India won in a breath-holding match, Siraj became a hero after saving 15 runs in the last over

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Port of Spain (Trinidad): Mohammad Siraj was the hero of Team India’s victory in the first ODI, saving the necessary 15 runs in the last over that gave breath. In the match against West Indies that ended late on Friday, India won by 3 runs. After three years an international match was taking place on the Queenspark Oval pitch. Losing the toss, India put 308 runs on the scoreboard, but West Indies chased down the target well. Seeing Mario Shepherd’s (38 runs in 25 balls) batting, it seemed that 15 runs would be scored in the last over, but pacer Siraj did not let the Indians break their hearts. West Indies could only manage 305/6. Now the second and deciding match of the series will be played at the same ground and time on 24th July i.e. Sunday.


Such was the thrill of the last over

  • 1st ball – Siraj to Hussain, 0
  • 2nd ball – Siraj to Hussain, 1
  • 3rd ball – Siraj to Shepherd, 4
  • 4th ball – Siraj to Shepherd, 2
  • Fifth Ball – Siraj to Shepherd (Wide)

Now 7 runs are needed in 2 balls

Sixth Ball – Siraj to Shepherd, 2
Seventh Ball – Siraj to Shepherd 1

7th consecutive ODI defeat for West Indies
The Indian team was definitely playing on Caribbean soil, but the Queen’s Park Oval was like a stronghold for them. The Indian team had won eight of the last nine ODIs here. One match was washed out due to rain. India last lost to West Indies here in 2006. On the other hand, this is West Indies’ overall 7th consecutive One Day International defeat. Although this time she definitely played the full 50 overs.

India’s top order
Caribbean captain Nicholas Pooran won the toss and called India to bat. Gill, playing the first ODI since December 2020, scored 64 runs in 52 balls while Dhawan scored 97 runs in 99 balls. Shreyas Iyer scored 54 runs in 57 balls. Dhawan and Gill were run out in the 18th over, but in their innings, they hit many catchy shots. This was Gill’s first fifty in ODI cricket. At the same time, Dhawan, who played only in the ODI format, hit 10 fours and three sixes in his innings. India were once looking to cross 350 runs, but the middle order collapsed after Dhawan fell victim to a nervous ninety. Alzarri Joseph and Gudakesh Moti took two wickets for West Indies.

Captain Shikhar Dhawan misses out on a century
Dhawan has suffered a ‘nervous ninty’ for the seventh time in his career. Shikhar, playing only in the ODI format, was leading India for the second time in his career as regular captain Rohit Sharma was rested for the series. In the last series against England, Dhawan, who failed in both the matches except the first ODI, made no mistake this time and scored 97 runs in 99 balls. He missed by three runs. Together with Shubman Gill (64 off 52 balls), he added 119 runs in 106 balls for the first wicket.

Indian middle order looked weak again
India’s score at one time was 213 for one wicket, which became 252 for five. Sanju Samson once again missed the golden opportunity and was dismissed for 12 runs. On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav (13) had to bear the brunt of playing a poor shot. Deepak Hooda made 27 and Axar Patel made 21 runs and added 42 runs for the sixth wicket to take India past 300 runs.

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