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India vs West Indies, 1st ODI at Chennai, WI in IND, Dec 15 2019 - Match Result

RESULT
1st ODI (D/N), Chennai, December 15, 2019, West Indies tour of India
287/8
(47.5/50 ov, T:288) 291/2

West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
139 (106) & 2 catches
shimron-hetmyer
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Scorecard summary
India 287/8(50 overs)
West Indies 291/2(47.5 overs)
139 (106)
1/48 (10)
102* (151)

As Hetmyer said, having a smile is always nice. On that note, we're signing off. Don't forget to join us for the next ODI. This one has set the series up nicely. And I suspect we haven't heard the last of that Jadeja run out.

Shimron Hetmyer is the Man of the Match: I just try to hit it as hard as I can to be honest (on his power). I was just hoping to get it over the ropes, and I guess it went far. This hundred means a lot, because the last one I had was at the start of the year. Now it's a matter of being consistent next year. I just backed myself and tried to execute my plans. (Laughs about giving his former franchise captain a headache) I wasn't thinking about that too much. It's always nice to have a smile on your face after a victory. The last time I was here, I got a hundred and we lost that game.

Kieron Pollard: Hetmyer has come under a lot of criticism, but it's about understanding his role and responsibility. As a management group, we have faith in him. (On the Jadeja run out) For me at the end of the day, the right decision was made, which is important. We appealed and the umpire didn't take it at that time, but eventually the right decision was made.

Strong words by Kohli there at the end, on the Jadeja run out.

Virat Kohli: I think myself and Rohit not clicking today gave an opportunity for two youngsters to claim a spot. They played very smartly on a slow pitch. We thought six bowling options will be good enough, specially with the pitch being slow and Kedar as an option. But it played differently under lights. I think they batted really well, you can't take that out of the equation. But I think the ball wasn't holding enough for the fast bowlers. Hetmyer was outstanding and Shai as well. It wasn't a drastic change, but a little bit of a change. (on the Jadeja run out) The thought is simple, the fielder asked 'how is that' and the umpire said 'not out'. The dismissal ends there. The people sitting on the TV outside cannot tell the fielders to then tell the umpire to review it again. I've never seen that happen in cricket. I don't know where the rules are, where the line is drawn. I think the referee and the umpires have to take that up, see that incident again. And figure out what needs to be done in cricket. People sitting outside can't dictate what happens on the field. I think that's exactly what happened there

Abhishek: "For all arguing abt requiremnt of batting deep, remember amidst rare top 3 failure Dube did not get to bat much! May be Manish Pandey in place of Jadhav nd a bowler with teeth instead of Dube wud have been good!" -- I thought Jadhav batted pretty well today, but yeah, his bowling seems to have slipped a little lately; he didn't bowl much at the World Cup either.

Muneeb: "Hope played slower than Babar Azam vs Sri Lanka in the Test match earlier today."

Dev : "India scored just about 75 runs in the last 10 overs. That's where the match was lost. Reckon they were about 25 runs short because of some drab batting towards the end."

Sasikanth: "I think India will look back and say Dube probably batted a little too low, especially given how he played when he came in at No. 3. He should have come in to bat near the 40th over. Pant and Iyer will look back and say at least one of them should have got to a 100."

Shai Hope reveals that he was cramping during his innings. "The key is just to bat deep," he tells Harsha Bhogle on the TV broadcast. "See off the new ball and bat as long as possible. The pitch was a bit of a slow turner, so I don't know how Hetty did it, he made it look so easy. It was slow, turning, so someone had to bat deep. The way he was playing made it much easier for me."

9.47pm West Indies go 1-0 up, and do so in style. They got into good positions while chasing similar targets during the World Cup as well, but kept losing wickets thanks to their heavily T20-inflected approach. Shimron Hetmyer scored rapidly here, but his approach was calculated, and the decisiveness of his footwork and shot selection against spin, in particular, was breathtaking. It was one of the best ODI innings by a visiting batsman in India in a long time, and Shai Hope, battling his own lack of fluency, played his role very well too. India couldn't pick up the middle-overs wickets they crave, and Kuldeep Yadav had a bit of an unlucky day, in the sense that he bowled very well, and beat the bat numerous times, but perhaps spun the ball too much to find the edge or get lbws.

47.5
4
Dube to Pooran, FOUR runs

short, sits up at waist height, and Pooran wins it with another cracking stroke, a flat pull to the left of midwicket. What a victory for West Indies

47.4
4
Dube to Pooran, FOUR runs

full outside off, and mid-off is up in the circle. Frees his arms and lofts it flat over the fielder's head

47.3
1
Dube to Hope, 1 run

length ball on the pads, clipped to deep square leg

47.2
1
Dube to Pooran, 1 run

length ball, a bit of width, slapped to sweeper cover

47.1
4
Dube to Pooran, FOUR runs

short on off stump, sits up nicely at shoulder height, at Dube's pace, and Pooran swats it away firmly to beat deep square leg to his right

Just 11 to win now. Two hits, possibly.

end of over 4712 runs
WI: 277/2CRR: 5.89 RRR: 3.66
Shai Hope101 (150b 7x4 1x6)
Nicholas Pooran16 (19b 1x4)
Deepak Chahar 10-1-48-1
Shivam Dube 7-0-54-0
46.6
Chahar to Hope, no run

short ball on off stump, mistimes his pull to midwicket

46.5
4
Chahar to Hope, FOUR runs

and there's the hundred. It's been a struggle, but he's hung in there, fought the conditions and his own lack of fluency, and he's now earning the rewards. Short from Chahar, and he pulls it away to the right of midwicket

46.4
6
Chahar to Hope, SIX runs

bang. Back of a length, angling into the stumps, and it's the knuckle ball. Hope slides away to the leg side to make himself room, holds his shape beautifully, and flat-bats it hard, back over the bowler's head, and over the boundary as well. Super shot

46.3
Chahar to Hope, no run

fullish on off stump, driven firmly and straight to extra-cover

46.2
1
Chahar to Pooran, 1 run

slower ball, back of a length close to off stump. Lets it come on and dabs gently into the point region

All five boundary fielders in front of square for Pooran as Chahar goes round the wicket.

46.1
1
Chahar to Hope, 1 run

back of a length on off stump, punched to deep point

Chahar's final over.

end of over 468 runs
WI: 265/2CRR: 5.76 RRR: 5.75
Shai Hope90 (145b 6x4)
Nicholas Pooran15 (18b 1x4)
Shivam Dube 7-0-54-0
Mohammed Shami 9-1-57-1
45.6
1
Dube to Hope, 1 run

offcutter, nips in sharply towards off stump as Hope initially shapes to push into the covers. Has to adjust and work it through square leg instead

45.5
1
Dube to Pooran, 1 run

slower length ball on off stump, lets it come on and dabs gently into the off side

45.4
4
Dube to Pooran, FOUR runs

length ball, angling across to off stump, and the stadium goes silent as Pooran makes a bit of room and flat-bats it crisply to the right of the diving extra-cover fielder

45.3
1
Dube to Hope, 1 run

steps out and Dube responds with a slower short ball. Swivels too early into his pull, and he ends up bottom-edging into the short third man region

45.2
Dube to Hope, no run

fullish on off stump. Looks to drive to the left of extra-cover, maybe, but the ball stops on him and ends up rolling to the right of the fielder, off the inner half of the bat

45.1
1
Dube to Pooran, 1 run

shortish, angling across to off stump, flat-batted down to long-on, kind of toe-ended

Dube.

Shankar: "I don't mind even if India loose this series, but thinking process of selection is not encouraging. You should play a genuine bowler in place of Kedar Or Dube. Jadeja should be your 5th bowler and Dube should be 6th" -- Where would India have finished without those crucial contributions from Jadhav and Jadeja with the bat? It's a difficult situation, choosing between bowling penetration and batting depth, especially with Hardik Pandya out injured.

end of over 459 runs
WI: 257/2CRR: 5.71 RRR: 6.20
Nicholas Pooran9 (15b)
Shai Hope88 (142b 6x4)
Mohammed Shami 9-1-57-1
Deepak Chahar 9-1-36-1
44.6
1
Shami to Pooran, 1 run

full on middle stump, clipped to deep midwicket

44.5
1
Shami to Hope, 1 run

back of a length on middle stump, worked to deep square leg

44.4
1
Shami to Pooran, 1 run

full on middle and leg, clipped to deep midwicket

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
SO Hetmyer
139 runs (106)
11 fours7 sixes
Productive shot
pull
48 runs
3 fours5 sixes
Control
82%
SD Hope
102 runs (151)
7 fours1 six
Productive shot
flick
29 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
82%
Best performances - bowlers
SS Cottrell
O
10
M
3
R
46
W
2
ECO
4.6
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
AS Joseph
O
9
M
1
R
45
W
2
ECO
5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
2W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
TossWest Indies, elected to field first
Series
Season2019/20
Player Of The Match
Series resultWest Indies led the 3-match series 1-0
Match numberODI no. 4221
Hours of play (local time)13:30 start, First Session 13.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.45, Second Session 17.45-21.15
Match days15 December 2019 - daynight (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee