India beat West Indies by 5 wickets in first ODI

India beat West Indies by five wickets in the first ODI to go 1-0 up in the three-match series here on Thursday

Bridgetown: India beat West Indies by five wickets in the first ODI to go 1-0 up in the three-match series here on Thursday.

Ishan Kishan top-scored with a 46-ball 52 as India chased down the small target of 114 with 163 balls to spare. Captain Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja remained not out on 12 and 16 respectively.

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Earlier, India bowled West Indies out for 114 runs in just 23 overs. Sent in to bat, West Indies suffered a batting collapse with skipper Shai Hope (43 off 45 balls) being the top scorer.

For India, Kuldeep Yadav (4/6) picked up four wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja (3/37) accounted for three batters. Debutant Mukesh Kumar (1/22), Hardik Pandya (1/17) and Shardul Thakur (1/14) also chipped in with a wicket each.

Brief Scores: West Indies: 114 all out in 23 overs (Shai Hope 43; Kuldeep Yadav 4/6, Ravindra Jadeja 3/37). India: 118 for 5 in 22.5 overs (Ishan Kishan 52, Gudakesh Motie 2/26).