India take on West Indies in the 1st ODI of a 5-match series between the two nations at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday.
Here are the live-match updates:
# Big-Hitter Rovman Powell is the next man in for the West Indies!
# Wicket! Shai Hope dissapoints yet again for West Indies after attempting to go for his shots off a short delivery. Wicketkeeper MS Dhoni completed a simple catch as Hope was left with no alternative other than to trudge back to the crease silently. West Indies 114.4 (21.4 overs)
# Shai Hope and Jason Hetmyer are looking increasingly uncertain against the Indian bowlers who have troubled the batsman with their movement and accuracy. It will certainly get tougher for the visitors in the coming overs with the bowlers in good form. West Indies 112/3(21 overs)
# Jason Hetmyer is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Samuels perishes for 0 after being dismissed Lbw by Chahal. Samuels failed to effective negotiate the delivery, with the umpire in no state of confusion over the outcome. Marlon Samuels 0(2), West Indies 86/3 (15.3 overs)
# Veteran batsman Marlon Samuels is the new man on the crease!
#Wicket! Kieran Powell perishes for 51 off 39 runs as Khaleel Ahmed accounts for the batsman who seemed to be in good nick. Powell attempted to smash the ball into the stands but failed to connect properly handing an easy catch to Shikhar Dhawan. West Indies 84/2 (14.5 overs)
# 9th Half Century for Kieron Powell who also brings up his 3rd half-century against India. Kieran Powell 50(36)
# Kieran Powell seems all set for a half century with Shai Hope ensuring some valuable support from the other hand. Powell was extremely impressive for the Windies during the recently concluded Test series with confident performances at the top of the order and is continuining in the same vein. India will be looking to take a few wickets at this stage in order to counter the flow of runs. West Indies 78/1 (13 overs)
# West Indies are off to a jittery start early on having lost debutant Chanderpaul Hemraj cheaply. Kieron Powell and Shai Hope will be looking to build a steady partnersip at this stage and lead the visitors on to a steady total. West Indies 26/1 (6 overs)
# Shai Hope is the next man on the crease for the visitors.
Shami provides the first breakthrough.
The Windies debutant Hemraj departs for 9.
Live – https://t.co/4HC9HhvFn3 #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/Aa0t0kvw4g
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 21, 2018
#Wicket! Chandarpaul Hemraj who makes his debut for the West Indies has been sent back to the pavillion after attempting to smash a boundary off a short delivery by Shami Ahmed. Hemraj has been bowled for 9 off 15 balls by Shami Ahmed. West Indies 19/1 (4.3 overs)
All set! #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/2kuTf6i0AN
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 21, 2018
#WI XI: K Powell, C Hemraj, S Hetmyer, S Hope, M Samuels, R Powell, J Holder, A Nurse, D Bishoo, K Roach, O Thomas
Congratulations to Marlon’s Samuels who’s playing his 200th ODI today. #WindiesCricket #ItsOurGame pic.twitter.com/ecZjEMGeuC
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) October 21, 2018
#IND XI: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli, A Rayudu, MS Dhoni, R Pant, R Jadeja, U Yadav, M Shami, K Ahmed, Y Chahal
Here’s the Playing XI for the 1st ODI #INDvWI.@RishabPant777 is all set to make his debut for #TeamIndia. pic.twitter.com/j2ynEncVgU
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 21, 2018
# India win the toss and have elected to field first.
#TeamIndia win the toss and elect to bowl first against the Windies in the 1st ODI at Guwahati.@Paytm #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/9V6fzPMSLB
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 21, 2018
India recorded a whitewash in the recently concluded 2-match Test series against West Indies after a dismal campaign against England away from home where they were trounced at every stage.
Skipper Virat Kohli led from the front, ensuring dominant performances against the visitors who failed to put up much of a fight. Youngsters Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant further made their presence felt for India, scoring runs at a consistent pace with confident performances through thick and thin.
The Windies will be looking to ensure a strong fight in the limited overs format, despite the absence of proven cricketers like Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Kieron Pollard. Batsman Evin Lewis was also recently ruled out of the limited overs squad after opting out due to personal reasons.
However, the presence of the likes of Jason Holder and experienced batsman Marlon Samuels augurs well for the Windies.
Squad:
India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, K Khaleel Ahmed, Lokesh Rahul, Umesh Yadav.
West Indies: Jason Holder (c), Fabian Allen, Sunil Ambris, Devendra Bishoo, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Kieran Powell, Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Oshane Thomas and Obed McCoy.
Source: Zee News