The first ODI between India and the West Indies was played in the style of a T20: India won by 5 wickets, thanks to Ishaan Kishan’s half-century; Kuldeep took 4 wickets

The opening ODI match between India and the West Indies resembled a T20 match. 45.5 overs were played by each team

. India chose to field after winning the toss at the Kennington Oval stadium in Barbados.

When West Indies batted first, they were all out for 114 runs in 23 overs. The target of 115 runs for 5 wickets was reached by Team India in 22.5 overs.

Team India has now defeated the Windies nine times in a row. At the Chennai stadium, Windies defeated India for the final time in 2019. Then Team India was defeated by the Caribbeans by 8 wickets.

With this victory, India now leads the three-match series 1-0. On July 29, a match two of the series will take place in Bridgetown.

The West Indies team lost to India at home by the slimmest of margins.

On home soil, West Indies scored the fewest points against India. In a previous match against India in Port of Spain in 1997, the team was dismissed for 121 runs.

In terms of overall results, this is the Windies’ second-worst performance against India. In Thiruvananthapuram earlier this year, the team was shut out for 104 runs.

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Ishaan’s fifty, Kuldeep’s four wickets

In place of skipper Rohit Sharma, Ishaan Kishan and Kuldeep Yadav delivered match-winning performances for Team India. Kuldeep Yadav took 4 wickets, and Ishaan Kishan scored his fourth ODI fifty of his career (52 runs). 3 wickets were also taken by Ravindra Jadeja.

After 12 years, Rohit Sharma entered the batting order at number 7.

After West Indies were dismissed for 114 runs, captain Rohit Sharma experimented with the batting order a number of times. They started by sending Gill-Kishan, a young duo, to open. Following that, Suryakumar Yadav took Kohli’s place and allowed Pandya to bat at position four. Additionally, after Shardul Thakur was out of the game, Rohit himself entered the game at number 7. After 12 years, Rohit has returned to bat at this position. He had previously reached position seven in 2011.

Analysis: The Caribbean lost successive wickets while Indian spinners took 7 wickets.

The West Indies batsmen, who were batting first, were seen engaging in combat in front of the Indian spinners. No other batsman could face the spinning balls of Kuldeep-Jadeja with the exception of captain Shai Hope (43 runs). Seven batters were shown how to get to the pavilion by them all. Seven batters were unable to reach double figures.

In response, the Indian batsmen scored 115 runs in 22.5 overs to meet the target. Ishaan Kishan scored a half-century after squatting down to open. Suryakumar Yadav scored 19 runs, Ravindra Jadeja scored 16 runs while still being unbeaten, and captain Rohit Sharma scored 12 runs. Gudakesh Moti of the Windies had two victories.

Mukesh receives his first bowling hat.

Mukesh Kumar, a fast bowler, has received his first cap, and Sanju Samson has been replaced in wicketkeeping by Ishan Kishan.

Both teams’ starting lineups are as follows:

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, and Umran Malik.

West Indies: Yannick Carrio, Dominic Drakes, Jayden Seales, Alik Athanaz, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope (captain), Gudakesh Motti, and Shimron Hetmyer.