In a dominant display in Ahmedabad, India beat the West Indies by six wickets to celebrate their 1000th ODI match in style. The victory was built on a clinical bowling effort, specifically from the spin pair of Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar. Rohit Sharma also played a key role, hitting a strong fifty to mark his 44th such milestone in ODI cricket.
Choosing to bowl first, India's attack proved too strong, rolling the West Indies for just 176. The momentum shifted early when Mohammed Siraj removed Shai Hope in the third over, sparking a downward spiral for the visitors. Sundar then capitalized on the pressure...
The West Indies suffered a steady collapse, sliding to a precarious 79/7. Only a gritty partnership between Jason Holder (57) and Fabien Allen (29) helped them reach a decent total. Yuzvendra Chahal led the bowling attack with four wickets, while Washington Sundar claimed three and Prasidh Krishna took two.
With 177 to chase, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan (28) got India off to a flying start, sharing an 84-run opening stand. This partnership ended when Alzarri Joseph trapped Rohit (60) lbw. Virat Kohli looked dangerous with a couple of early boundaries, but Joseph managed to dismiss him with a sharp short delivery.
Suryakumar Yadav (34) and debutant Deepak Hooda (26) played a composed game to see the match through, adding 62 runs for the fifth wicket to seal the win. Thanks to his impressive figures of 4/49, Chahal was named Man of the Match. The teams will meet again for the second ODI on February 9th.