Greenfield Stadium, Sunday, September 27: Virat Kohli hit 9 sixes and 10 fours in an unbeaten 139 off 88 balls. India chased down 296 in just 41.4 overs, winning the first ODI by 8 wickets with 50 balls to spare. The win gives India a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Kuldeep Yadav’s 4/40 Turns the India vs West Indies 1st ODI
After India won the toss and chose to bowl, West Indies looked in control at 135/1 in the 20th over. John Campbell had made a fluent 62 off 60 balls before Kuldeep Yadav had him caught by Prasidh Krishna.
Kuldeep then took over. He bowled Shai Hope out for 12 and trapped Justin Greaves lbw for 101 off 108 balls. In the very next ball after Greaves, Jewel Andrew was caught by Rohit Sharma for a golden duck. The visitors slid from 195/3 to 198/5 in just over a couple of overs.
Kuldeep finished with 4/40 in 10 overs, including a maiden, at an economy of 4.00. He was named Player of the Match.
Greaves Ton and Jangoo Blitz Lift West Indies to 295/7
Greaves batted through the middle overs for 12 fours in his 101. Amir Jangoo then hit 7 fours and a six in an unbeaten 58 off 43 balls, taking West Indies to 295/7. Roston Chase added 24, and Prasidh Krishna (2/60) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/45) chipped in with wickets.
That total looked competitive. It didn’t stay that way for long.
Rohit’s Cameo, Gill’s 110 and Kohli’s Onslaught
Rohit Sharma hit 3 sixes in a 35-ball 32 and gave India a 74-run opening stand before Alzarri Joseph removed him in the 12th over. Captain Shubman Gill then anchored the chase with 110 off 108 balls, hitting 13 fours and a six. He put on 151 runs for the second wicket with Kohli before Chase had him caught.
From there it was the Kohli show. His strike rate of 157.95 dwarfed everything else in the match. West Indies used six bowlers, and none could stop him. Joseph went for 81 in nine overs and Gudakesh Motie for 66 in 10. Ruturaj Gaikwad finished 13 not out at the other end as the pair added an unbroken 75.
What Next in the IND vs WI ODI Series?
India lead 1-0 with two matches to play, and the way they chased will worry West Indies. Their bowlers leaked runs on a pitch where Kuldeep found turn, and the top order will need to bat longer to put pressure on the hosts.
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