Virat-Rohit Show Break Windies Down

For the first time in this tour, West Indies put India on the back foot after the first Innings but that couldn't last long as India comprehensively win by 8-wickets chasing 323 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Sunday, October 21 and took 1-0 lead in 5-match ODI series.

It was another master class innings from skipper Virat Kohli and vice-skipper Rohit Sharma whose 246-runs stand for the 2nd wicket helped India to chase down the target with 47 balls to spare. However, Virat Kohli couldn't finish the match as he fell to Devendra Bishoo after scoring 140 off 107 balls with the help of 21 fours and 2 sixes.



Unlike Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma was in a different mood and remained unbeaten on 152 off 117 balls. He hit 15 fours and 8 big sixes in his inning. He and Virat made this chase look so easy as they put their 5th double century stand between them. During their partnership, Virat reached to his 36th ton while Rohit made his 20th ODI century. Rohit and Ambati Rayudu finished the game with an unbeaten 70-runs stand.

West Indies didn't have much success with the ball. Debutante Oshane Thomas provided Windies early breakthrough as he dismissed Shikhar Dhawan (4) but he proved costly in the end as he conceded 83 in 9 overs. Devendra Bishoo was the other bowler to grab a wicket after he dismissed Virat Kohli. Rest of the other bowlers conceded too many runs without taking any wicket.

Earlier, Virat had won the toss and put West Indies to bat first. West Indies put much better batting show from the Test series. Opener Kieran Powell made a quick fire 51 off 39 balls and set the stage for Shimron Hetmyer who scored his 3rd ODI hundred. He hammered all the bowlers all around the part and reached to his century off just 74 balls. He added 74 runs with Rovman Powell (22) for the 5th wicket and 60 with sipper Jason Holder (38) for 6th wicket.



When the duo of Hetmyer and Holder were taking the game away from India, Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Hetmyer after he got 106 off 78 balls. In his inning he hit 6 sixes and 6 fours. Bishoo (22) and Kemar Roach (26) put 44 for the 9th wicket and helped Windies to finished the inning with 322 for 8.

Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of the bowlers for India. He finished his spell with 3 for 41 in 10 overs. Jadeja and Mohammed Shami also chipped in with 2-wickets each. Before the match start, Rishabh Pant received his debut cap from MS Dhoni. Virat Kohli named Man Of The Match for his match-winning hundred. The second of the 5-match series will be played on Wednesday 24 at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.

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