Left-arm spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja took seven wickets for 26 runs in 44 balls to guide India to a five-wicket win over the West Indies within the first one-day worldwide.
India reached the West Indies’ whole of 114 within the twenty third over. The hosts have been 3-88 however rapidly collapsed when Yadav (4 wickets) and Jadeja (three) began their spells.
Ishan Kishan opened the batting and scored 52 to guide the run chase. Rohit Sharma (12 not out) batted at No.7 and Virat Kohli was not even wanted because the guests reached the goal with 163 balls to spare.
Sent in to bat, Shai Hope top-scored for the West Indies with 43.
“I never thought the pitch was going to play like that,” Sharma stated. “It was the team’s need that we wanted to have a score in front of us but never thought the pitch would deteriorate like that.
“Never thought we might lose 5 wickets but it surely was an excellent probability to provide an opportunity to lots of the blokes who’ve simply are available.”
The teams will play the second ODI on Saturday, also in Bridgetown, followed by the third and final ODI next Tuesday at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad.
The teams are also scheduled to play five T20 matches.
India gained the previous two-Test sequence 1-0. The West Indies and India drew the second Test at Queen’s Park Oval after the fifth day was washed out and India had an innings win in Dominica.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
