India vs West Indies Highlights 1st ODI 2019 Cricket Match: Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer Shine As Windies Beat IND by 8 Wickets
India vs West Indies 1st ODI live: The series opener promises to be an exciting cricket match and we will provide you the live score updates of IND vs WI 1st ODI 2019, which will take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
West Indies win by eight wickets! That's it! Windies take an early lead in the series. Nicholas Pooran hits the winning run. Shai Hope played a sheet anchor role and finishes unbeaten on 102. Earlier, it was Shimron Hetmyer who set the tone for victory. IND vs WI 1st ODI 2019 Full Scorecard.
Hundred up for Shai Hope! 100 off 149 balls, he has played a sheet anchor role. This is Hope's eighth ODI century. What a performance this has been. Meanwhile, Windies need just 11 runs off 18 balls.
West Indies need 48 more runs to win from 48 balls. Runs are not coming easily for Windies at the moment but they have wickets in hand and can afford to up the ante anytime.
OUT! End of a fine knock! Shreyas Iyer finally takes a catch as Shimron Hetmyer perishes. The left-hander was looking to score quickly and perished in the process. S Hetmyer c Shreyas Iyer b Shami 139(106)
Dropped!!! Shreyas Iyer has dropped an easy catch at long-on. Shimron Hetmyer gets a life as West Indies inch closer towards the victory. Windies now need 97 off 90 balls.
That's hundred up for Shimron Hetmyer, his fifth ODI century. 100 off 85 balls for the left-hander. What a knock this has been by the youngster and he is not done yet. This is his second ODI hundred against India.
Shai Hope has completed his half-century as well. His partnership with Shimron Hetmyer is now worth 150 off 155 balls. West Indies need 127 more runs to win from 20 overs.
Halfway through and West Indies are in a strong position. The partnership between Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope is now worth 125 off 125 balls. Hetmyer is batting on 82 while Hope is on 39. Windies need 152 more runs to win.
That's half-century up for Shimron Hetmyer. Run-a-ball half-century for the left-hander, this is his fifth fifty in ODIs. West Indies need 191 more runs to win from 174 balls.
West Indies now need 195 more runs to win from 30 overs. The required run-rate is now worth 6.50 runs per over. Shimron Hetmyer is batting on run-a-ball 48.
West Indies going along nicely at the moment. Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer have added 68 off 65 balls, with the latter nearing his half-century. Seven fours and a six hit so far between these two.
Shivam Dube into the attack now. West Indies now need 233 more runs to win from 38 overs at a required run-rate of 6.13. The current partnership is nearing the fifty-run mark as well.
Shimron Hetmyer is the new batsman in. West Indies need one good partnership here. Meanwhile, Hetmyer has collected couple of boundaries already. He is the key batsman for Windies.
OUT! Deepak Chahar strikes! Sunil Ambris is trapped in front of the wickets. Umpire had no hesitation in giving that one out. Ambris decides against reviewing it and rightly so. Ambris lbw b Chahar 9(8)
Welcome back, Deepak Chahar opens the bowling for India. And it is Shai Hope and Sunil Ambris who open the batting for West Indies. Chahar starts with a maiden.
So, that's the end of India's innings. One can feel that the hosts have posted a competitive total, given the slow nature of the pitch. Rishabh Pant was the top-scorer for India followed by Shreyas Iyer's 70. Kedar Jadhav chipped in with his 40 as well.
OUT! Drama in the middle. On-field umpire rules Ravindra Jadeja not-out but after TV replay, Windies players appeal and the umpire is forced to opt third umpire's services. TV replay confirm that Jadeja was well short of his crease. Jadeja run out (Roston Chase) 21(21)
IND vs WI 1st ODI 2019 Live Score Updates: After the T20I series, India and West Indies lock horns in the three-match One-Day Internationals (ODIs). India won the T20I series 2-1 and now will be looking to extend their supremacy over the visitors in the 50-over format as well. The series opener promises to be an exciting cricket match and we will provide you the live score updates of IND vs WI 1st ODI 2019, which will take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. India Vs West Indies, Cricket Score 1st ODI Match.
Both the camps have some injury concerns. India will be without left-handed opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The duo has now been replaced by Mayank Agarwal and Shardul Thakur respectively. Windies, on the other hand, are sweating over opener Evin Lewis’ fitness. The left-hander suffered an injury during the third and final T20I in Mumbai. India vs West Indies Head-to-Head Record: Ahead of 1st ODI 2019, Here Are Match Results of Last Five IND vs WI Encounters.
India Likely Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami.
West Indies Playing Likely XI: Evin Lewis/Brandon King, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Kieron Pollard (C), Jason Holder, Sheldon Cottrell, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh, Alzarri Joseph.
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