Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope hit centuries and combined in a stand of 218 runs to guide West Indies to an eight-wicket victory over India in the series opener of the three-match ODI series at the Chepauk stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
Hetmyer took just 106 balls for his highest ODI score of 139 and his second-wicket partnership with Hope, who remained unbeaten on 102, helped Windies chase down a target of 288 with 13 balls to spare.
Earlier, half-centuries from Rishabh Pant (71) and Shreyas Iyer (70) helped India to recover from a shaky start and post 287-8 in their stipulated 50 overs.
Well, the 288-run target achieved by West Indies in the first ODI is also a record by any team against India in Chennai.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Contrasting 💯s but none more important than the other 👍
Congrats team windies 👏— Brian Lara (@BrianLara)
An ODI game in Chennai and not a single wicket to spinners. Who would’ve thought? Top stuff from Hetmeyer and Hope. Radically Different ways of succeeding on the same surface. A knockout series for India now.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
What a stunning innings it was from Shimron Hetmyer, one of the best played by an overseas batsman in India in recent times and Shai Hope complimented him so beautifully and this is a really well deserved win for WI.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Never seen such a dominant win from a touring team in India, nor heard an Indian crowd so quiet at the end of the game. Everyone is stunned😯
— Daniel Beswick (@DGBeswick1)
Well played young man! Any hundred against India in India in any format means you are a quality player.
— R P Singh रुद्?प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Very controlled 5th Odi century from Shimron Hetmyer. He has paced this innings with such calm body language and assured shot selection; it has the feel of a player who has gone up another step in his maturity👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
More power to you lads 👊🏻👏🏻
— Sir Vivian Richards (@ivivianrichards)
🇮🇳v🌴 That winning moment!?WI win by 8 wickets!🙌🏾 Great job boys!!👊🏾
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
Congratulations to West Indies on winning the first ODI 👏🏻
— BCCI (@BCCI)
Congratulations for winning the game at our den.. team india will bounce back in the next game 👍?and crowd always to good in chennai 🤗
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Very impressed by Shimron Hetmyer, showed great maturity and turned the game firmly in WI's favour. Great support from Shai Hope as well and this is a very deserving win for the West Indies. Promises to be a very exciting series
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
The highest successful run-chase in Chennai as the hard-hitters of take a 1-0 lead!
Shimron Hetmyer or Shai Hope – whose century made you go 🤩?
— Hotstar Canada (@hotstarcanada)
Hope and Hetmyer joined forces to help West Indies beat in Chennai and take a 1?0?lead in the series. 👏
But tension lene di lod nai, expect 🇮🇳 to come back stronger! 💪
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
Shai Hope in ODI cricket in Asia:
Innings – 12
Runs – 878
Best – 146*
Average – 146.33
SR – 76.68
100s / 50s – 5 / 2Among the players with 500+ ODI runs in Asia, the average of 66.50 by Anshuman Rath is the best after Shai Hope's 146.33!!
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
Centuries from Hetmyer and Hope guide West Indies to a convincing win in the series opener.
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
