India Wins By 3 Runs Against West Indies In First Thrilling ODI

Batting First India scored 308 in 50 overs. West Indies managed to score 305 in 50 overs.

Indian skipper Shikhar Dhawan scored 97 of 99 balls, but fell short of century by 3 runs

Dhawan was well supported by his opening partner Shubman Gill who scored quick 64 of just 53 balls

India scored 119 runs in 17.4 overs for the first wicket, before Shubman Gill got out at 64

Indian middle order supported Indian skipper well, with Shreyas Iyer scoring 53 and other batsmen scoring quick runs to reach 308 for 7 wickets in 50 overs

In reply, West Indies top order played well to come close to the target. 

Opening batsman Kyle Mayers scored 75 of 68 balls and in depth overs Romario Shepherd scored 39 of 25 balls

Romario Shepherd almost had match for West Indies, but Indian bowlers managed to keep situation under control

Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal got 2 wickets each and beat West Indies by 3 runs.