India vs West Indies 1st ODI: West Indies register comfortable victory over India
Kochi: Riding on Marlon Samuels' hundred and Denesh Ramdin's half-century, West Indies put up 321 for the loss of six wickets in their stipulated 50 overs in the first ODI here on Wednesday.
For India, Mohammad Shami picked up four wickets.
Live score; WI 321/6 (50.0); M Samuels 126*, D Ramdin 61, D Smith 46; M Shami 4/66 ; Target for India: 322
India 155/9 (31.0)
Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan out in the middle. Jerome Taylor and Ravi Rampaul with the new ball.
Rahane run out for 24. It was a bizarre run out, with both batsmen getting stuck at one end.
Kohli was the next to depart. He made 2 runs off 5 balls.
India lost their third wicket as Ambati Rayudu was dismissed for 13.
Raina goes for a duck. India four down. Dhoni out for 8. India 121/5 in 26 overs.
Samuels removes Dhawan at 68. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar was the next to back to the pavilion. West Indies is just three wickets away from victory.
Dwayne Bravo dismisses Amit Mishra for 5 runs
Rampaul dismisses Mohit Sharma for 8 runs
West Indies Innings
Andre Russell out for 1 off 2. Shami picks up his third.
Kieron Pollard tries a Dilscoop and falls prey to Mohammad Shami. Bowled. He departs for 2 off 4.
Ramdin has to go. The record 165-run partnership for the fourth wicket between the two ends as the Caribbean wicketkeeper tries to hit Shami out of the ground. Jadeja takes an easy catch. He departs for 61 off 59 (5X4, 2X6)
Record partnership for the fourth wicket between Samuels and Ramdin comes to an end.
Denesh Ramdin joins the party, registers his fifth ODI half-century, 50* off 52.
West Indies cross the 200-run mark in less than 40 overs. With 13 overs remaining, they are expected to cross 300.
And the 50 comes up for Samuels. He is looking dangerous now, batting on 58 off 61.
Marlon Samuels attacks Mishra, hits two back-to-back sixes
Darren Bravo departs for 28 off 45 deliveries (2X4, 1X6)
Darren Bravo steps out to Mishra for a six, goes for another one in the next ball and finds the fielder in the deep.
Dwayne Smith departs for 46 off 45 balls (4X4, 2X6). Jadeja cleans him up.
The 50-run stand between Dwayne Smith and Darren Bravo comes up.
The pitch in Kochi is known to be spin-friendly. The legendary Sachin Tendulkar - with his vicious spin bowling - has the record of two five-wicket hauls here. In 1998, he took 5/32 against Australia and in 2005 against Pakistan, his figures read 5/50. Now that Amit Mishra has been introduced in the attack, he has a chance to turn the tide.
Eleventh over, Smith takes the aerial route off Ravindra Jadeja. The much expected big one from the big hitter. Six.
Smith cuts it lose, punishes Mohit Sharma with two back-to-back boundaries in the seventh over.
Mohammad Shami find's Bravo's edge of the bat, a fine catch at first slip by Shikhar Dhawan. Out. He departs for 17 off 24 balls (4X4). Darren Bravo walks in the middle.
A maiden over from Kumar in the fifth brings India back in command. The Caribbeans seem to be clueless about the swing.
West Indies openers seem to be in good touch. Openers Dwayne Smith and Dwayne Bravo are going at six per over. Indian seamers Mohit Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar yet to display their magic.
The series against West Indies will be India’s only chance to iron out any flaws before embarking on the tough tour of Australia and skipper Mahendra Singh on Tuesday hinted that the hosts will try out a few things in the home rubber against the Caribbeans starting in Kochi on Wednesday. The West Indies are presently touring India for five ODIs, three Tests and one-off Twenty20 International.
Squads:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C/wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Murali Vijay, Kuldeep Yadav.
West Indies: Dwayne Bravo (C), Darren Bravo, Jason Holder, Leon Johnson, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russel, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor.
