Port of Spain: Shikhar Dhawan extended his red-hot form with a 87-run knock before rain forced an early suspension of the Indian innings in the first cricket One-day International against the West Indies. After two rain-interruptions, India's innings ended at 199 for three in 39.2 overs.
The game has been called off due to heavy rain. The series is tied 0-0 after one game.
Like in the Champions Trophy, the Indian openers batted quite slow, scoring just 47 runs in 10 overs and the following batsmen did not get the chance to accelerate later.
Rain getting heavier and has stopped play again.
India: 199-3 from 39.2 overs
The covers are completely off and players are back on the field.
And the rains come pouring down, as the covers come out on the field. It does not seem to be pouring as heavily, but the condition of the outfield after the downpour may be a cause for concern.
India: 185-3 from 36.3 overs
WICKET! Yuvraj goes for the big shot, off a length ball, but fails to keep it on the ground, as Evin Lewis comes up with a smart catch at midwicket.
India: 168-1 from 31.5 overs
WICKET! The West Indies players go up in a strong appeal, as Bishoo raps Dhawan on the pads. The umpire signals out, but Dhavan goes for the review after consulting his captain. However, the review showed that it was plumb; Dhawan failed to nick it with the bat as well.
India: 160-1 from 30 overs
Rahane's wicket does not seem to have affected India much, as Dhawan as taken the responsibility of doing the bulk of the scoring on his shoulders. Virat Kohli, meanwhile, is playing the sheet-anchor role.
India: 132-1 from 25 overs
WICKET! Rahane went for the big slog down the ground, but only managed to lob it high in the sky, as captain Jason Holder does well to get under it, and take the catch.
India: 120-0 from 23 overs
Shikhar Dhawan also brings up his 20th half-century in style off Alzarri Joseph's bowling.
India: 96-0 from 20 overs
The two openers have carried he scoring forward on a steady note, and are now nearing their half centuries. India look set for a big total today, as they cross the 100 run mark.
Ajinkya Rahane brings up his 17th half-century in a steady manner, on his comeback trail.
India: 47-0 from 10 overs
India are off to a steady start, as Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan engineer some good shots against some tight West Indies bowling. There was a brief moment of concern for Shikhar Dhawan, who was hit on the arm, as the physio came in to take a look. However, the southpaw is back on his feet, as India continue their steady start.
India: 3-0 from 1 over
Holder gets the proceedings underway with a wide, as the two India openers pick up a single each in the first over, to get off the mark.
Ajinkya Rahane comes out to take guard with his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan, while Jason holder gets ready to bowl the first over.
Virat Kohli has handed chinaman Kuldeep Yadav his first ODI cap.
Jason Holder wins the toss, and decides to bowl first.
Preview: Virat Kohli and co are all set to redeem themselves after suffering a heavy defeat against arch rivals Pakistan in the final of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, as they take on West Indies, in the first of the five ODIs, at the Queen’s Park Oval, in Port of Spain, on Friday.
The Indian cricket team has been shrouded in controversy of the Virat Kohli-Anil Kumble rift, as the latter stepped down as the Team India head coach after the end of the Champions Trophy.
However, Kohli and his men will be looking to turn things around from the disappointment of the Champions Trophy in the Caribbean islands, in the five ODI and one T20I series.
However, Team India will be missing the services of two key players, in the form of opening batsman Rohit Sharma and opening bowler Jasprit Bumrah, both of whom have been rested for the series.
Teams:
West Indies XI: Evin Lewis, Kieran Powell, Shai Hope (wk), Jason Mohammed, Roston Chase, Jonathan Carter, Jason Holder (c), Ashley Nurse, Devendra Bishoo, Alzarri Joseph, Miguel Cummins
India XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli (c), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav
