IND vs WI Highlights, 1st ODI: Shubman Gill’s 110 and Virat Kohli’s 139* power India to win by 8 wickets

India chase down 296 with room to spare as Virat Kohli finishes unbeaten on 139 off 88. Keacy Carty comes on for the 42nd over and Virat Kohli clears the rope twice, the second a short ball angled down leg that he puts away to close the chase at 300 for 2 in 41.4 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad stays with him on 13 not out.

Shubman Gill’s earlier 110 and Virat Kohli’s 55th ODI hundred set the platform after Rohit Sharma fell for 32. West Indies posted 295 for 7. India take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at Thiruvananthapuram.

Virat Kohli gets another life at 40.6. He miscues a loft off Alzarri Joseph, the ball coming off the bottom of the bat, and Keemo Paul drops the skier at deep midwicket. Paul moves left, never looks settled, takes it off balance with both hands and puts it down, then wears a wry smile. He had dropped Shubman Gill early too. India take the single and stay two down, closing in on 296.

Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad keep India firmly in charge. Kohli reaches his 55th ODI hundred at 37.4, dancing down to Gudakesh Motie and lofting him handsomely over long-on as Thiruvananthapuram erupts. He does not ease off after the landmark. A whip over midwicket off Alzarri Joseph is followed by an inside-out six and a slapped four through extra cover off Gudakesh Motie in the 40th over. Ruturaj Gaikwad stays calm at the other end, turning the strike and picking the gaps.

India close the 40th over at 271 for 2, needing just 25 more from 60 balls. Virat Kohli is unbeaten on 116 off 81, Ruturaj Gaikwad on 10 off 16, and the chase is almost done.

Virat Kohli reaches his 55th ODI hundred in style at 37.4, lofting Gudakesh Motie for six over long-on. He dances down to the flighted ball, gets to the pitch and clears the rope handsomely. India stay well placed in the chase of 296, with Ruturaj Gaikwad for company after Shubman Gill’s earlier hundred.

India lose Shubman Gill after his hundred keeps the chase on track. The captain holes out for 110 off 108 balls at 33.6. Just before that, Virat Kohli muscles a pull for six off Roston Chase to raise the 150 partnership. Ruturaj Gaikwad walks in and gets off the mark against Jayden Seales as India close the block on 229 for 2, needing 67 more at under five an over. Virat Kohli stands unbeaten on 83 off 63, with Ruturaj Gaikwad on 1.

Shubman Gill falls at 33.6, caught by Jewel Andrew off Roston Chase for 110 off 108. He gets down on one knee for the slog-sweep, looking for six, and Jewel Andrew holds the catch. The Indian captain’s knock had 13 fours and a six after he was dropped early. India are now two down in the chase of 296, with Virat Kohli still there.

Shubman Gill reaches his hundred with a straight drive for four off Jayden Seales at 30.1. The fullish ball angles in, he presents the full face and punches it past mid-on. He removes his helmet and bows to the Greenfield crowd. Dropped on 11 by Keemo Paul earlier, he has made West Indies pay. India sit on 200 for 1, still needing 96, with Virat Kohli unbeaten on 66.

Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli keep India firmly in charge with 196/1 after 30 overs, with the required rate down to an even 5.00 and 100 still needed. Virat Kohli lofts Alzarri Joseph straight for six to bring up his fifty, then later pulls three boundaries in one Joseph over, the middle of those taking him past 15,000 ODI runs. Shubman Gill answers with a pull and a cut for four off Roston Chase and moves to 97 off 95. The unbroken stand is worth 122 off 108 balls, with Shubman Gill on 97 and Virat Kohli on 66.

Virat Kohli reaches fifty off 40 balls in style, lofting Alzarri Joseph straight down the ground for six. The length ball sits up in the slot and Kohli goes through the line, clearing the sightscreen before raising his bat. India sit well placed in the chase with Shubman Gill still batting strongly at the other end.

India reach 158/1 after 25 overs, needing 138 more. Shubman Gill climbs to 83 and Virat Kohli to 42 as their stand stretches past 80.

Matthew Forde returns and Shubman Gill pulls a short ball to deep mid-wicket for four, then glances another down the leg side for four more. Gudakesh Motie keeps bowling with no reward. John Campbell saves a boundary with a dive at cover, but West Indies still cannot break the partnership. India sit firmly ahead of the run rate with 25 overs gone.

India reach 124/1, needing 172 more at 5.73. Shubman Gill brings up fifty off 49 balls with a single to long-on off Roston Chase, then moves to 62. Virat Kohli grows into the chase, cutting Gudakesh Motie behind square for four and ending the stretch on 29. The second-wicket stand hits 50 off 48 balls as Roston Chase and Gudakesh Motie bowl most of the overs. Dew starts to show, West Indies find no breakthrough, and India keep the required rate under six.

Shubman Gill reaches fifty off 49 balls with a single to long-on off Roston Chase. He has five fours and one six, and India are 101/1 after 16.2 overs with Virat Kohli on 18.

Roston Chase starts the stretch with tidy offspin, then Alzarri Joseph bowls full into the pads and Rohit Sharma mistimes a whip to Jewel Andrew at deep square leg for 32. Virat Kohli walks in and answers quickly, pulling Alzarri Joseph for six over the keeper and then controlling a bumper for four. Shubman Gill stays calm on 46 as the new pair puts on 21. West Indies have one breakthrough, India need 201 from 35 overs at 5.74.

Alzarri Joseph bowls full into the pads and Rohit Sharma mistimes the whip straight to Jewel Andrew at deep square leg. Rohit Sharma goes for 32 off 35, India are 74/1 after 12 overs, and Virat Kohli walks in beside Shubman Gill.

India close the first powerplay at 70 without loss. Rohit Sharma moves to 30 and Shubman Gill to 39 as the required rate slides under 5.7.

Gudakesh Motie comes on and Shubman Gill skips down to loft him over cover for six, then cuts a short ball through cover-point for four. Alzarri Joseph enters the attack and Rohit Sharma picks him up over deep mid-wicket for another six.

The openers keep rotating strike and leave West Indies without a breakthrough after ten overs. India sit at 70 for 0 after 10, needing 226 more from 40 overs.

India reach 29 without loss after five overs in the chase of 296, with Rohit Sharma on 16 and Shubman Gill on 12.

Jayden Seales and Matthew Forde share the new ball and keep things honest early, but Rohit Sharma still finds the rope twice and then clears the square boundary for six off the last ball of the fifth over. Shubman Gill pulls Matthew Forde for four and later survives when a sliced drive is put down at cover-point.

West Indies burn a review on an lbw shout against Rohit Sharma that is going over the stumps. One wide is the only extra.

Amir Jangoo made 58 not out from 43 balls with seven four and a six, late in the innings to help West Indies post 295/7 in 50 overs. For India, Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the bowlers with 4/40.

OUTTT!!!! Prasidh Krishna cleans up Roston Chase. The former Windies skipper goes for a big shot but misses the line line. WI 250/6 (45)

OUTTT!!!! Just after completing his hundred, Justin Greaves is trapped in front. Greaves gets down to play a play off Kuldeep Yadav, but the umpire turns down his appeal. The Indian team goes fr a DRS and TV replays show three reds. Greaves walks back for 101. OUTTT!!! Back-to-back wickets for Kuldeep. Jewel Andrew gos forward for a defence, but the ball takes awkward turn, gets an outside edge only for Rohit Sharma to take a catch at slips. In no time West Indies are 198/5 (36)

Hundred for Justin Greaves! He reaches to his feat with a single off Ravindra Jadeja, and soaks in the applause from the crowd and his teammates. Maiden ODI hundred for Justin. In the previous over, West Indies lost captain Shai Hope. WI 198/3 (35)