India played its 1000th ODI game, with Rohit playing his first match as full-time one-day captain.
This was also the first ODI when Rohit Sharma led India as a full-time captain, winning the toss and choosing to bowl first.
The Indian bowlers decimated the top order of the West Indian team, as they slumped to 79/7 with Yuzvendra Chahal picking 4/49 and Washington Sundar taking 3/30. Jason Holder and Fabien Allen (27) added 78 runs for the 8th wicket, with Holder making 57 with 4 sixes.
Though the chase should have been a smooth one, especially after Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan (28) added 84 runs in 13 overs. Rohit made 60 in 51 with 10 fours and 1 six, while Kohli fell for 8 and Rishabh Pant was run out for 11 runs.
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At 116/4, Suryakumar Yadav and debutant Deepak Hooda came together and took the team past the finishing line without any further damage. Yadav made 34* with 5 fours and Hooda made 26* in a matured innings as India finished on 178/4.
India won the match in the 28th over with 6 wickets in hand in their 1000th ODI to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. Yuzvendra Chahal was named the Player of the Match.
The cricket fraternity was elated at a good performance by the Indian batters and bowlers and lauded them on Twitter.
Here are the tweets: