New Delhi. Shikhar Dhawan had to struggle a lot to win in his first match in the West Indies as ODI captain. The Indian team scored 308 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs, but the West Indies team, chasing the winning target, reached 305 for 6 in 50 overs and the Indian team won by just 3 runs. In this breath-taking match, West Indies needed 15 runs to win in the last over and Indian fast bowler Mo. Siraj did not allow the opposing batsmen to make this score.
Shikhar Dhawan won the Player of the Match title
- 97 runs for India
- India won the first ODI by 3 runs
- India lead 1-0 in the three-match ODI series
- Player of the match Dhawan breaks Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma’s record
Captain Shikhar Dhawan’s innings was a major contributor to the Indian team’s victory, who played an innings of 97 runs and shared a 119-run partnership with Shubman Gill for the first wicket and then shared a 94-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer for the second wicket. Helped to reach the team’s score to 308. Dhawan was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’ because of his innings.
Shikhar Dhawan overtook Indian batsmen Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma on the strength of his 97-run knock. In the West Indies, Dhawan now has 445 runs in 15 matches in his name and he has reached number three in terms of scoring the most runs in ODIs for India on Caribbean soil. In ODIs in West Indies, Rohit Sharma scored 408 runs in 14 matches while Yuvraj Singh scored 419 runs in 14 matches.
Top 5 Indian batsmen who scored the most runs in ODIs in West Indies-
Virat Kohli – 790 runs in 15 matches
MS Dhoni – 458 runs in 15 matches
Shikhar Dhawan – 445 runs in 15 matches
Yuvraj Singh – 419 runs in 14 matches
Rohit Sharma – 408 runs in 14 matches