Live Cricket Score, India vs West Indies, 1st ODI Live from Guyana: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 1st ODI of the three-match series between India and West Indies live from the Providence Stadium in Guyana. The Men in Blue are high in confidence after clean sweeping the three-match T20I series. With the senior players back in the squad, India will look to continue their dominance against a West Indies side which has endured a poor World Cup tournament. However, the main focus will be on India's middle-order. KL Rahul is expected to bat at No.4 as Shikhar Dhawan retains his opening spot along with Rohit. While the No.5 position will be between Manish Pandey and Shreyas Iyer. It's an action-packed day and plenty to expect in this firecracker of a match as Chris Gayle returns to the side as well. Get all the Live Cricket Scores and Match Updates along with ball by ball commentary live from IndiaTV. (Match Scorecard) (Live Stream IND vs WI)

Live Score & Updates, India vs West Indies, 1st ODI Live from Guyana:

21.01 IST: Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chris Gayle, Starts with a fuller ball just around off, Gayle looks to defend it inside the line and lets the ball go to the keeper as he knew that it was swinging away from him.

21.00 IST: After a long delay, we are all set to begin! The Indian players walk out to the middle. They are in a huddle before they take on their respective positions in the field. The returning, Chris Gayle walks out to the middle. Evin Lewis is the man partnering the Universe Boss out in the middle.

20.36 IST: West Indies Playing XI is here:

West Indies (Playing XI): Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Shai Hope(w), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Jason Holder(c), Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Kemar Roach

20.34 IST:  Playing XI of India is out: 

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, K Khaleel Ahmed

20.32 IST: Indian skipper Virat Kohli win toss, opt to bowl against West Indies in Guyana.

Captain @imVkohli wins the toss and elects to bowl first in the 1st ODI against West Indies.#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/o3mRXrLE8T

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 8, 2019

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It's all clear here in Guyana.

Toss at 11 AM local, 8.30 PM IST. Play to start at 11.30 AM local. It will be a 43 overs a side game.#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/zap40xeeFI

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 8, 2019

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A contest between the cloud ☁️ and ☀️ at the moment here in Guyana. We are still waiting for the skies to clear #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/4EsQ1PvI1F

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 8, 2019

20.01 IST: Good News! Well, its an on and off situation for now, but the sun is out and the covers are being removed!

19.55 IST: Bad News! Hate to be the bearer of unfortunate news but it has started to drizzle once again and the covers are back on!

19.09 IST: Good News! It has stopped raining and the sun has come out! The ground staff working on the field at the moment. 

18.30 IST: BAD NEWS! TOSS is delayed as it is pelting down in Guyana. The covers are firmly sealed at the moment. We can only wait from here on. 

Heavy showers at the moment here in Guyana. We are waiting for the skies to clear 🌧️🌧️ #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/FJ6NStFIXl

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 8, 2019

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the India vs West Indies 1st ODI Live from Guyana. The TOSS will take place at 6.30 PM IST and play will commence from 7.00 PM IST. Stay tuned for further updates.

Brief Preview: With an air of invincibility, India return to the format that gave them a heartbreak in the not-too-distant past, facing West Indies in the first of three-match ODI series on Thursday. Shikhar Dhawan makes a comeback in the format where he has been India's third-best player after skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma. (Read Full Preview Here)