India pulled off a comfortable win over West Indies in the first ODI in Guwahati of the five-match series. India had won the toss and chose to field first.
Kieran Powell (51) and Shimron Hetmyer (106 in 78 balls) took Windies to 322/8 with Yuzvendra Chahal picking 3/41 and Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammad Shami picking 2 wickets each.
India required 323 runs to win and Shikhar Dhawan fell for 4 runs to debutant Oshane Thomas with 10 runs on the board. But then Virat Kohli (140 in 107 balls) and Rohit Sharma (152* in 117 balls) added 246 runs for the second wicket and wreaked havoc on Windies bowling as Guwahati crowd saw sixes rain upon them by Kohli and Rohit.
India won the match by 8 wickets with Rohit Sharma hitting a six for the victory in the 43rd over and took a 1-0 lead in the 5-match series.
Twitter was abuzz as Virat and Rohit took Windies bowlers to cleaners and we have some tweets from cricket fraternity for you.
Check them out:
Watching @imVkohli and @ImRo45 at the crease makes batting look so effortless; but I know hard these 2 players work at their game #masterclass @BCCI #INDvWI
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) October 21, 2018
Remember Tony Greig once said, there is Tendulkar, then there is daylight then there is the rest. It’s the sane with Kohli now, there is Kohli, then daylight, then the rest. Unreal Consistency #IndvWI
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 21, 2018
Batting Is Not This Easy. Trust Me. Don’t believe what you’ve seen from Kohli and Rohit today....unbelievable. Unreal. #IndvWI
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) October 21, 2018
Indian cricket so fortunate to have one batsman every generation since the 70s to have extra ordinary ability and insatiable hunger for runs. Virat is one for this generation.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 21, 2018
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What a player ???? https://t.co/ZVu4DHrEGH
— Sam Billings (@sambillings) October 21, 2018
Time all cricket portals put a 'Kohli Stat' special section on their site for easy quick access. This is like Diwali coming early with @imVkohli in such cracking form today. All WI could do is applaud, admire and learn! #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/GNAbxzBfEq
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) October 21, 2018
Blown away by the performances of @imVkohli & @ImRo45 ! ????????????
— Wriddhiman Saha (@Wriddhipops) October 21, 2018
Congratulations Team India on a comprehensive victory. Kohli’s hunger and consistency is extraordinary and Rohit Sharma is all class, a treat to watch for the wonderful crowd in Guwahati #IndvWI pic.twitter.com/BP2yGSkFuR
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 21, 2018
What a partnership it was from the ICC ODI world rank number 1 and 2! When these two play together there's no stopping them! Two great centuries and one massive partnership! @ImRo45 @imVkohli #INDvWI
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 21, 2018
Top two batsmen in the ICC ODI rankings just displayed what makes them so great. Masterclass from #TeamIndia's captain @imVkohli and vice-captain @ImRo45 ???????? #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/KzNRdrkQiQ
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) October 21, 2018
