Hetmyer, Hope power West Indies to huge ODI win over India

Centuries from Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope powered West Indies to an eight-wicket win over India after chasing down a target of 288 in the first one-day international on Sunday.

Hetmyer, who hit a career-best 139, and Hope, unbeaten on 102, put on a key 218-run second-wicket partnership as West Indies eased to victory with 13 balls to spare and lead the three-match series 1-0.

The left-handed Hetmyer completed his fifth ODI ton in 85 balls to take control with Hope, a right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman, after the early fall of Sunil Ambris for nine.

Hetmyer, who hit his second hundred against India and survived a dropped chance on 106, smashed 11 fours and seven sixes in his 106-ball knock to pulverise the Indian bowlers.

Mohammed Shami finally broke through to get Hetmyer back in the pavilion but Hope stood firm to complete his eighth ODI hundred. He got company from Nicholas Pooran who hit the winning boundary to stay unbeaten 29.

Indian batsmen Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant made half-centuries to guide India to 287 for eight after they lost early wickets following West Indies' decision to bowl first.

Iyer, who made 70, and Pant, who hit 71, put on 114 for the fourth wicket after India were left struggling at 80 for three. The second ODI is on Wednesday in Visakhapatnam.

SCOREBOARD INDIA

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R. Sharma c Pollard b Joseph           36
KL Rahul c Hetmyer b Cottrell           6
V. Kohli b Cottrell                     4
S. Iyer Pollard b Joseph               70
R. Pant c Hetmyer b Pollard            71
K. Jadhav c Pollard b Paul             40
R. Jadeja run out (Chase)              21
S. Dube c Holder b Paul                 9
D. Chahar not out                       6
M. Shami not out                        0
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Extras: (b5, lb5, nb3, w11)            24
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Total: (8 wkts, 50 overs)             287
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Did not bat: K. Yadav

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Rahul), 2-25 (V. Kohli), 3-80 (Sharma), 4-194 (Iyer), 5-210 (Pant), 6-269 (Jadhav), 7-269 (Jadeja), 8-282 (Dube)

Bowling: Cottrell 10-3-46-2 (w4), Holder 8-0-45-0 (w1, nb1), Walsh Jr 5-0-31-0, Paul 7-0-40-2 (w3, nb2), Joseph 9-1-45-2 (w3), Chase 7-0-42-0, Pollard 4-0-28-1

West Indies (target 288)

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S. Hope not out                      102
S. Ambris lbw b Chahar                 9
S. Hetmyer c Iyer b Shami            139
N. Pooran not out                     29
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Extras: (lb4, nb1, w7)                12
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Total: (2 wkts, 47.5 overs)          291
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Did not bat: K. Pollard, R. Chase, J. Holder, K. Paul, H. Walsh, A. Joseph, S. Cottrell

Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Ambris), 2-229 (Hetmyer)

Bowling: Chahar 10-1-48-1, Shami 9-1-57-1, Yadav 10-0-45-0 (w7), Dube 7.5-0-68-0, Jadhav 1-0-11-0, Jadeja 10-0-58-0 (nb1)

Toss: West Indies

Result: West Indies won by 8 wickets

Series: West Indies lead three-match series 1-0

Umpires: Nitin Menon (IND) and Shaun George (RSA)

TV umpire: Rod Tucker (AUS)

Match referee: David Boon (AUS).