West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran admitted the defeat within the first ODI is a tough tablet to swallow as they fell brief by an agonizing three runs towards India on Friday.
After the Windies’ bowlers did effectively to tug issues again within the first innings, the batting lineup fought arduous with contributions from Kyle Mayers (75 off 68) and Brandon King (54 off 66).
Romario Shepherd (39 off 25) nearly pulled off a surprising win within the firm of Akeal Hosein however Mohammed Siraj held his nerve within the last over to make sure India takes a 1-0 lead within the 3-match collection.
“Looks like a win for us. Bittersweet, however yeah we maintain speaking about batting 50 overs and everybody noticed what we’re able to and hopefully we are able to go power to power from right here,” Pooran stated within the post-match presentation ceremony.
Batting first, India rode on Shikhar Dhawan (97 off 99) and Shubman Gill’s (64 off 53) opening partnership. India was 213/1 within the thirty fourth over earlier than a middle-order lapse noticed them crawl to 308 within the first innings.
“Trying ahead to the remainder of the collection. It was a great batting monitor and our bowlers did a commendable job to limit them. It’s tough to lose however we are going to take this one. We have to consider in one another and I maintain telling everybody that we’ll have our challenges, however vital to concentrate on the positives,” he added.
Remaining scores of WI vs IND, First ODI:
India – 308/7 in 50 overs
West Indies – 305/6 in 50 overs
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