PORT OF SPAIN: Shikhar Dhawan made a nicely crafted 97 whereas Shubmam Gill made an aesthetic 64 in his ODI comeback earlier than India held their nerves to drag off a three-run win over the West Indies within the collection opener right here.
Openers Dhawan (97 off 99 balls) and Gill (64 off 53) shared a 119-run stand earlier than the West Indies fought again to limit India to 308 for seven.
As it happened | Scorecard
The West Indies wanted 15 off the ultimate over for a report chase at Queens Park Oval however Mohammed Siraj was capable of cease a rampaging Romario Shepherd (38 not out off 25).
On the high of order, Kyle Mayers (75 off 68) and Shamarh Brooks (46 off 61) raised West Indies’ hopes with an 117-run stand for the second wicket earlier than Brandon King (54 off 66) took the sport deep. Ultimately, the West Indies fell quick and ended at 305 for six.

Shardul Thakur had struck twice earlier within the chase to convey India again into the sport as he eliminated the set duo of Mayers and Brooks.
The extremely rated Mayers performed just a few spectacular strokes in his innings, together with a one legged pull shot off Siraj.
Skipper Nicholas Pooran (25 off 26) got here in and punished Prasidh Krishna with two flat sixes over deep sq. leg and deep midwicket.
The hosts wanted 90 off the final 60 balls and the 56-run stand between King and Akeal Hosein (32 not out off 32) stored India on the sting. Nevertheless, Yuvzvendra Chahal got here up with a well timed breakthrough to make the job harder for the West Indies.

The house workforce was stored within the chase by Shepherd and Hosein whose valiant partnership was in useless.
Earlier, Gill, enjoying his first ODI since December 2020, performed some elegant strokes whereas Dhawan took his time earlier than altering gears.
Shreyas Iyer, who has had his troubles of late with the quick ball, was again amongst the runs with a fluent 54 off 57 balls.
The opening duo of Gill and Dhawan supplied the launchpad for a 350 plus complete earlier than the previous was run out within the 18th over towards the run of play.

Gill, one of the crucial watchable batters when in full movement, was very comfy towards the quick bowlers.
Gill hooked Alzarri Joseph for a six earlier than he delighted the group with a superbly positioned punch off the again foot for a boundary. He was equally enticing enjoying the duvet drives when the ball was pitched up.
His innings comprised six fours and a few sixes. It took an excellent direct hit from West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran to dismiss him. It was Gill’s maiden ODI fifty in what was his fourth recreation.
Dhawan, who solely performs one format and had a lean run in England, paced his innings nicely with Gill going robust on the different finish. The southpaw collected 10 fours and three sixes. His go-to-shot was the slog sweep off left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie.
The opposite left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein impressed by getting the ball to show sharply.
India have been set for a 350-plus rating however Dhawan’s dismissal for the seventh time within the 90s led to a middle-order collapse with the guests decreased to 252 for 5 from 213 for one.
Sanju Samson (12) squandered a great alternative to make an affect whereas Suryakumar Yadav (13) fell to a free shot.
Deepak Hooda (27) and Axar Patel (21) took India previous 300 with a 42-run stand for the sixth wicket.