The first ODI between india and west indies began with Windies sending india to bat first, and india soon lost opener KL Rahul(6) and skipper Kohli(4) early, while rohit sharma departed after scoring 36. shreyas iyer scored a valuable 70(88) and steadied indian innings.
Rishabh pant (71) and Jadhav (41) took india to a respectable 287/8 in 50 overs, and Cottrell, Joseph, and Paul picking two wickets apiece. Though Windies lost opener Ambris early, Hope and hetmyer forged an important partnership.
Hetmyer scored a massive 139(106) and departed after a massive 218 run partnership with Hope. With Pooran for company, Hope continued scoring runs and ended scoring 102* ultimately taking west indies to 291/2 and victory by 8 wickets. west indies go 1-0 up and do so in style. They got into good positions while chasing similar targets during the world cup as well, but kept losing wickets thanks to their heavily T20-inflected approach. shimron hetmyer scored rapidly here, but his approach was calculated, and the decisiveness of his footwork and shot selection against spin, in particular, was breathtaking and astounding.
