Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma hit centuries as India beat West Indies in Guwahati ODI- how it happened in pictures.
India's captain Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma stitched a huge 246-run stand to guide their side to a comfortable eight-wicket win over West Indies in the first ODI of the five-match series at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday.
Shimron Hetmyer struck his third ODI hundred in just his 13th match to help West Indies to 322-8 after India captain Kohli had won the toss and put the touring side in to bat.
The target of 323 appeared steep when India lost opener Shikhar Dhawan in the second over of their innings but Kohli and Rohit took the West Indies bowling to the cleaners with the hosts reaching the mark with 47 deliveries to spare.
Here's how it all happened:
1. WI start aggressive
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West Indies started off their batting in signature style dealing in boundaries. The debutant Chandrapaul Hemraj even sent the ball twice to the ropes on the last two deliveries of Shami's second over. (Image: AFP)
2. Hemraj out
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Getting a little confidence, Hemraj tried to pull one but played the ball late as the stumps were knocked over. He departed for just nine runs. (Image: AFP)
3. Kieran Powell hits fifty
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Keiron Powell kept scoring at good pace and reached his half-century. However, he was out soon on 51. (Image: PTI)
4. Samuels out on duck, Shami gets Hope
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Marlon Samuels followed the suit for a second-ball duck and West Indies were reeling at 86 for three in the 16th over. Shai Hope (32) got a good start, but couldn't convert it into big innings and lost his wicket to Shami. (Image: PTI)
5. Heymyer hits hundred
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Hetmyer continued the onslaught and smashed half a dozen sixes and an identical number of fours during his 78-ball knock. (Image: PTI)
6. West Indies reach 322
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Kemar Roach and Devendra Bishoo made sure they batted through the innings, and along the way dispatched the loose balls to add 44 off 40 for the ninth wicket. The duo took the score past 320. (Image: AFP)
7. Chahal, Shami get the wickets
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Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was the most successful bowler for the hosts with 3-41 in his 10 overs while Shami gave away 81 runs for his two wickets. (Image: AFP)
8. Upbeat West Indies
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As Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma took the crease, West Indies were upbeat as it was their fifth-highest total against India in ODIs. (Image: AFP)
9. Shikhar Dhawan falls early
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Debutant Oshane Thomas struck in his first over sending Shikhar Dhawan back for just four runs. (Image: PTI)
10. The Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma Show
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma flattened the West Indies' attack putting on a humongous 246-run stand for the second wicket. (Image: PTI)
11. Virat gets century
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In the process, Kohli reached his 36th ODI century in 204 innings. It took the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar 311 innings to reach 36 ODI hundreds. (Image: PTI)
12. Kohli scores 140
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Kohli misjudged a delivery from Devendra Bishoo and wicketkeeper Shai Hope made no mistake in removing the bails with the Indian skipper out of the crease. He was dismissed for 140 off just 107 deliveries. He smashed 21 fours and two sixes during his knock. (Image: PTI)
13. Rohit gets 20th ton
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Rohit took his time to settle down but then grew in confidence and cleared the boundary rope with ease bringing up his 20th century. Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 152, becoming the first man on the planet to have six scores over 150. He hit 15 boundaries and eight sixes, the last of which brought up India's victory.(Image: PTI)
14. India win by 8 wickets
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Ambati Rayudu (22), who has accepted the burden of solving India's number 4 conundrum, supported Rohit till the end, seeing India cross the victory line with eight wickets to spare. (Image: PTI)
