India defeats West Indies by eight wickets in opening ODI thanks to centuries from Kohli and Gill

Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill scored centuries while bowler Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets as India beat the West Indies by eight wickets in the first ODI in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. With this win, India took a one-zero lead in the series.

First Innings

Invited to bat first, the West Indies scored two hundred ninety-five runs for the loss of seven wickets. Opening batters Justin Greaves and John Campbell built a strong partnership of one hundred thirty-five runs in nineteen point two overs. Campbell scored sixty-two runs from sixty balls before Kuldeep Yadav had him caught by Prasidh Krishna. Greaves scored one hundred one runs from one hundred eight deliveries, hitting the first fifty-over format hundred of his career. Kuldeep Yadav finished his spell with figures of four wickets for forty runs, stopping the visiting team from reaching a much higher total.

Run Chase

India chased down the target successfully. Captain Rohit Sharma started the innings aggressively and made thirty-two runs before getting out to Alzarri Joseph. Shubman Gill capitalized on being dropped on eleven runs to score one hundred ten runs from one hundred eight balls. Virat Kohli played a brilliant unbeaten knock of one hundred thirty-nine runs from eighty-eight deliveries, crossing the milestone of fifteen thousand ODI runs during the match. Kohli and Gill shared a partnership of one hundred fifty-one runs. After Roston Chase dismissed Gill, Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad stayed together at the crease to guide India to victory.