IND VS WI - 1st ODI, West Indies tour of India, 2022

India vs West Indies

India won by 6 wkts

IND -178/4 (27.6)

WI -176/10 (43.5)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Yuzvendra Chahal

Batter

R
B
4s
6s
SR
26
32
2
0
81.25
34
36
5
0
94.44

Bowler

O
M
R
W
ECO
9
0
46
1
5.11

That's a wrap of India's 1000th ODI and Rohit's first as full-time captain, and it's been marked with a massive win. Two more ODIs to go and West Indies have to come up with something much better than this to put up a challenge. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Until next time it's goodbye!

Chahal, POTM: Felt good. Washi struck twice in an over so we knew pressure was on them. My job was to sustain that pressure. Got the feeling watching Washi bowl that the ball was gripping. Had a chat with Rohit, Virat, they said the pace is important. My thought was that if it's turning at pace, keep doing it. Threw in a slower one here and there as a variation. I looked back at the footage from the South Africa series to see where I can improve.

Rohit, India captain: I don't believe in perfect game. You cannot be perfect. We want to keep getting better. All in all a great effort from everyone. We ticked all boxes. Pretty happy with that. With that bat we could've finished with not so many wickets, that is one. Could also have created pressure on their lower order. Don't want to take any credit away. The way we bowled upfront and then towards the back end was good to see. We want to keep getting better as a team. The end goal is we should be able to achieve what the team wants. If the team requires us to do something different, have to do it. Don't think we have to change a lot. All I ask from players is to keep challenging themselves. I've been off for a while, haven't played for two months but I was back home hitting the balls. Knew there was a long season ahead. Had a good net session here. I was confident going into this game. Can take a lot of positives from this game. The pitch had something in it. There was softness in the pitch early on. In this particular game the toss became important. But honestly want to take the toss away from the play, don't want to depend on it a lot. But if you do, you have to take advantage.

Pollard, WI captain: Losing with 22 overs to spare is a heavy defeat. Same old for us - not being able to bat 50 overs. Have to take stock of that. We've got to dig deep, get better in terms of technique, myself included. Credit to the guys turning up. Has been difficult the last couple of days. Getting four wickets there shows if we put some runs we can compete. Toss is a crucial factor. It's wet out there right now. Tonight it just slid onto the bat. That's the nature of cricket, we can't change that. You can say that (Holder should bat higher?). 12 months ago guys would not be saying that. He can bat in any position in the order. Yes he can bat at six. He has a role to play for us. He came in a crucial scenario and made a crucial fifty. See if we can work on some technical flaws in the next couple of days and see what happens.

Suryakumar | 34*(36): Things were really clear, he (Hooda) has played a lot of domestic cricket, so he knew the situation really well. So we were having little conversations and setting little goals (in our partnership). His confidence was spot on though. Loving with how things are going right now, I'm enjoying my time in the nets as well. Pollard just told me a few things (smiles), asked me to play the flick shot towards the mid-wicket region, the one I play in IPL. But I wanted to remain not out. It was difficult for the bowlers to grip the ball due to the dew. It was a little slower in the afternoon, but it became easier for the batters with the dew settling in.

19:40 Local Time, 14:10 GMT, 19:40 IST: It's a hammering for West Indies. It's not been easy for them. They wrapped up a T20I series against England back home less than a week ago, and have hardly had any time here to acclimatise. Just one full practice session yesterday after going through the quarantine requirements. But there's no running away from their batting issues, which is what cost them the series against Ireland as well. Bowled out for a paltry 176, and even that was courtesy an eighth-wicket stand of 78. There was assistance for the spinners today, and Chahal and Sundar were all over the visitors. India cruised along in the chase, with Rohit Sharma scoring a breezy fifty. There was a bit of a wobble when they lost four wickets for 30-odd. But it never really threatened to derail the innings. Suryakumar and debutant Hooda wrapped things up nicely. Hang around, we'll have the presentations soon.

END OF OVER 28

8 Runs

IND: 178 - 4

0 1 1 1 1 4

Suryakumar Yadav

34 (36)

Deepak Hooda

26 (32)

Fabian Allen

2-0-14-0

27.6

Fabian Allen to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR, opens the face on this drive, slicing it away through backward point and that's it! India go 1-0 up, chasing the target down in the 28th over

27.5

Fabian Allen to Hooda, 1 run, overpitched on middle, driven to sweeper cover

27.4

Fabian Allen to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, flat on off, punched to sweeper cover

27.3

Fabian Allen to Hooda, 1 run, knocks it down for a single to long-off

27.2

Fabian Allen to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, floated up on middle, pushed to long-off

27.1

Fabian Allen to Suryakumar Yadav, no run, length ball sliding in on leg, defended forward

Venkat: I feel Surya can will be a good choice for India's finisher's role, he has that hitting ability to play at death as well as to play in middle overs

END OF OVER 27

4 Runs

IND: 170 - 4

1 1 1 0 1 0

Deepak Hooda

24 (30)

Suryakumar Yadav

28 (32)

Akeal Hosein

9-0-46-1

26.6

Akeal Hosein to Hooda, no run, flat on off, turning away, Hooda punches to mid-on

26.5

Akeal Hosein to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, length ball drifting in on middle and leg, Suryakumar knocks it to mid-on

26.4

Akeal Hosein to Suryakumar Yadav, no run, slightly short outside off, Suryakumar's cut finds backward point

26.3

Akeal Hosein to Hooda, 1 run, length ball turning away from off, pushed through the covers

26.2

Akeal Hosein to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, tossed up on middle, pushed down to long-off

26.1

Akeal Hosein to Hooda, 1 run, flat on middle and leg, clipped through square leg

END OF OVER 26

6 Runs

IND: 166 - 4

1 2 1 0 1 1

Deepak Hooda

22 (27)

Suryakumar Yadav

26 (29)

Fabian Allen

1-0-6-0

25.6

Fabian Allen to Hooda, 1 run, flicked away through midwicket! Hooda wants the second but he's been sent back

25.5

Fabian Allen to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, plays it with the turn through to sweeper cover