Fifty from Ishan Kishan (52, 46b 7×4, 1×6) and a scientific bowling efficiency powered India to a five-wicket win over West Indies within the first One-Day International (ODI) on the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown in Barbados on Thursday.
India, enduring a middle-order collapse, reached the goal of 115 runs in simply the 23 overs to steer the three-match ODI collection 1-0.
Shubman Gill, who opened for India with Ishan Kishan as a substitute of standard opener Rohit Sharma, did not impress with the bat. He bought out within the fourth over after poking an outside-off supply to slips, the place Brandon King accomplished a clear catch to offer West Indies the primary breakthrough.
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Coming in at quantity three, Suryakumar Yadav regarded in good contact along with his attacking pictures everywhere in the floor. However, he did not convert his good begin and bought trapped in entrance towards Gudakesh Motie within the eleventh over.
Three fast wickets within the type of Hardik Pandya, Kishan and Shardul Thakur forged doubt on India’s center order earlier than skipper Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja led the staff to victory.
Earlier, compelled to bat first, Shai Hope’s West Indies by no means regarded in management towards the boys in blue because the spin duo – Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav shared seven wickets to wrap the Windies innings on 114 in simply 23 overs.
Pandya despatched opener Kyle Mayers again within the third over when the left-hander went for a giant shot and gave a straightforward catch to Rohit at mid-on.
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Alick Athanaze and King led the Windies ahead with a optimistic method earlier than Mukesh Kumar and Thakur eliminated the set duo by the ninth over.
Mukesh, who was making his ODI debut within the match, dismissed Athanaze on 22 whereas Thakur bowled King on 17.
Yannic Cariah (C), of West Indies, lbw by Kuldeep Yadav as Ishan Kishan (L) and Shubman Gill (R) have a good time throughout the first One Day International.
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Yannic Cariah (C), of West Indies, lbw by Kuldeep Yadav as Ishan Kishan (L) and Shubman Gill (R) have a good time throughout the first One Day International.
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What adopted for the West Indies was absolute carnage by the Indian spin duo – Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav.
Jadeja picked the subsequent three wickets and went stage with Courtney Walsh because the joint-highest wicket-taker in ODIs between the 2 sides.
Introduced within the nineteenth over, Kuldeep Yadav took three overs to wrap up the West Indies innings on 114 by choosing 4 wickets in simply three overs and registered sensible bowling figures of 3-2-6-4.
India and West Indies will play the second ODI on July 29 on the identical venue.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com