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The first ODI of the three-match series between West Indies and India took place at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday (July 27). The Men in Blueജ displayed a clinical performance against the hosts and emerged victorious in the contest by five wickets.
West Indies Innings:
Asked to bat first, the Men in Maroon struggled to find momentum throughout their innings and managed to score only 114 runs before being bowled out in 23 overs. Shai Hope was the top scorer for West Indies. The Caribbean skipper contributed with a well-constructed 43 runs off 45 balls to the team’s total. Meanwhile, Alick Athanaze (22) also added some quic🦂k runs. However, the rest of the batting lineup failed to make an impact, with none of the other batters reaching double digits.
On the other hand, the Indian bowlers put up an impressive performance, with Kuldeep Yadav being the standout performer and claiming four wickets for just six runs in the three overs he bowled. Ravindra Jadeja chipped in with three crucial scalps as well.
India Innings:
In reply to the below-par total of West Indies, India faced a minor hiccup, but they ultimately reached the target with ease in 22.4 overs for the loss of five wickets. Ishan Kishan was the star of the Indian innings, scoring a brilliant half-century with 52 runs off 46 balls. The left-handed batter hammered seven fours and one six during his innings. Suryakumar Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja alsꦐo 🎀contributed with 19 and 16 runs respectively.
Although West Indies bowlers did manage to put up a fight, with Gudakesh Motie being the pick of the bowlers and taking two wickets for 22 runs in his 6.4 overs, India won the match by five wickets and secured a comforta﷽ble victory.
Kuldeep Yadav won the well-deserved ‘Player of the Match’ award for his brilliant spell.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
India beat West Indies by 5 wickets 💪
Scorecard:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Team India deciding batting order today 😛
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Kuldeep Yadav makes a comeback to the team.
Kuldeep performs extremely well.
Kuldeep wins Player Of The Match awards.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
India 𒅌beat West Indies by 5 wickets in the fir🍌st ODI.
Starts the World Cup preparation on a high.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Ishan Kishan has a double century and 4 fifty in just 15 matche﷽s🔯
— Ishu (@PocketDynamoo)
Another Odi 50* for Ishan kishan in 44 balls against West Indies ,
goo well champ 💗✨— Anshika👩🏻⚕️⛹🏻♀️ (@anshuu23)
West Indies playing 3D chess. They are already out of the World Cup and now spoiling India's preparation. 🤯
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
With a smashing four by the captain Rohit Sh🐻arma,India,win the first🌌 ODI with ease ! A game where they let a lot of people bat & get gametime 🤝🏻 Ishan Kishan with his half century & Kuldeep Yadav with his 4/6, STAND OUT !
— î (@ixxcric)
1st ODI between India vs West Indies:
— Ansh Shah (@asmemesss)
India have won t💞he f꧒irst ODI against West Indies, but they remain third in the rankings.
If they defeat West Indies 3-0, they will have equal points to Pakistan in ICC ODI Rankings (116). Currently, India are third with 115 points and Pakistan second with 116 points. ဣ
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan)
Ravindra Jadej♏a is too good for this West Indies Team.
He's peaking in all departments for India. 🫡🔥
— ANSHUMAN🚩 (@AvengerReturns)
India have defeated Wes🎀t Indies by 5 wickets 𓆉in the first ODI.
A great start to the series by India!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
India bea🃏t West Indies in first ODI match by 5 Wicket🌠s and taken 1-0 lead in this series.
A clinical performance by Team India – Kuldeep Yadav & Ravi Jadeja with the ball & Ishan Kishan with the bat stars for India!
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh)
India defeated West Indies in the first ODI match by 5 wickets and have taken a 1-0 lead in this series.ꦍ A good performance by Team India. Kuldeep Yadav and Sir Jadeja with the ball and Ishan Kishan with the bat shone for India.
— Asheesh (@Asheesh00007)
