India on Sunday defeated West Indies by six wickets in the first One Day International of the three-match home series under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy.
Batting first, West Indies were bowled out for 176 in 43.5 overs. Aside from Jason Holder, no other West Indies batsmen were able to reach a half-century. Yuzvendra Chahal picked up four wickets, while Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna scalped three and two wickets respectively.
India began their run chase on an aggressive note as Rohit Sharma led from the front. He made 60 in 51 balls with his knock including 10 boundaries and one six.
India achieved the target with 22 overs to spare. Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Hooda remained not out at 34 and 26 respectively.
All three matches of the ODI series will be played in Ahmedabad, while the T20 International series is set to be played in Kolkata.