India versus West Indies 1st ODI: India beat West Indies in last ball finish

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 The Indian bowlers held onto their nerves as they defeated a spirited West Indies side in the first One-day international match played at Port of Spain, Trinidad on Friday.

West Indies captain Nicolas Pooran won the toss and decided to field first. Shubman Gill opened the innings along with Shikhar Dhawan provided a flying start putting pressure on Alazzari Joseph and Jayden Seales. The Indian openers kept the pressure going by hitting regular boundaries ending the first 10 overs at 73 for 0.

After the field restrictions, Gill and Dhawan maintained momentum for the visitors. Shubman Gill reached his maiden ODI fifty off 36 balls. Nicolas Pooran produced a superb direct throw to run-out Gill. Gill and Dhawan added 119 runs laying a strong foundation for a big total. Shreyas Iyer took some time to settle. On the other hand, Dhawan looked in decent touch and completed his fifty off 53 balls.

Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer kept the momentum going for Team India taking singles and hitting boundaries. A lovely catch by Brooks at backward point resulted in the wicket of Dhawan three short of his century. Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer added 94 runs for the 2nd wicket.

Shreyas Iyer upped the ante taking on West Indies spinners and completed fifty off 53 balls. A stunning one-handed catch by Nicolas Pooran ended the innings for Shreyas Iyer. Hosein grabbed the important wicket of Surya Kumar Yadav taking the inside edge onto the stumps to bring back West Indies into the game. Samson and Deepak Hooda struggled against disciplined bowling by the hosts.

As a result of the pressure, Samson was dismissed by Romario Shephard via umpire’s call. After the struggle, Axar Patel and Deepak Hooda smashed 20 runs off Jayden Seales to gain some momentum in death overs. Joseph got well-set with both Indian batters shattering the stumps. Patel and Hooda added 42 runs for the 6th wicket. Shardul Thakur hit a brilliant boundary off the last ball to help Team India go past the 300 mark.

Chasing 309 runs to win, it was not an ideal start for West Indies as inform Shai Hope was dismissed by Mohammed Siraj caught by Shardul Thakur. Brooks and Kyle Mayers attacked the Indian bowlers. At the end of the first 10 overs, West Indies scored 52 for 1.

Kyle Mayers and Brooks kept the momentum going against Axar Patel. The left-handed Mayers showed his class reaching fifty off 42 balls. Shardul Thakur grabbed the wickets of both well-set batters to bring back India into the game. Mayers and Brooks added 117 runs for the 2nd wicket.

Brandon King joined in with Nicolas Pooran keeping the pressure on Indian bowling. Siraj produced the magic getting the wicket of West Indies captain Pooran providing an easy catch to Krishna. Pooran and King added 51 runs for the 4th wicket. Yuzvendra Chahal grabbed the big wicket of Rovman Powell to put enough pressure on West Indies batting.

Brandon King looked in decent touch along with Akeal Hosein. King completed his fifty off 60 balls and helped West Indies to chase down this target. Chahal did the job for India getting a well-set King providing an easy catch to Shreyas Iyer. King and Hosein added 56 runs for the 6th wicket.

Romario Shepherd provided some lusty blows to keep West Indies on course for a famous win. Prasidh Krishna looked impressive not allowing Hosein and Shephard to score runs easily.

Shepherd showed his hitting abilities against Prasidh Krishna in the 49th over. Mohammed Siraj bowled lovely deliveries before struggling for his rhythm. Shepherd took most of the strike and almost took West Indies over the line. With 5 runs required off the final delivery, Siraj nailed a superb yorker to give India a thrilling win. Shepherd and Hosein added unbeaten 53 runs for the 7th wicket.

India 308 for 7 in 50 overs ( Dhawan 97, Gill 64, Motie 2/54) beat West Indies 305 for 6 in 50 overs ( Mayers 75, King 54, Thakur 2/54, Siraj 2/57) by 3 runs.

For his 97 off 99 balls, Shikhar Dhawan was named the man of the match award. India takes a 1-0 lead in the 3-match ODI series.

The second ODI will be played on 24th July at Port of Spain, Trinidad. This series is not a part of the ICC ODI super League series.

 


 

 





India beat West Indies by 3 runs in the first ODI at Port of Spain, Trinidad 

 

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