India defeated West Indies by 3 runs in the first ODI of three-match series at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain last night.
Chasing a victory target of 309, West Indies scored 305 for 6 in the last ball thriller.
Kyle Mayers scored the highest 75 for West Indies while Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur picked up 2 wickets each for India.
Earlier, put in to bat, India scored 308 for 7 wickets in stipulated 50 overs. Shikhar Dhawan’s brilliant 97, Subham Gill’s 64 and Shreyas Iyer’s 54 helped visitors post a massive total.
Alzarri Joseph and Gudakesh Motie picked up 2 wickets each for the hosts.