IND vs WI 1st ODI 2023: Kuldeep, Jadeja shine as India bowl out West Indies for 114

India bowled out West Indies for 114 (Pic: Twitter/ICC)

IND vs WI 1st ODI 2023: Ravindra Jadeja tightened the noose and Kuldeep Yadav went for the final kill as an out of sorts West Indies were bowled out for 114 runs in 23 overs in the first ODI of the three-match series here on Thursday.

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl against West Indies.

Hardik Pandya, starting with the new ball alongside debutant Mukesh Kumar, set the tone with a tight first spell before Jadeja and Kuldeep finished the innings in a jiffy.

West Indies suffered an early batting collapse. Openers Brandon King and Kyle Mayers were dismissed for 17 and 2 respectively while Alick Athanaze, who had made a significant impact in the two-match test series against India, was dismissed for 22 off Mukesh Kumar's ball.

Skipper Shai Hope (43 off 45 balls) was the top scorer for West Indies as only two other batters were able to cross the double digit mark.

Once Jadeja and Kuldeep operated in tandem, the West Indies team didn't have the quality to survive on a track that had extra bounce to trouble the batters.

Kyle Mayers wanted to free himself and only managed a slog that went to skipper Rohit Sharma at mid-on while Jadeja timed his jump to perfection at point to latch on to an Alick Athanaze (22 off 18 balls) slash after a brief but adventurous stay at the crease.

Shardul Thakur then bowled a perfect in-cutter to clan up Brandon King (17) as the gulf in standard was pretty evident, and why West Indies failed to qualify for the upcoming World Cup was as clear as daylight.

With the pitch offering a bit of pace, both Jadeja and Kuldeep were able to hurry the batters as Shimron Hetmyer's (11 off 19 balls) struggles were apparent while trying an ugly lap-scoop off Jadeja.

In case of another T20 star Rovman Powell, he couldn't gauge the turn that Jadeja got off the surface while Kuldeep forced West Indies skipper to try an uncharacteristic reverse sweep and embarrassingly get yorked in the process.

Kuldeep's googlies (one that turns away from right handers) was unplayable for most of the Caribbean batters.

India's spin duo Kuldeep Yadav (4/6) and Ravindra Jadeja (3/37) shared seven wickets between them.

Debutant Mukesh Kumar (1/22), Hardik Pandya (1/17) and Shardul Thakur (1/14) also chipped in with a wicket each.

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After failing to qualify for ODI World Cup 2023, the three-match ODI series against India will act as a fresh start for West Indies. The second and third ODI matches are scheduled to be held on 29th July and 1st August respectively.

India had earlier won the two-match series against West Indies 1-0, with the second match ending in a draw after play was abandones on last day due to rain.

Brief Scores:

West Indies: 114 all out in 23 overs (Shai Hope 43; Kuldeep Yadav 4/6, Ravindra Jadeja 3/37).

(With PTI inputs)