20:13 (IST)
That brings us to the end of our coverage of India’s 1000th ODI, with the Men in Blue going 1-0 up in the three-match series in style. Do join us on Wednesday for the second match, which will be a must-win for Kieron Pollard’s men. Till then, this is Amit signing off wishing you all good night!
20:11 (IST)
Yuzvendra Chahal is the Player of the Match!
Yuzvendra Chahal: I liked it (on his four-fer). After Washi’s double strike, the pressure was on their batters, and my aim was to maintain that pressure. I knew the ball was turning on this surface; I was advised to keep my pace up by Rohit and stuck to the middle-off line. I was focusing on keeping the pace up and getting enough turn on the deliveries. I was focusing on what I was missing out on after returning from SA and worked on my shortcomings with bowling coach Paras Mhambrey.
20:10 (IST)
Rohit Sharma, India captain: (Perfect game?) In patches, I would say. I don’t believe in perfect games, because you can’t always be perfect. We want to keep getting better as a team. All in all, it was a great effort from everyone. We ticked all boxes there, so pretty happy with that. With the bat, we could have finished with not so many wickets. In the middle, we could’ve created more pressure in the backend for their lower order batters. I don’t want to take any credit away from them. They stuck to their plans. (Positives) I thought the way we bowled upfront, and then towards the backend was great to see. (Path ahead for the team under his captaincy) We want to keep getting better as a team, and I’m open to a lot of things. End goal is that we should be able to achieve what the team wants. I don’t think we need to change a whole lot. We’ve had a good run of play in ODI cricket. All I will ask from the players is to keep challenging themselves. If the situation arises, the guys will be ready to do that as well. I’ve been off for a while, haven’t played for two months, but I was back home hitting the balls knowing we had a long season ahead, and it was about finding the rhythm as a batter. I was confident going into this game. Like to be batting till the end, but nevertheless you try a lot of things when you’re out there and not all things come off in the end. The pitch had something in it, there was that softness in the pitch early on, which is why in this game the toss became important. Otherwise, you have to play well if you want to win the game. We don’t want to depend too much on the toss, but at the same time you should be ready to extract any advantage.
20:00 (IST)
Kieron Pollard, West Indies captain: Losing with 22 overs to spare, that’s a heavy defeat. Not been able to bat 50 overs. Being 77/5, we’ve got to take stock on that. We’ve got to dig deeper, get better with our techniques. We’ve all been guilty of making mistakes. Not the result we wanted. It has been difficult for the last couple of days. Getting four wickets showed if we put up some runs on the board, we can compete. (Toss factor) Very, very crucial. When we batted first, the ball held up a bit and it spun, and in the second innings, it slid on straight into the bat, but that’s the nature of the game. (On Holder batting up the order) When you look at different things, you can say that. 12 months ago, guys wouldn’t be saying that. He can bat at any position. When you watch the makeup of our team, you can see international quality batters batting in those middle order positions. We’re happy for Jason and hopefully long may that continue. (Positives) Lower order batting, Jason scoring that fifty, Fabian Allen showing he can chip in, Joseph, Hosein.
19:45 (IST)
Finally!
india’s senior men’s cricket team has registered their first win of 2022 #INDvWI
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) February 6, 2022
19:44 (IST)
After 28 overs,India 178/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 34 , Deepak Hooda 26)
FOUR! Suryakumar hits the winning boundary in the last ball of the 28th over, as India win their 1,000th ODI by six wickets with 22 overs to spare. The Yadav-Hooda partnership remains unbroken on 62, the pair coming to the team’s rescue at a stage when they had lost four wickets for just 32 runs. India lead the series 1-0!
19:39 (IST)
After 27 overs,India 170/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 28 , Deepak Hooda 24)
Four singles added to the total in this over, with SKY and Hooda in no hurry to get India to the finish line at the moment.
19:34 (IST)
After 26 overs,India 166/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 26 , Deepak Hooda 22)
It’s left-arm spin from both ends now as Fabian Allen replaces Jason Holder. Six from the over, including a brace to Hooda off the second ball after he sweeps through the square leg region. Partnership betwen the two crosses the 50-mark in this over. Just 11 needed for the home team to go 1-0 now.
19:31 (IST)
After 25 overs,India 160/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 24 , Deepak Hooda 18)
Just three from Hosein’s eighth over, all of them coming in the form of singles, leaving India at the brink of victory at the halfway stage in their chase.
19:28 (IST)
After 24 overs,India 157/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 22 , Deepak Hooda 17)
Hooda manages to release some of the pressure that was starting to build with a flurry of dots with an outside edge off the fifth delivery that sends the ball through the gap between slip and keeper. Holder had conceded a wide before the boundary, making it five from the over.
19:23 (IST)
After 23 overs,India 152/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 22 , Deepak Hooda 13)
Tidy over from Hosein with just one coming from it, as Hooda collects a single off the fourth delivery, working the ball through the midwicket region. India need 25 to win from 27 overs.
19:19 (IST)
After 22 overs,India 151/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 22 , Deepak Hooda 12)
Holder replaces Joseph, but the boundaries continue to flow for the hosts as SKY glances at a delivery going down leg in the penultimate ball, guiding it towards the long leg fence. Seven from the over. India need 26 to win now, with the required rate now less than one.
19:17 (IST)
After 21 overs,India 144/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 18 , Deepak Hooda 9)
Yadav and Hooda keep the scoreboard ticking with three singles coming in the first five balls, before Yadav gets a thick edge that flies through the gap between keeper Hope and lone slip fielder Pooran, running away for a boundary. Hosein lets out a scream in frustration, knowing that could’ve broken the partnership had Pooran stood a little closer. Seven from the over. India need 33 from 29 overs.
19:13 (IST)
After 20 overs,India 137/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 13 , Deepak Hooda 7)
SKY collects a single off the first ball, followed by a wide down the leg side. Hooda grabs a brace off the third after working the ball through midwicket, before collecting his first boundary of the innings with a solid punch down the ground off the fourth. Leg bye added to the Indian total in the fifth delivery followed by a dot. Nine from the over. India need another 40 off 30.
19:06 (IST)
After 19 overs,India 128/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 12 , Deepak Hooda 1)
Just when India find themselves in a bit of pressure after a flurry of wickets, Surya decides to take the attack to the opposition with back-to-back boundaries off Hosein to move to double figures before keeping the strike with a single off the last ball. Deepak Hooda, meanwhile, is off the mark, having collected a single off the second ball. 10 from the over.
19:04 (IST)
After 18 overs,India 118/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 3 , Deepak Hooda 0)
Just two runs and a wicket from Joseph’s sixth, with Pant following Kishan back to the pavilion after getting run out for 11, as debutant Deepak Hooda joins Suryakumar Yadav at the crease with the hosts under a bit of pressure at the moment.
19:03 (IST)
OUT! Now it’s Pant’s turn to march back to the pavilion, as the wicketkeeper-batter is run out in a rather unfortunate manner. Suryakumar goes for a straight drive, but the ball ends up brushing Joseph’s boot before smashing into the non-striker’s stumps — with Pant well outside his crease. India suddenly in a spot of bother, crumbling to 116/4 from 84/0.
Pant run out (Joseph) 11(9)
19:01 (IST)
After 17 overs,India 116/3 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 11 , Suryakumar Yadav 1)
Excellent over from Hosein as he gives away just three singles from it while accounting for the set batter Kisha, who is caught near the boundary while going for an ambitious slog sweep.
18:55 (IST)
OUT! India lose a third wicket in the chase as Kishan falls for 28, getting caught by Allen at deep square leg while going for a slog sweep off Hosein’s bowling. IND 115/3
Kishan c Allen b Hosein 28(36)
18:50 (IST)
After 16 overs,India 113/2 ( Ishan Kishan 27 , Rishabh Pant (W) 10)
Another big over for the Indians, Joseph going for 12 runs in his fifth. Kishan arches his back and ramps a short ball from the seamer, getting enough timing on the shot for the ball to marginally clear the fence, while Pant punches the ball past extra cover two balls later for a four. India need another 64 off 34 balls.
18:43 (IST)
After 15 overs,India 101/2 ( Ishan Kishan 20 , Rishabh Pant (W) 5)
Eight from this over, including a first boundary of the innings to Pant in the second delivery as the keeper-batter guides the ball towards the long leg fence. The hosts cross the 100-mark in this over, needing another 76 to win from 210 balls with eight wickets in hand. Time for the players to have a drink.
18:39 (IST)
After 14 overs,India 93/2 ( Ishan Kishan 17 , Rishabh Pant (W) 0)
Double wicket over from Joseph as he gets rid of Rohit and Kohli, the former trapped LBW while the latter holing out to fine leg off a short delivery. Kohli started off with back-to-back fours but ended up playing a shot too many. Rishabh Pant joins his 2016 U-19 teammate at the crease, and will hope to finish the job from here. Nine runs and two wickets from the over.
18:35 (IST)
OUT! Two wickets in the over for Joseph as he bounces Kohli out. The former skipper ends up playing a shot too many after getting off the mark with back-to-back fours, hooking a short ball aimed at his helmet straight down fine leg’s throat. IND 93/2
Kohli c Roach b Joseph 8(4)
18:31 (IST)
OUT! Rohit’s delightful knock finally comes to an end, as Joseph traps the India captain leg-before to break the 84-run opening stand. Umpire Ananthapadmanabhan raises his finger right away, and Rohit decides to take this upstairs. Rohit was hit above the knee roll, but because he was standing at the crease, the ball is shown to be clipping the bails on HawkEye. IND 84/1
Rohit LBW Joseph 60(51)
18:29 (IST)
After 13 overs,India 84/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 60 , Ishan Kishan 17)
The boundaries keep coming for Rohit as he collects his 10th of the innings with a paddle sweep off Hosein in the third ball of this over. Follows it up with a single, with Kishan grabbing a brace off the last ball. Seven from the over.
18:26 (IST)
After 12 overs,India 77/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 55 , Ishan Kishan 15)
The ‘Hitman’ brings up his 44th ODI fifty with a brace off the first ball, guiding the ball through the square leg region and racing back for a second. Rohit then goes for a lovely straight drive three balls later, collecting his ninth boundary, before keeping the scoreboard ticking with a single off the fifth ball. Seven from the over. India need exactly another 100 to win from 38 overs with all 10 wickets intact.
18:25 (IST)
Fifty for Rohit Sharma off just 42 deliveries! What a knock this has been from the skipper, who has smashed eight boundaries and a maximum so far today to bring up the half-century for the 44th time in one-dayers. IND 72/0
18:20 (IST)
After 11 overs,India 70/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 48 , Ishan Kishan 15)
Spin introduced at the start of the second powerplay, as Akeal Hosein replaces Alzarri Joseph. The left-arm spinner’s off to a tidy start, with three singles coming from the over. Rohit, meanwhile, is two short of a well-deserved half-century.
18:15 (IST)
After 10 overs,India 67/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 46 , Ishan Kishan 14)
Rohit takes Roach apart in this over. Pulls the first ball over square leg for a four, and follows it up with another boundary three balls later as he guides the ball through the vacant slip region. He then moves to 45 with an almighty hit into the stands beyond the midwicket fence off the fifth ball, before keeping the strike with a single off the last delivery. 15 from the over, with India ending the first powerplay on a comfortable 67/0.
18:13 (IST)
After 9 overs,India 52/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 31 , Ishan Kishan 14)
Four from the over, including a couple of leg byes added to the total at the start of the over that brings up the fifty stand between Rohit and Kishan. India are off to a superb start in the chase of the modest total.
18:11 (IST)
The fifty partnership comes up between openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan in quick time, the pair consuming a little over eight overs to bring up the milestone. Couple of leg byes added to the Indian total after the ball brushes Kishan’s thigh and runs away to fine leg. IND 50/0
18:09 (IST)
After 8 overs,India 48/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 30 , Ishan Kishan 13)
Change of ends for Kemar Roach. FOUR! The boundaries just keep flowing for the newly-appointed full-time ODI skipper as he lofts the ball over mid on off a full delivery from the senior pacer in the second delivery. Produces an even more delightful shot two balls later, using his feet nicely and holding his pose after a lofted punch over mid off to make it two boundaries in the over. He’s batting on 30 at the end of this over, with the partnership just two short of the fifty mark.
18:02 (IST)
After 7 overs,India 40/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 22 , Ishan Kishan 13)
First bowling change of the innings, as Alzarri Joseph replaces Kemar Roach. Joseph starts off with a wide, before getting pulled in front of square for a boundary by Kishan in the third delivery. Five from the over.
17:57 (IST)
After 6 overs,India 35/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 22 , Ishan Kishan 9)
Couple of boundaries conceded by Holder in his third over, with Kishan pulling a short-of-length ball through midwicket off the third delivery, followed by a solid punch by Rohit through cover point off the last ball. Nine from the over, with the opening stand now worth 35 at nearly six-an-over.
17:53 (IST)
After 5 overs,India 26/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 18 , Ishan Kishan 4)
Single each to Rohit and Kishan in the first three balls, before the former flicks a full delivery from Roach towards square leg, where the ball lands between the two fielders stationed around the square leg region. “CATCH!” is the shout as Rohit glances at a delivery going down leg, the ball narrowly beating Pooram’s glove before running all the way to the fine leg fence for a four. Eight from Roach’s third over.
17:50 (IST)
After 4 overs,India 18/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 11 , Ishan Kishan 3)
Five off Holder’s second over, including a second boundary of the innings to Rohit as he drills the ball down the ground with exquisite timing in the second ball. The skipper moves into double figures, with his partner still taking his time to find his feet.
17:49 (IST)
After 3 overs,India 13/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 6 , Ishan Kishan 3)
Kishan nearly ends up chopping the ball onto his stumps in the first delivery. Wide conceded by Roach in the second. Kishan collects a double off the fourth after steering the ball behind point, with Allen getting a hand to the ball to prevent it from running away for a four. Another wide conceded by Roach, this time off the fifth delivery. Four from the over.
17:40 (IST)
After 2 overs,India 9/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 6 , Ishan Kishan 1)
Jason Holder bowls with the other new ball from the Ambani End. Kishan gets off the mark with a single off the first delivery after getting an outside edge, while Rohit guides the ball through square leg for a brace next delivery. Dot off each of the remaining deliveries.
17:38 (IST)
After 1 overs,India 6/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 4 , Ishan Kishan 0)
Roach concedes a wide down the leg side in the second delivery with Rohit on strike, opening India’s account in the process. Rohit gets off the mark with a boundary three balls later, working the ball through the square leg region. Five from the over.
17:31 (IST)
Rohit Sharma walks out to open the Indian innings alongside Ishan Kishan, filling in for regular opener Shikhar Dhawan who’s down with COVID. Kemar Roach has the ball in hand and is set to bowl his first over in ODIs in two-and-a-half years.
16:51 (IST)
A partnership that will have given the visitors’ attack some hope
Holder and Fabian Allen salvaged the situation from a precarious 79-7, but even on a sluggish pitch 173 is a meagre score, showing up the West Indies top order in poor light. India will have to bat diabolically badly to mess up this run chase
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) February 6, 2022
16:49 (IST)
OUT! Chahal grabs the remaining wicket in his final over, dismissing Joseph for 13 as the West Indies No 10 holing out to Suryakumar Yadav at long on to depart for 13, as West Indies are bowled out for 176 after being put in to bat by Rohit Sharma. Chahal finishes the pick of the Indian bowlers with 4/49, with Sundar (3/30) and Krishna (2/29) also chipping in with valuable contributions.
Joseph c Suryakumar b Chahal 13(16)
16:44 (IST)
After 43 overs,West Indies 174/9 ( Alzarri Joseph 11 , Kemar Roach 0)
Good, testing over from Krishna, in which he bowls a mix of yorkers and slower balls to keep the batter — last man Roach in this case — guessing. Just one from the over, with Krishna having conceded a wide down the leg side first ball.
16:39 (IST)
After 42 overs,West Indies 173/9 ( Alzarri Joseph 11 , Kemar Roach 0)
SIX! No dearth of power-hitters among the West Indians, even in the tail, and Joseph’s clean strike off Chahal to send the ball sailing over long off for the fifth six of the innings highlights just that. Six from the over.
16:37 (IST)
After 41 overs,West Indies 167/9 ( Alzarri Joseph 5 , Kemar Roach 0)
Krishna replaces Thakur in this over, and snuffs out the last remaining threat in Holder, who’s cramped for room by a short delivery that results in an outside edge that lands in Pant’s gloves in the fourth delivery. The ex-captain departs for 57, and Windies are one wicket away from getting bowled out.
16:34 (IST)
OUT! Holder’s resistance comes to an end as he ends up nicking the ball to Pant while looking to guide the short delivery through point. He departs for 57, as West Indies lose their ninth wicket. WI 167/9
Holder c Pant b Krishna 57(71)
16:31 (IST)
After 40 overs,West Indies 165/8 ( Jason Holder 55 , Alzarri Joseph 5)
End of the second powerplay, with just three runs coming from the 40th over. West Indies can get past the 200-mark in the last 10 overs as long as Jason Holder’s around, the all-rounder currently batting on 55.
16:30 (IST)
After 39 overs,West Indies 162/8 ( Jason Holder 53 , Alzarri Joseph 4)
New batter Alzarri Joseph gets off the mark with a boundary off the fourth delivery, guiding the ball towards long leg off Thakur. Holder had collected a single off the previous delivery.
16:27 (IST)
After 38 overs,West Indies 157/8 ( Jason Holder 52 , Alzarri Joseph 0)
Holder brings up his half-century with a brace off the third ball, taking 58 deliveries to bring up the milestone for the 11th time in one-dayers. Sundar though, breaks the stand in the last delivery, as Allen chips the ball back to the off-spinner to depart for 29. Three runs and a wicket from Sundar’s eighth.
16:26 (IST)
OUT! The solid eighth-wicket stand is finally broken, as Allen tamely chips the ball back to Sundar for the simplest of catches, departing for 29. So easy was the catch that the bowler barely celebrated. WI 157/8
Allen c and b Sundar 29(43)
India vs West Indies, Live Cricket Score, 1st ODI Today’s Match Updates: FOUR! Suryakumar hits the winning boundary in the last ball of the 28th over, as India win their 1,000th ODI by six wickets with 22 overs to spare. The Yadav-Hooda partnership remains unbroken on 62, the pair coming to the team’s rescue at a stage when they had lost four wickets for just 32 runs. India lead the series 1-0!
Preview: India captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday ruled out drastic team changes in the wake of Virat Kohli’s departure as skipper ahead of the hosts’ 1,000th one-day international against the West Indies.
Rohit begins his tenure as full-time ODI captain in Ahmedabad on Sunday for the first of three matches after replacing Kohli.
A hamstring injury ruled out the 34-year-old from India’s recent tour of South Africa, where they lost the Test series 2-1 and were whitewashed 3-0 in ODIs.
“We have played good ODI cricket over the course of few years, more than four years actually, so suddenly a loss of series doesn’t mean that there is panic,” Rohit told reporters.
“South Africa series was a great learning (experience) for us as to what we didn’t do collectively as a team,” he added.
“What is important for us, moving forward, is the role clarity of certain individuals in the squad.”
While Kohli was known for aggression in his seven-year term as captain across formats, Rohit, who has led the Mumbai Indians to five IPL titles, is known to lead with calm.
Rohit, called “Hitman” for his flamboyant batting and big hitting, said he will not tinker with the template that Kohli created.
“When Virat was captaining, I was the vice-captain so we pretty much went about the team in a similar fashion,” said Rohit.
“I just have to take it from where he left. The team pretty much knows what is expected out of them. And we want to continue the same template,” he added.
“There is nothing that I need to come in and change drastically.”
Covid and spin duo
India’s squad has been hit by Covid with four players including Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer testing positive ahead of the limited-overs series.
Rohit said Ishan Kishan remains the only opening choice in the first ODI, when India will become the first international team to have played 1,000 50-over matches.
The opening batsman said he wants to bring the spin combine of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav back into the fold.
Chahal, a leg-spinner, played the ODI series in South Africa but injury-plagued Yadav, a left-arm wrist-spinner, last played an international for India in July.
“These two guys have been great performers for us in the past and they have certainly created an impact in those years whenever they have played together,” said Rohit.
“In the middle they were left out because of the combination we wanted to get… but it’s certainly on my mind to get them back together, Kuldeep especially,” he added.
“But we want to get him in slowly. We don’t want him to rush into things.”
Here’s everything you need to know about the live coverage and other details of the first ODI between India and West Indies:
When will the first ODI between India and West Indies take place?
The first ODI between India and West Indies will take place on Sunday, 6 February, 2022.
What is the venue for the first ODI between India and West Indies?
The match will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
When will the match start?
The match will begin at 1.30 pm IST. The toss will take place at 1.00 pm IST.
Which TV channels will broadcast India vs West Indies match?
The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney + Hotstar. You can also browse Firstpost.com for live updates and over-by-over commentary.
With inputs from AFP
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