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Guwahati, Oct 21: India captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma hammered respective tons and stitched fifth 200-plus stand between them to defeat West Indies by 8 wickets with 47-balls to spare in the first ODI here on Sunday (October 21).
Virat (140 off 107 balls) and Rohit (152* off 117 balls) made lightweight of the inexperience Windies bowling attack as they overhauled the target of 323 runs in 42.1 overs and went 1-0 up in the 5-match series. Kohli slammed his career's 36th ODI century while Rohit struck his 20th century and entertained the Guwahati crowd with their explosive hittings.
Set a daunting total of 323, India lost the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan (4) in the second over itself when debutant Oshane Thomas bowled him in his first over itself. But Kohli and his deputy ensured the hosts' cruise home well. Barring Dhawan's wicket, young Thomas had nothing memorable with the ball as he ended up leaking 83 runs from 9 overs.
Both Kohli and Rohit were looked in sublime touch and played their own brand of cricket. Since Kohli was playing an aggressive knock, his deputy was looking almost a second fiddle to the captain. Kohli completed his fifty off 35 balls while Rohit took 51 deliveries to reach his half-century. Rohit caught up after reaching his fifty and started dealing in sixes and boundaries and completed his half-century in the next 33 deliveries.
India lost their second wicket in the 33rd over when Kohli was stumped for 140 by Shai Hope off Devendra Bishoo but the damage had already been done by the number one and two-ranked batsmen in ODI rankings. Ambati Rayudu (22*) remained unbeaten on the other end as India overhauled the total.
Earlier, in the day young Shimron Hetmyer slammed a blistering century to guide Windies to a respectable total of 322/8 in stipulated 50 overs. Hetmyer made most of the unavailability of chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, who had dismissed the batsman three times in the Test series, and attacked every Indian bowler.
Mohammed Shami - who played an ODI game after a long gap - got two breakthroughs but conceded 81 runs from his quota of 10 overs. While the other pacers Umesh Yadav (0/64) and Khaleel Ahmed (1/64) also leaked at an economy of 6.4. Yuzvendra Chahal (3/41) was the pick of the bowlers for India as he kept bowling the tight lines. Ravindra Jadeja (2/66), who was preferred over Kuldeep, too was expensive but got two wickets in the process.
Earlier, India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bowl as Team India opted to chase considering the dew factor.
Young Rishabh Pant was rewarded for his consistently good show and the left-handed batsman has been handed over the ODI debut cap. West Indies have also handed over the debut caps to two players. India will hope to get more answers for their unresolved middle-order puzzle, ticking off the home team's countdown to the 2019 World Cup and this match very well set the tone for them as chasing 323 isn't going to easy.
As it happened:
Most 150+ scores in ODIs: 6 Rohit Sharma 5 Sachin Tendulkar 4 Sanath Jayasuriya/ Chris Gayle/ Hashim Amla/ David Warner
Most runs conceded on debut for WI: 83 O Thomas 69 K Williams v Ind, North Sound, 2017 68 M Dillon v SA, Lahore, 1997 62 A Joseph v Pak, Sharjah, 2016
SIX! Rohit Sharma (152*) hits the winning runs and India (326/2) have won this game by 8 wickets and 47 balls to spare against Windies (322/8). Rohit smashed 8 sixes in this innings. India go 1-0 up in this 5-match series.
Rohit Sharma finishes off things in style. #TeamIndia win by 8 wickets. @ImRo45 remains unbeaten on 152.#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/axXPZkGrQ7
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 21, 2018
Harbhajan was also in awe of Rohit-Virat partnership.
What a partnership it was from the ICC ODI world rank number 1 and 2! When these two play together there's no stopping them! Two great centuries and one massive partnership! @ImRo45 @imVkohli #INDvWI
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 21, 2018
Kohli Vs Sachin Comparison continues!
Most runs in chases in ODIs:
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) October 21, 2018
8720 Sachin Tendulkar (232 inns, avg 42.33)
6032 VIRAT KOHLI (116 inns, avg 68.54)
5742 Sanath Jayasuriya (210 inns, avg 29.44)
5575 Jacques Kallis (158 inns, avg 44.95)
5425 Brian Lara (157 inns, avg 42.71)#INDvWI
Hitman continues to impress!
Players hitting 6 or more sixes in an ODI most times:
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) October 21, 2018
13 Shahid Afridi
9 Chris Gayle
6 ROHIT SHARMA
6 Sanath Jayasuriya
6 AB de Villiers
5 Shane Watson
5 Kieron Pollard#INDvWI
India reach 294/2 after 39 overs. They need another 29 runs to win this match. Bishoo ends his quota of 10 overs for 72/1.
Virat and Rohit = unbelievable!
Batting Is Not This Easy. Trust Me. Don’t believe what you’ve seen from Kohli and Rohit today....unbelievable. Unreal. #IndvWI
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 21, 2018
Sanjay Manjrekar praises King Kohli!
Indian cricket so fortunate to have one batsman every generation since the 70s to have extra ordinary ability and insatiable hunger for runs. Virat is one for this generation.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 21, 2018
👏👏👏🙏#INDvWI
Wicket! India lose their second wicket. Virat Kohli has been stumped for 140. India have lost their second wicket for 256. The 246-run stand between him and Rohit has been broken.
2nd time in last four innings that Virat Kohli has been stumped in ODIs. Prior to that he had not been out stumped for seven consecutive years. #IndvWI
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 21, 2018
CENTURY! Rohit HITMAN Sharma too joins the party as he notches up his 20th ODI ton with a boundary. It came off just 84 deliveries, he had reached his 50 in 51 balls.
Most 100s in the same ODI inngs by a pair:
— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) October 21, 2018
5 AB de Villiers & Hashim Amla
4 S Tendulkar & S Ganguly
4 Hashim Amla & Quinton de Kock
4 ROHIT SHARMA & VIRAT KOHLI#INDvWI
India reach 229/1 after 31 overs. 58 runs have been added by these two in the last 5 overs and it seems Windies have given up on this one.
200 comes up for India in 28th over. 200-run stand between Virat and Rohit. This is the 5th instance of 200-plus partnership between these two.
Milestones!!
Kohli's century..
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 21, 2018
60th in International cricket
36th in ODIs
31st as captain in Internationals
29th at No.3 position in ODIs
22nd when chasing in ODIs
14th as captain in ODIs
8th in 2018 in Internationals#IndvWI
Chase Master Virat Kohli slams his 36th ODI CENTURY! 14th ton as captain 60th in international cricket. Hitting centuries is just a daily routine for the Indian skipper.
We love this sight 😍
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 21, 2018
How about you?@Paytm #INDvWI #KingKohli #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/UQL8wEollI
Lucky! @imVkohli just escaped a scare at 95 in what could have been a soft dismissal from the skipper at mid-wicket. Rovman Powell was standing a bit ahead else he could have easily caught that one. Nurse had almost had Kohli's wicket for the second time in this game. India - 177/1 after 26 overs
India reach 168/1 after 25 overs. Two consecutive free-hits for Rohit Sharma in that Bishoo over but he could make use of just one. But India still got 11 runs in that over and the partnership between him and Kohli is 158.
150 comes up for India in the 23rd over. 151/1. Kohli 89* and Rohit 55* are present into the middle with 141-run stand. Windies are looking to break this partnership.
Fifty! Rohit Sharma also reaches to his half-century with a single but he reached his fifty from 37 in just 3 deliveries. Two back-to-back sixes off Bishoo and later a single to reach his fifty.
Kohli and Rohit complement each other well!
Since 2016 in ODIs, Kohli & Rohit have scored 1679 runs as partners in 18 inns at an average of 104.9. No pair has a better average having scored at least 500 runs together. In this timeline, the Indian pair have eleven 50+ stands, with 8 of them converted to 100+ stands. #INDvWI
— The Cricket Prof. (@CricProf) October 21, 2018
Four! Another perfect cut shot from Virat Kohli and the ball races towards the point boundary off Holder and with that shot comes 100-run stand between him and Rohit. India reach 110/1 after 18 overs.
Another Milestone for Run Machine Kohli!
2000 runs for Virat Kohli in international cricket (Tests + ODIs + T20Is) this year.
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) October 21, 2018
He is the first captain to aggregate 2000+ runs in two consecutive years (having scored 2818 runs last year).#INDvWI
Third fastest fifty for Kohli in ODIs:
Fewest balls to 50 for Kohli in ODIs: 27 v Aus, Jaipur, 2013 31 v Aus, Nagpur, 2013 34 v Aus, Canberra, 2016 35 v WI, Guwahati, 2018
Fifty! Half-century for the Indian skipper in no time as he races towards fifty off 35 deliveries. He could have been dismissed on that delivery off Ashley Nurse.
9 runs came from that over bowled by Jason Holder and India reach 71/1 after 10 overs. Kohli is looking in sublime touch.
0,1LB, 4,4,3,6 = 18 runs came from that over bowled by Thomas. First Kohli got those boundaries and later Rohit pulled the debutant for a maximum. India - 41/1 after 6 overs.
How quick was that??
Speeds of Oshane Thomas in his first over of International cricket: First Ball: 147 kmph Second Ball: 147 kmph Third Ball: 140 kmph Fourth Ball: 149 kmph Fifth Ball: 147 kmph Sixth Ball : 147 kmph
Four! Rohit Sharma gets a boundary down the leg side off Thomas as India reach 18/1 after 4 overs.
Wicket! Shikhar Dhawan edges Thomas and the ball crashes into the stumps. India lost their first wicket in the second over itself. India -10/1. Not an ideal start for the hosts in the run chase of 300-plus.
Chasing 323 wont be easy for India. Have to keep up with the run rate as well as preserve wickets. Dhawan’s early wicket is major setback
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) October 21, 2018
Wicket! Shikhar Dhawan edges Thomas and the ball crashes into the stumps. India lost their first wicket in the second over itself. India -10/1. Not an ideal start for the hosts in the run chase of 300-plus.
