Player of the Match : Virat Kohli (India)
1st One Day Match : The 1st One Day match of West Indies Tour in India 2013-14 has been played in Nehru Stadium, Kochi between India and West Indies.
India registered comprehensive win over West Indies by 6 wickets. Virat Kohli of India declared man of the match for his classic inning of 86 runs of just 84 balls.
Earlier West Indies won the Toss and decided to bat first. West Indies managed to score 211 runs in 48.5 overs. J Charles 42 runs and DM Bravo 59 runs ware top scorer for West Indies Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina picked up 3 wickets each for India.
Following target of 212 runs India started inning aggrassively. Top order batsman Dhawan lost his wicket early but, Kohli joined with Rohit Sharma and played superb inning. Both played good cricket and added 134 runs partnership for 2nd wicket. India achived given target just in 35.2 overs and won the match by 6 wickets. India led the 3-match series 1-0. |