After a disastrous tour to South Africa, the men in blue returned home with a new challenge up their hands. India is set to play 3 one day internationals against the visiting West Indies.
Rohit Sharma the new limited-overs captain is back in the camp and has a big task up his sleeves.
India was all set to play their first game against the touring West Indies at the Narendra Modi stadium. After winning the toss, India chose to bowl first.
Sluggish start
Batting first, West Indies could not handle the tricky Ahmedabad pitch. Batsmen headed back to the pavilion as soon as they took their guard.
West Indies’ batting lineup fell like a deck of cards. In no time West Indies were down to 79 for the loss of 7 wickets.
Jason Holder and Fabian Allen made a healthy partnership of 79 runs. Holder scored a handy 57 run knock to stabilize the team but the returning Yuzi Chahal had other plans in his mind.
West Indies managed 176 runs before being bundled up in 44 overs.
2nd Innings
Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan gave India a solid start by adding 84 runs in just 13 overs before Sharma was found to be LBW by Alzarri Joseph. West Indies then took two quick wickets with the hope to return to the game. But it was too late to turn the tides as Surya Kumar Yadav and Deepak Hooda sailed the Indian ship to victory shores and beat West Indies in the 1st ODI by 6 wickets in what was almost a one-sided affair. Yuzavendra Chahal was chosen to be the Man of the Match for his brilliant performance. He took 4-49 in his allotted set of overs. India will play the 2nd ODI on 9th February 2022 at the same venue. The game will start at 1:30 PM IST.
