back in the third position and he smashed 54 runs in his account. However, the middle order of the team didnt showcase a good performance as they were not able to score quickly as Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson were dismissed cheaply after scoring 13 and 12 respectively.
Deepak Hooda added 27 in his account while Axar Patel scored 21 and India finished the innings at 308 after 50 overs.
In the reply, West Indies lost its opening batsman Shai Hope for just 7 while his partner Kyle Mayers smashed 75 along with Shamarh Brooks who added 46 in his account.
Brandon King scored 54 while Nicholas Pooran added 25 in his account. Akeal Hosein also contributed with his bat and he smashed 32 runs but that was not enough to register a victory in the match as West Indies lost to India by 3 runs.
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