India 178 for 4 (Rohit 60, Suryakumar 34, Joseph 2-45) beat West Indies 176 (Holder 57, Chahal 4-49, Washington 3-30) by six wickets
Driven by the spinners' seven wickets between them, India traveled to a six-wicket in the series opener that endured simply 71.5 overs on a pitch offering turn and variable speed. This was the initial time since January 2019 that India's spinners took in excess of five wickets in an ODI, however India will be similarly intrigued that their quick bowlers too made an effect on assist with confining West Indies to 176.
The returning Washington Sundar began the harm, Yuzvendra Chahal crushed the spirit of the batting with four wickets, however either side were antagonistic spells from Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna. The 46 speck balls that India bowled in the powerplay were the most noteworthy by them since the 2019 World Cup, on account of Siraj's initial spell of 5-2-13-1. Krishna took a wicket each in his later spells.
India went into their 1000th ODI with a new-look assault. Take out the Sri Lanka visit with a second-string side, and this was whenever India first went into an ODI with neither Bhuvneshwar Kumar nor Deepak Chahar in the XI since December 2020. Rather India picked bowlers who hit the deck hard, something England have done to make a mark of contrast in restricted overs cricket. Outside the spinners changing out on a supportive surface, Siraj and Krishna conveyed exactly what India would have trusted.
This wasn't the main change in approach. Yet pursuing a little objective, new chief Rohit Sharma scored 46 runs in the initial 10 overs, the most noteworthy he has done in ODIs. One of India's issues in ODIs of late has been that their top request is excessively moderate, which makes it basic they bat a greater part of the innings in any case it leaves a lot to accomplish for the center request. With a large group of their initial players missing, it would have been intriguing to perceive how Ishan Kishan goes in this little window, however it was Rohit who stepped up to the plate from the get-go, giving India such an early advantage that a hiccup in the center wasn't to the point of troubling them.
The day started with Siraj bowling hard lengths at great speed. After a tight beginning, Shai Hope drove him for progressive limits in the third finished, the main times he had pitched up. The third ball was comparable length however conveyed with the wobble crease, nipping in after pitching and taking within edge onto the stumps.
After three overs of Krishna, Rohit went to Washington, who is very used to bowling with the field up in T20 cricket. The primary ball he bowled to Darren Bravo, the underlying line recommended point into the cushions, Bravo appropriately shut the face for a solitary, however was beaten by turn so large that there was no lbw advance as the ball would have missed the off stump.
When there was turn in the pitch, Washington's precision would have been hard to haggle for West Indies. Bravo confronted the initial 13 balls from him, some way or another making due, yet the right-hand opener, Brandon King, tumbled to the primary he confronted. Shutting the face early, he got a main edge to short midwicket. In the equivalent over, Bravo fell lbw to one that didn't turn, frequently the conveyance that causes the harm on turning pitches.
India didn't turn covetous. They never bowled the spinners couple. After Washington's spell of 6-1-21-2, Chahal came on with significantly additional staggering outcomes. The main ball Nicholas Pooran looked from Chahal he hoped to clear, the ball missed the mark concerning his compass and he was caught in front. Chahal then, at that point, prodded Pollard with a loopy sluggish conveyance first up, drawing a major drive and passing through the entryway with the wrong'un. He got within edge from Holder on the full go-around ball, however it missed the mark regarding short leg.
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