Centuries from Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope helped the West Indies chase India's target of 288 runs quite easily in the first ODI in Chennai on Sunday. With this win, the visitors took 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Hetmyer and Hope stitched a 218-run partnership for the second wicket which put the West Indies in a commanding position after a poor start. Nicholas Pooran finished off the things in style with back-to-back boundaries, with more than two overs left. Earlier, Hope and Hetmyer showed great maturity and batted cautiously. Hope rotated strike, while Hetmyer batted more aggressively to rebuild the visitors' innings. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer scored half-centuries while Kedar Jadhav also scored crucial runs towards the end to help India set a challenging total. (SCORECARD)
Highlights Between India vs West Indies 1st ODI, straight from MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Shivam Dube bowls a slower delivery outside off and Pooran lofts it over mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. With this the West Indies beat India by eight wickets in the first ODI to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Shivam Dube bowls into the stumps and Nicholas Pooran charges down the track and smashes it towards the extracover region to collect a cracking boundary.
Mohammed Shami fails to ball as per his fielding plan and drops a short ball on the leg stump line, which is a unpardonable mistake with fine-leg inside the circle. Shai Hope swivels and works it over short fine leg fielder's head for a boundary.
Kuldeep Yadav is confident that he has got his man and he signals the DRS even before Kohli could make his mind. Kohli also concurs his bowler's decision and decides to go for a review. The replay shows there was no connection between the bat and the ball but the ball-tracker shows the ball would have gone on to miss the stumps.
Mohammed Shami drops short, Shimron Hetmyer drills it from outside off and pulls towards the leg side. The ball goes high in the air and Shreyas Iyer, at deep mid-wicket, makes no mistake and takes a simple catch to end Hetmyer's innings.
Mohammed Shami bowls straight and Shimron Hetmyer drives it through long-off for a cracking boundary. The fielder at long-off had no chance of stopping that.
Shimron Hetmyer plays the full ball from Shivam Dube towards long-off to complete one run. With this single, Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer have brought up 200-run partnership.
Deepak Chahar bowl short and wide and Shai Hope cuts it towards backward point where KL Rahul lets it through his legs, allowing the batsman to take one extra run.
Shimron Hetmyer goes for a big shot and the slowness in the ball takes it straight to the Shreyas Iyer at long-on, who made a complete mess of an easy chance.
Ravindra Jadeja overstepped and the TV umpire has signalled a no ball. However, Hetmyer couldn't make the most of it as he hit it straight to the cover fielder posted on the edge of thirty-yard circle.
Kuldeep bowls on the pads and Shai Hope fails to get his bat on it and the ball races towards the fine leg fence where Dube stops it from rolling over the rope. The West Indies got three extra runs.
Mohammed Shami starts his over with a brilliant ball, which comes back sharply in to Shai Hope. The inside edge helped the ball race away to the fence.
Both these West Indies players have done well to collect at least one boundary in the over and that has helped them to collect more than six runs every over -- which is what;s required at the moment.
Shivam Dube, not learning from his mistake, bowls outside off and Shimron Hetmyer cuts it ferociously to deep backward point to start the over with a boundary.
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