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Virat Kohli, the Indian captain
: "Feels pretty good. A convincing win. I thought West Indies were really good with the bat. And 320+ totals are always tricky. But we knew it's all about one partnership. And life isn't difficult when Rohit is at the other end. Happens very rarely when Rohit plays second fiddle. Among the top three, I've preferred the anchor role, but today I felt good and I communicated with Rohit that he should play the anchor role. And when I got out, he took over and Rayudu played the anchor. And I've always enjoyed batting with him. It's our fifth [sixth] double-hundred partnership. I have a few years left to enjoy the sport. Playing for the country is a matter of pride, so you can't take any game lightly. And I like being honest to the sport you love. You're playing for India, not everyone gets to do that, so that needs to be respected. When a side like West Indies bat like that, it's hard to contain them. Wickets did come, but they were going hard at us. So won't blame the bowlers too much, you saw the pitch was good, we chased it down in 42 overs."
Jason Holder, the Windies captain
: "Extremely pleased with the batting. Credit to Hetmyer, always good to see a youngster do well. Pretty much everyone chipped in. I thought it was a decent effort with the bat, but life was difficult for our spinners under the light. I would agree we were 25-30 short. I felt we were par, and then we got Dhawan's early wicket, but credit to Kohli and then Rohit. In hindsight, we needed a few partnership breakers. Hetmyer is exciting, and was happy for him after the Test series. The character showed. If he batted 5-6 more overs, we would've got 350."
Virat Kohli picks up the Man of the Match award for his 140 off 107 deliveries.
It's been total domination with the bat for India as they register an eight wicket victory. ViratKohlibullied the bowlers during his 140-run stay but RohitSharma outdid his skipper with an unbeaten 152 off just 117 deliveries. India lead the series 1-0 and the Windieswill have to get back to the drawing board to figure out a way to deal with India's explosive batting line-up.
India win by 8 wickets with 47 balls remaining.
India 326/2 after 42.1 overs
Rohit finishes it off in style as he launches Hemraj’s first delivery over long-off for a SIX. That also takes Rohit to an unbeaten 152 off just 117 deliveries. What an innings it has been from the Indian opener.
India 320/2 after 42 overs
Thomas continues. Rayudu drives the first ball to sweeper cover for a single. Thomas responds with a brilliant yorker which Rohit blocks just in front of his toes. Thomas looks for the yorker again but ends up sending a low full toss which Rohit launches over midwicket for a FOUR. The next ball is another yorker and this time Rohit steps across and paddles it fine for a FOUR. Thomas seems to have lost his rhythm as he sends down another full toss which Rohit dispatches over mid-off for three consecutive FOUR. Rohit takes a single off the last ball to retain strike. 14 runs off the over.
India 306/2 after 41 overs
Chandrapaul Hemraj comes into the attack. Finally a bowling change for the Windies but it’s too late now as the damage has been done. Hemraj starts with two dot balls. Rayudu punches the 3rd ball to long off for a single. Both batsmen pick up singles off the last two deliveries. India need just 17 runs to win from 54 balls.
India 303/2 after 40 overs.
Thomas will continue. Sharma is on strike. First ball is a dot. Sharma plays the second ball towards mid-wicket and gets a single. Rayudu is on strike. Third ball is a dot. WIDE. Thomas bowls a wide down the leg-side. Fourth ball is a dot. SIX. Rayudu comes down the track and hits the ball over the bowler’s head for a massive six. He finishes the over with a single.
India 294/2 after 39 overs.
Bishoo will bowl the last over of his spell. Sharma is on strike. He gets a single off the first ball. Rayudu on strike. FOUR. Rayudu gets a boundary down the ground. No runs off the next four balls.
Bowling change. Oshane Thomas is brought back into the attack. NO BALL and FOUR. Thomas bowls a full delivery down the leg-side and Sharma gets a boundary towards fine-leg. Free hit ball coming up. Sharma goes for a wild swing and the ball lands near third-man area and he gets a single. Rayudu is on strike. He dabs the third ball towards third-man and gets a single. Sharma is on strike. WIDE. Thomas bowls one down the leg-side. He plays the fourth delivery towards third-man and gets a single. Rayudu plays the next ball towards third-man and gets a single. Sharma is on strike. He gets a single towards long-on and retains strike.
India 289/2 after 38 overs.
India 278/2 after 37 overs.
Bishoo will continue. Rayudu is on strike. He gets a single off the second ball towards long-off. Sharma on strike. No runs off the third ball. SIX. Sharma dances down the track and hits a massive six. He gets a single off the fifth ball towards extra-cover. Rayudu defends the last ball.
India 270/2 after 36 overs.
Jason Holder will bowl. Rayudu is on strike. First ball is a dot. Rayudu plays the second ball towards third-man and gets a single. Sharma on strike. Next two balls are dots. Sharma pulls the next ball towards mid-wicket and gets a single. Rayudu finishes the over with another single. 3 runs off the over.
Bishoo will continue. Rayudu is on strike. Rayudu gets a single off the first ball towards long-off. Sharma on strike now. Sharma plays out the next five deliveries. Just one run off the over.
India 267/2 after 35 overs.
India 266/2 after 34 overs.
Bowling change. Jason Holder to bowl now. Sharma is on strike. Sharma gets a single on second delivery towards fine leg. Ambati Rayudu the new man is on strike now. He is off the mark with a single. Sharma is now on strike. SIX. Sharma pulls the ball and gets a maximum. He plays the fifth ball for a single. Rayudu gets a single off the last ball. 10 runs off the over.
India 256/2 after 33 overs.
Bishoo will continue. Kohli is on strike. He gets a single off the first ball. Sharma is on strike. He gets two runs off the second ball FOUR. Sharma gets a boundary off the third ball. He plays the fourth ball for a single. Kohli is on strike. Fifth ball is a dot. STUMPED! Kohli misses to read the last ball and is stumped.
WICKET! Kohli st Hope b Bishoo 140 (107)
Kohli fails to read the spin on the ball and is stumpped
India 248/1 after 32 overs.
Nurse continues. Kohli is on strike. SIX. Kohli gets a six off the first ball towards cow-corner. He gets a single off the next ball towards deep square leg. Sharma is on strike. SIX. He gets another SIX. Sharma plays the fifth ball towards fine leg and gets two runs. FOUR. Sharma gets a boundary off the last ball and completes his hundred too. 19 runs off the over.
HUNDRED up! Sharma 100(84)
India 229/1 after 31 overs.
Bishoo will continue. Kohli is on strike. FOUR. Kohli starts the over with a boundary through backward point. FOUR. Another boundary for Kohli and this time through wide of mid-off. Next two balls are dots. He punches the next ball to long-on and gets a single. Last ball is a dot.
India 220/1 after 30 overs.
Nurse will continue. Kohli is on strike. He gets a single off the first ball towards long-on. Sharma is on strike. He gets a single on third ball behind square-leg. Kohli gets a single on fifth ball towards deep mid-wicket. Last ball is a dot. 3 runs off the over.
Roach will continue. Kohli is on strike. SIX. Kohli starts the over in style as he gets a maximum on the first ball. FOUR. Kolhi is murdering Windies bowling as he gets another boundary and this time through extra-cover. He gets a single on third ball. Sharma on strike. No run off the next ball. FOUR. Sharma gets a boundary towards deep mid-wicket. FOUR. Another boundary by Sharma. 19 runs off the over.
India 217/1 after 29 overs.
India 198/1 after 28 overs.
Nurse continues bowling. Sharma is on strike. He gets a single off the first ball. Kohli is on strike. FOUR. Kohli cuts the ball through backward-point for a boundary. He gets a single on the next ball. Sharma is on strike. SIX. He gets a maximum on the next ball over deep mid-wicket. Last two balls are dots.
India 186/1 after 27 overs.
Bowling change. Kemar Roach is brought back into the attack. Sharma is on strike. First ball is a dot. Sharma plays the second ball to leg-side and gets a single. Kohli is on strike now. He is batting on 97. No runs off the next two balls. FOUR. Kohli drives the next ball through the cover and gets his century. Absolute masterclass from the Indian captain. FOUR. There is not stopping Kohli today and this time he cuts the ball through point for another boundary.
Hundred up! Kohli 101 (88)
India 177/1 after 26 overs.
Bowling change. Ashley Nurse is brought back into the attack. FOUR. Sharma welcomes Nurse with a boundary through cover. No runs off the second ball. Sharma sweeps the third ball and gets a single. Kohli is on strike. Kohli gets a single off the fouth ball towards sweeper-cover. Sharma gets a single from the fifth ball towards deep square-leg. Kohli is on strike. He gets two runs off the last ball and moves to 97.
India 168/1 after 25 overs.
Bishoo will continue. Sharma is on strike. First ball is a dot. NO BALL. Bishoo over steps and umpire calls No BALL. Free hit delivery coming up. FOUR. Sharma smashes the ball really hard through the cover for a boundary. It is another NO BALL so another free hit for Sharma. Bishoo finally bowls a legal delivery and he darts the ball on Sharma’s pads which the batsman fails to connect. Next ball is a dot delivery. FOUR. Short ball and Sharma muscles it towards mid-wicket boundary. No runs off the fifth ball. Sharma sweeps the last ball for a single. 11 runs off the over.
India 157/1 after 24 overs.
Thomas will continue. No runs off the first three balls. FOUR. Kohli breaks the dry spell of three balls by getting a boundary towards fine-leg region. He plays the fourth delivery towards third-man and gets a single. Sharma is on strike. He gets a single on fifth ball. Kohli defends the last ball by going on back-foot. 6 runs off the over.
India 151/1 after 23 overs.
Bishoo will continue. Kohli is on strike. Kohli gets a single on third ball towards long-off. Sharma then plays the next ball towards long-off again and gets another single. Kohli plays the fifth ball towards square-leg and gest one more single. Last ball is a dot. Three runs off the over.
India 148/1 after 22 overs.
Bowling change. Oshane Thomas is back into the attack. Virat Kohli is on strike. First ball is slightly short and Kohli plays the ball to fine-leg and settles for a single. Sharma is on strike. He is 49. Second ball is a dot delivery. Sharma plays the third ball in front of point and gets a fifty. This is his 37th ODI fifty. Kohli gets a single on fifth ball towards leg-side. FOUR. Sharma closes the over in style as he gets a boundary through off-side. 7 runs off the over.
FIFTY up! Sharma 50 (51)
India 141/1 after 21 overs.
Bishoo will continue. Sharma is on strike. First ball is a dot. Sharma plays the next ball towards long-on and gets a single. Kohli is on strike. No runs off the third ball. Kohli turns the next ball towards mid-wicket and gets a single. Sharma is on strike. SIX. Great use of the feet by Sharma as he dances down the track and gets a maximum. SIX. Another six and this time through a pull shot over mid-wicket boundary. 14 runs off the over.
India 127/1 after 20 overs
Kohli moves towards the leg-side and works the first ball to fine leg for 2 runs. Holder gets some extra bounce on the next delivery and Kohli guides it to third man for a single. Rohit plays a half-pull shot to deep square leg on the 4th ball for a single. The batsmen then pick up singles off the last two balls to end the over. 6 runs off the over. India need 196 runs to win from 180 balls.
India 121/1 after 19 overs
Bishoo tosses up the first delivery outside off and Kohli times his shot to perfection as he drives it past long-off for a FOUR. Kohli then drives the 3rd ball to long-on for a single. Rohit rotates strike with a punch down to long-off. Bishoo drops the 5th ball short and Kohli cuts it between short third man and point for a FOUR. Kohli then tucks the last ball to the on-side for a single. 11 off the over.
India 110/1 after 18 overs
Holder continues his spell. Rohit tucks the 2nd ball to square leg for a single. Holder bangs the 3rd ball a bit short and Kohli cuts it with great timing past point for a FOUR. Kohli then whips the next ball to deep square leg for a single. That brings up the 100-run partnership between the two. 6 runs off the over.
India 104/1 after 17 overs
Devendra Bishoo comes into the attack. Kohli drives the first ball to long off for a single. Windies bring in a slip for Rohit who nudges the 3rd ball to fine leg for a run. Just 2 runs off the over. Good start by Bishoo.
India 102/1 after 16 overs
Holder starts with a good length delivery at the stumps and Kohli whips it to deep square leg for a single. Rohit guides the next ball to third man to rotate strike. Kohli charges out on the 3rd ball and pulls it down the leg-side for a single. Holder then sends down 3 dot balls to end the over.
India 99/1 after 15 overs
Nurse continues. He doesn’t do much to trouble the batsmen as they pick up singles from every ball in the over. Windies need to look for wickets before Kohli and Rohit take the match beyond their reach. 6 runs from the over.
India 93/1 after 14 overs
Holder maintains a tight line in the over as he restricts the batsmen to just singles. Rohit runs the first ball down to third man for a run. Kohli gets a thick edge to deep square leg on the 4th ball and Rohit guides the 5th ball to third man. Just 3 runs off the over.
India 90/1 after 13 overs
Nurse continues. Rohit works the first ball to backward square leg for a single. The 4th ball is shorter and Kohli flicks it off the back foot to deep midwicket for a run. Rohit drives the last ball to sweeper cover for a single. Just 3 off the over. India need 233 runs to win.
India 87/1 after 12 overs
Holder starts with a wide ball down the leg side. He has to bowl that again and starts well with two dot balls. The 3rd ball is full and onto the stumps which Kohli flicks with ease for a FOUR through midwicket. Holder responds well with 3 dot balls to end the over. Just 5 runs off the over.
India 82/1 after 11 overs
Ashley Nurse comes into the attack. Kohli gets back and cuts the 2nd delivery over Hemraj at short third man for a FOUR. That brings up the FIFTY for the Indian skipper. It’s his 49th ODI fifty and coming off just 35 deliveries. The batsmen then pick up singles off the next 3 deliveries before Rohit pulls the shorter last delivery over backward square leg for a FOUR. 11 runs off the over.
FIFTY up for Kohli! 51 (35)
India 71/1 after 10 overs
Windies skipper Jason Holder comes into the attack. Holder sends the first delivery straying down the leg side and Kohli clips it through square leg for a FOUR. Holder responds well with 3 dot balls. Kohli flicks the 5th ball and Roach at short fine leg allows the ball to slip underneath him for another FOUR. Kohli then drives the last ball to cover for a single. Good start for India after losing Dhawan early.
India 62/1 after 9 overs
Kohli dabs the first ball past first slip for a run. Rohit doesn’t manage to get any runs off the next 3 deliveries. Roach sends the 5th ball onto the pads and Rohit flicks it beautifully down the leg side for a FOUR. That brings up the 50-run partnership between the two batsmen. 5 off the over.
India 57/1 after 8 overs
Thomas is given another over by Holder despite going for 18 runs in his previous one. The Windies skipper recognizing that wickets are important at this stage. Thomas starts with a shorter delivery outside off which beats Kohli who went for the cut. Kohli pulls the 3rd ball through the gap at midwicket for a FOUR. The Indian captain then connects with the shot he was trying to play on the first delivery, this time sending the ball for a one-bounce FOUR. Kohli edges the last ball to third man for a single 9 off the over.
India 48/1 after 7 overs
Kohli is taken by surprise with the sudden bounce on the first ball but defends it to mid-off for a single. Rohit misses his flick on the next delivery but it glances off the thigh pad for a leg bye. Roach sends down a bouncer to Kohli who gets on top of it beautifully to pull it for a FOUR. Kohli then steers the next ball to third man for a single. 7 runs off the over.
India 41/1 after 6 overs
Thomas hits 148 kph on the first delivery which is overpitched on the off stump which Rohit drives back to the bowler. The next delivery hits Rohit on the thigh pad and Kohli calls for a quick single. Thomas pushes Kohli on the back foot but the Indian skipper gets an edge which takes the ball past second slip for a FOUR. Kohli then flicks the next ball past deep midwicket for back-to-back FOURs. Thomas pitches the 5th ball full onto the stumps and Kohli gets a leading edge past cover for three runs. Rohit is treated to a bouncer to end the over and the Indian opener pulls it over long leg for a SIX. 18 runs off the over.
India 23/1 after 5 overs
Rohit uses his wrists to send the first ball to square leg for a single. Roach sends the next ball onto the pads of Kohli who places it past Bishoo at midwicket for a FOUR. Roach responds well with 4 dot balls to end the over. Kohli nearly falls over as he loses his balance while going for the flick on the last ball. The Windies pacers are doing a good job here.
