Shikhar Dhawan, Mohammed Siraj assist India beat West Indies by 3 runs in thriller in 1st ODI

India survived an enormous scare from a spirited West Indies aspect as they clinched a 3-run win within the first ODI, which went all the way down to the wire on the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Friday.

Mohammed Siraj held his nerve and delivered a effective ultimate over as Romario Shepherd and Akeal Hosein’s valiant cameos within the loss of life overs resulted in useless. Siraj shone with figures of two/58 whereas leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal stepped up and picked up 2 wickets as India efficiently defended 308.

West Indies vs India, 1st ODI Highlights

West Indies rode on a effective 75 from opener Kyle Mayers and a fifty from Brandon King and cameos from Shepherd and Hosein to get near the goal. However, they had been restricted to 305/6, falling agonisingly wanting the goal.

Siraj defended 15 runs within the ultimate over as he gave away only one boundary (to Shepherd) as Dhawan’s males held their nerves to seal a 1-0 lead within the 3-match ODI sequence.

Shardul Thakur was costly (2/54 in 8 overs) however he received the massive wickets of Mayers (75) and Shamarh Brooks (46) after the duo added 117 runs for the second wicket after Siraj took out Shai Hope early in West Indies chase.

Chahal delivered with wickets of Brandon King (54) and the big-hitting Rovman Powell (6) however Axar Patel, who was into the XI after vice-captain Ravindra Jadeja was dominated out on account of a knee niggle, went wicketless.

SHIKHAR DHAWAN DELIVERS AT THE TOP

Earlier within the day, Shikhar Dhawan led from the entrance in a free-flowing knock of 97 as India posted 309 on the board after West Indies gained the toss and opted to bat. Dhawan returned to the limited-overs set-up in India’s tour of England earlier this month however the senior batter did not get going within the 3-match ODI sequence in Old Blighty.

Questions had been requested of his place within the aspect whilst he was appointed because the captain of a second-string India aspect for the ODIs within the West Indies. However, Dhawan, as he has in his profession umpteen occasions, proved his naysayers unsuitable with a dominant 97.

Shikhar Dhawan missed his 18th ODI hundred by simply 3 runs as he fell as early because the thirty fifth over when he tried to get to his first ODI century for the reason that 2019 World Cup. Dhawan tried to chop left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie however was caught at level by Shamarh Brooks.

Dhawan missed out on a chance to grow to be solely the third India captain after Rahul Dravid in 2006 and Virat Kohli (2013, 2017, 2019) to hit 100 in ODIs within the West Indies.

Dhawan had stitched a strong 119-run opening partnership with younger Shubman Gill, who took the chance that got here his approach with each fingers, hitting a quickfire 64 in simply 53 balls. However, Gill threw his wicket away by getting run-out after a torpid try to finish a single within the 18th over.

Shreyas Iyer, who walked in at No. 3, started cautiously as West Indies pacers targetted him with brief balls,w which have proved to be his Achilles heel within the latest previous. However, Dhawan’s aggression on the different finish, allowed Iyer to take his time and settle into his innings.

Iyer received going, taking the assault to West Indies spinners, particularly part-time operation in captain Nicholas Pooran. However, Iyer additionally threw his wicket away after attending to his fifty.

However, there was a middle-order failure within the Indian innings as Suryakumar Yadav (13) and Sanju Samson (12) fell in fast succession.

West Indies choked the brand new batters whilst Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel tried to get going within the loss of life overs. While Axar overcame a gradual begin to hit a 21-ball 21, Hooda hit 27 from 32 balls as India inched previous 300 after wanting set to put up in extra of 330 at one level of their innings.

India managed simply 73 runs of their final 15 overs because the likes of Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales and Romario Shepherd bowled nicely on the loss of life for the West Indies.

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