IND vs WI, 1st ODI HIGHLIGHTS: India Beat West Indies By 5 Wickets And 163 Balls Remaining

IND Vs WI 1st ODI HIGHLIGHTS: India have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Background

IND vs WI, 1st ODI LIVE: After the conclusion of the two-match Test series between India and West Indies, focus will now shift on the three-match ODI series which kicks off on Thursday (July 27) at the Kensington Oval Stadium. There is no doubt that Team India would look to have an eye on the World Cup later at home whenever they take the field up until then especially in the 50-over format. However, against the two-time champions who failed to qualify for the marquee event for the first time, it is likely to be a battle between themselves, an opportunity to try out various combinations with the World Cup set to commence in little over two months time.

While India have a larger purpose and context in which to view this bilateral contest in, no such context is there for the West Indies side who will no World Cup Super League points at stake and even as the 2027 World Cup is far away, from what is being learnt, the top 14 teams could qualify for that competition based on the rankings. Having said that they would want to belive that are far better than their performance in the World Cup qualifiers and a win against a top-side like India would do their confidence a world of good.

The big news from India's camp is that Mohammed Siraj has flown back home after being rested for the ODI series with an aim of handling his workload and in his absence, Jaydev Unadkat could get in a game or Mukesh Kumar could be tried.

Probable Playing XIs:

West Indies: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (captain & wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie/Yannic Cariah/Oshane Thomas, Jayden Seales

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson/Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel/Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Jaydev Unadkat/Mukesh Kumar

Squads:

West Indies: Shai Hope (wicketkeeper/captain), Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell, Keacy Carty, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Oshane Thomas, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair, Dominic Drakes, Yannic Cariah

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jaydev Unadkat, Mukesh Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad

23:27 PM (IST)  •  27 Jul 2023

IND vs WI, 1st ODI

What a performance. Kuldeep Yadav gets the Player of the Match award for his figures of 4 for 6. Ishan Kishan was also impressive with a knock of 52 but India lost a few more wickets than their liking. The second match of the series will be played on Saturday (July 29).

23:23 PM (IST)  •  27 Jul 2023

IND vs WI, 1s ODI

India win! They lost 5 wickets but got to their target with 163 balls remaining, their biggest win over West Indies in terms of balls remaining.

22:37 PM (IST)  •  27 Jul 2023

IND vs WI, 1st ODI LIVE

Run out! His bat was in the air as the ball came off the bowler's hands and hit the stumps at the non-striker's end. India- 70/3 in 13.1 overs. Jadeja walks in. 

22:26 PM (IST)  •  27 Jul 2023

IND vs WI, 1st ODI LIVE SCORE

WICKET! Suryakumar Yadav is out LBW. He gets out for 19 off 25 deliveries. India- 54/2 in 10.5 Overs. Still no Rohit or Virat, Hardik Pandya comes out to the middle.

22:08 PM (IST)  •  27 Jul 2023

IND vs WI, 1st ODI LIVE SCORE

India looking well in course to register a win in this fixture. India- 36/1 after 7 overs.