Teammates congratulate India's Shardul Thakurafter the dismissal of West Indies' Kyle Mayersduring the first ODI cricket match at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)India vs West Indies, 1st ODI Highlights: India beat West Indies by three runs in the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Invited to bat, India posted a mammoth 308 for 7 with captain Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with a 99-ball 97. Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer chipped in with 64 and 54 respectively. Chasing a record target here, the West Indies could only score 305 for 6 in 50 overs. Kyle Mayers top-scored for the home side with 75 while Shamarh Brooks and Brandon King contributed 46 and 54 respectively. For India, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal took two wickets apiece. Follow India vs West Indies 1st ODI highlights.
Match EndedIndia tour of West Indies, 2022 - 1st ODI
West Indies
305/6 (50.0)vs
India
308/7 (50.0)Match Ended ( Day - 1st ODI )
India beat West Indies by 3 runs
India beat West Indies by 3 runs
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Siraj to bowl the last over and Akeal Hosein on strike. West Indies need Shepherd here. He's in for the 3rd ball and it's a four. 2 runs to follow. Need 8 from 2 balls. Wide ball. 2 more runs. All over. India win by 3 runs.
Prasidh in to bowl the 49th and that's a 6 to start. And it's Shepherd again. And he is given caught behind but he reviews. And it's a great review. No spike in Ultraedge. Shepherd survives. Four to end the over. WI 294/6 after 49 overs.
Just 38 runs from 3 overs needed now. Siraj to bowl this one and Shepherd starts with a 4!!! The fifth ball goes for four more!!! WI 282/6 after 48 overs.
On to the 46th over and Chahal is in to bowl this one. Shepherd hits a six to start this over!!! Shepherd is lashing at everything but no boundaries after the six. WI 271/6 after 47 overs.
Big breakthrough for India as Brandon king walks back. Chahal strikes again. Shreyas Iyer takes the catch and that might be it for the Windies. WI 252/6 after 44.3 overs.
Chahal into the attack as King goes down on one knee and hits a 6!!! 1 run next and that brings up his 50. Ends the over with a boundary. WI 245/5 after 43 overs.
On to the 42nd over and King hits Krishna down the ground for a four. 1 run from the next ball and a wide in the next. 8 runs from this over. WI 232-5 after 42 overs.
Untidy from India in the field as the West Indies batters convert 2 runs to 3 to bring up 200 runs. Akeal Hosein with the boundary next. They will not go quietly into the night. 2 back to back no balls from Thakur but no damage done from ensuing free hits. WI 207/5 after 38 overs
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Edged and gone and Chahal finally gets a wicket!! The dangerous Rovman Powell who started his innings with a boundary is taken by Samson behind the wickets. WI 196/5 after 36.5 overs.
That's another gone and it's the big wicket of the Windies skipper Pooran. Not a very good shot and Siraj is delighted. Prasidh takes the catch as West Indies go 4 down. WI 189/4 after 35.1 overs.
Up and away as King gets in on the party. Comes down the wicket, gets a cleamn strike and that's off to the bleachers. 9 runs from Axar's over. WI 182/3 after 33 overs.
Finally a boundary for West Indies as Pooran breaks free. That got the middle of ther bat and goes for a six!!! And what do you know!!! That's another six to follow. Back to back sixes from the Windies skipper. Pulls galore!!! Prasidh getting pummelled here. WI 173/3 after 32 overs
Pressure is building for West Indies now as India keep it tight in the middle. The Windies are trying to break free since Mayers' wicket but that looks tough at the moment. On to the 31st over now and Axar will bowl this one. Brandon King takes 2 off the first ball. 2 more as the pressure alleviates from King's shoulders. WI 158/3 after 31 overs.
That's another one gone as Shardul Thakur strikes again in consecutive overs. The dangerous Mayers is gone as Samson takes the catch. WI 138/3 after 25.5 overs.
GONE!! That's the breakthrough India needed and who else but Thakur to provide it!!! Shamarh Brooks gets the toe of the bat and it's Iyer who takes the catch. The 117-run stand is broken. WI 133/2 after 23.4 overs.
Oh my word!!! What a 6 from Mayers. What an effortless shot!! How will Chahal respond to that? And the over is ended with a 4. Dominant from Mayers. WI 115/1 after 21 overs.
That's 50 up for Kyle Mayers. He has really anchored the innings since the departure of Hope. West Indies need him to stay in the middle if they hope to register a victory here.
On to the 15th over, to be bowled by Shardul Thakur. That's a no ball. Free hit time. Just 1 from it ultimately. Just 7 runs off this over. WI 88/1 after 15 overs
Shamarh Brooks starts the over by hitting a boundary against Shardul Thakur. He follows that up with another four. He is trying to put pressure on Lord Thakur. Great batting!! WI are 52/1 after 10 overs.
After hitting a boundary, Shai Hope departs and an easy catch by Thakur does the rest. That's a huge wicket for the Indian team. He looks good but Siraj cleans him up. WI are 16/1 after 5 overs.Siraj draws the first blood !! Shardul Thakur waiting in the third man takes a good catch.