India Vs West Indies Highlights, 1st ODI 2026: Kohli, Gill's Centuries Bring Up Clinical Victory For Men In Blue

Hello and a warm welcome to our live coverage of the 1st ODI match between India and West Indies. The road to the 2027 World Cup officially begins for both teams today, as veterans like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma make their return to lead the Indian innings, while a few selection conundrums need to be addressed. Can the visiting West Indies side break their long-standing bilateral win streak on Indian soil, or will the hosts assert their dominance early on? Sit back, relax as we see match unfold.

India

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (Captain), Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul (Vice-Captain), Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Mohammed Siraj, Auqib Nabi

West Indies

John Campbell, Keacy Carty, Justin Greaves, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Shai Hope (Captain), Jewel Andrew, Amir Jangoo, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Vitel Lawes, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales

Out of 142 ODI encounters between the two teams, India leads the head-to-head record with 72 victories, while the West Indies have secured 64 wins, alongside two ties and four matches yielding no result.

West Indies (Playing XI): John Campbell, Justin Greaves, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope(w/c), Amir Jangoo, Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul(w), Naman Dhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Gurnoor Brar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna

Naman Dhir is living his dream on Sunday, September 27, as he makes his international debut for the Indian men's cricket team in the opening ODI against the West Indies at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The 26-year-old Punjab cricketer, who has been dazzling the crowds with his power-hitting exploits with the Mumbai Indians in the IPL, was presented his maiden India cap by the captain Shubman Gill right before the toss. A product of the domestic circuit, Naman has come a long way since he was handed his first call-up to the senior team just this month. He plays with steady credentials in the home soil, having scored 351 runs in 11 List A innings along with 7 wickets, with a top score of 97.

John Campbell and Justin Greaves are at the crease. John Campbell is on strike. Prasidh Krishna will open the attack

Prasidh Krishna hits the ground running for India, landing right on a probing length from the very first ball. The West Indian openers adopt a cautious approach against the tight line, milking just a single run off the opening over to get their innings underway at Thiruvananthapuram.

Nitish Kumar Reddy's introduction into the attack turns into a nightmare over, leaking 18 runs in his first over. Justin Greaves takes full toll on the youngster, capitalizing on loose deliveries by smashing four boundaries—including a no-ball free hit sequence—to race to 16 off 9 balls and push the West Indies to 19/0 after 2 overs.

The West Indies have made a confident start in the opening ODI in Thiruvananthapuram, moving to 48 without loss after the first six overs. After an expensive second over, the Indian bowling attack has tightened up, but the opening duo remains firmly in control. Justin Greaves is looking solid on 29 off 21 balls, while John Campbell is providing steady support with 16 off 15 deliveries as the visitors look to build a strong platform.

50+ opening partnerships the first two times opening together in ODIs (WI)
Desmond Haynes & Phil Simmons
Gordon Greenidge & Phil Simmons
Desmond Haynes & Philo Wallace
Shivnarine Chanderpaul & Chris Gayle
Sunil Ambris & Shai Hope
John Campbell & Justin Greaves *

Ravindra Jadeja's introduction into the attack proves costly as John Campbell takes the veteran spinner to the cleaners, hammering 16 runs off his first over. Campbell charges down the track to launch consecutive maximums over long-on—nearly clearing Prasidh Krishna on the fence once—followed by a swept boundary, racing to 32 off 25 balls alongside Justin Greaves (41 off 30) as the Windies cruise to 78/0 after 9 overs.

Justin Greaves brings up a well-deserved half-century in style, cracking a short and wide delivery from debutant Naman Dhir past point for a boundary. That shot also brings up the 100-run opening partnership and the team century for the West Indies as they continue to dominate in Thiruvananthapuram. Greaves is batting on 56 off 44 balls, with John Campbell accompanying him on 42 off 41 as the score moves to 104/0 after 14 overs.

Stat! This is the first century opening partnership for the West Indies against India in ODIs since Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis put on 115 runs in Port of Spain back in 2019. It also marks their first 100-plus opening stand on Indian soil against India since Gayle and Wavell Hinds added 132 runs in Vadodara in 2002.

One more expensive over from Kuldeep Yadav. Greaves and Campbell combined to score 11 runs off the over.

Kuldeep Yadav provides the much-needed breakthrough for India, striking in the 20th over to finally dismiss the West Indian openers. After a dominant 131-run opening partnership, the breakthrough halts the charge as the visitors move to 135/1 after 19.2 overs.

Justin Greaves is going strong on 80 off 71 balls, eyeing a well-deserved century as the West Indies advance to 155/1 after 24 overs. Partnering with Keacy Carty, Greaves anchors the innings smoothly following the massive opening partnership.

Following the departure of John Campbell, Justin Greaves continues to anchor the innings firmly on 82 off 81 balls alongside Keacy Carty (8 off 22), as India's bowling attack looks to build further pressure after the first breakthrough.

Prasidh Krishna makes an immediate impact, removing Keacy Carty on the very first delivery of the 31st over. Carty edges it straight to Shubman Gill, departing for 13 off 31 balls and leaving the West Indies at 176/2.

Kuldeep Yadav strikes again, removing West Indies captain Shai Hope for 12 to pick up his second wicket. Hope miscued a lofted shot to be caught by Ravindra Jadeja. Meanwhile, Justin Greaves stands strong on 99, closing in on a century with the score at 195/3.

Justin Greaves brings up his maiden ODI century in style, dropping a full delivery from Ravindra Jadeja in front of point and completing a sharp single to reach the milestone. Despite batting through an injury, Greaves has played a magnificent knock, moving to 101 off 105 balls as the West Indies advance to 198/3 after 35 overs.

Oldest at the time of maiden ODI century (WI)
36y 57d Clayton Lambert (119 vs Eng Port of Spain 1998)
33y 246d Shamarh Brooks (101* vs Net Amstelveen 2022)
32y 213d Justin Greaves (100* vs Ind Trivandrum 2026)
32y 154d Travis Dowlin (100* vs Ban Roseau 2009)

Kuldeep Yadav wreaks havoc in a sensational over, trapping centurion Justin Greaves lbw before dismissing Jewel Andrew caught at slip on consecutive balls. West Indies stumble to 198/5.

West Indies find themselves in a bit of a squeeze at 216 for 5 after 41 overs, as India’s bowling attack clamps down in the middle overs. Kuldeep Yadav did the heavy lifting earlier with a brilliant spell—capping off a double-wicket maiden shortly before—leaving the visitors well short of their earlier 300-plus trajectory. But Roston Chase and Amir Jangoo are trying to inject some late life into the innings, taking a liking to Naman Dhir's part-time spin with a flurry of boundaries, including back-to-back fours to finish the 41st over as West Indies scrap past the 210-mark.

West Indies' late-innings recovery suffered a major blow as Prasidh Krishna struck to remove Roston Chase for 24. Aiming to accelerate, Chase tried to heave a short-of-length delivery over midwicket, but got undone by a hint of inward nip and extra pace off the deck. Beaten completely on the inside edge, he watched helplessly as his stumps were shattered.

Nitish Kumar Reddy got into the wicket-taking column after breaking through against Matthew Forde, who departed for 7 off 12 balls. Looking to clear the fence, Forde mistimed a full toss and lost his shape, splicing the aerial shot toward long-off where Naman Dhir charged in to safely pouch the catch.

West Indies fell agonizingly short of the 300-run mark, finishing 5 runs shy after a game of contrasting halves. The visitors made a flying start as openers Justin Greaves and John Campbell stitched together a blistering century stand during a wicketless powerplay, with Greaves eventually going on to score a magnificent maiden ODI hundred. However, India fought back brilliantly through Kuldeep Yadav, whose sensational double-wicket burst sparked a collapse that saw the West Indies slip from a position of strength to 198-5. A crucial, gritty half-century from Jangoo rescued the innings and pushed them near the 300-run threshold, leaving India with a manageable chase on an otherwise excellent batting surface.

India have made a brisk start in their chase, reaching 38 for no loss after 7 overs. Rohit Sharma (23 off 18) set the tone right from the opening delivery by cracking Jayden Seales through sweeper cover for a boundary, later launching Matthew Forde over deep mid-wicket for a massive six. Shubman Gill (14 off 18) has played the anchor role, though West Indies have missed opportunities to break through—dropping Gill early and burning a review for an optimistic LBW appeal against Rohit. With the run rate hovering comfortably above five an over on a good batting deck, the openers are looking settled as they guide India through the remainder of the powerplay.

India have suffered an early breakthrough as Alzarri Joseph strikes to remove captain Rohit Sharma for 32 off 35 balls. Struggling once again against the towering fast bowler in ODIs—marking his fourth dismissal to Joseph—Rohit miscued a full delivery shaping into his pads, lofting it straight to Jewel Andrew at deep square leg. The crucial wicket leaves India 53 for 1, bringing an end to a promising opening partnership and giving the West Indies the opening they desperately needed.

India are cruising comfortably at 161 for 1 after 26 overs, needing just 196 runs from 24 overs to secure victory. Shubman Gill is batting superbly on 84 off 82 balls, having brought up his half-century earlier, while Virat Kohli has looked fluent and aggressive since arriving at the crease, moving along smoothly to 44 off 39 deliveries.

With dew settling on the outfield and testing the West Indies bowling attack—already depleted by Justin Greaves failing to take the field—the partnership between Gill and Kohli has grown effortlessly. The duo is rotating the strike with ease and punishing anything loose, leaving India firmly in control of the chase.

Virat Kohli has etched his name deeper into cricket history by reaching the monumental milestone of 15,000 ODI runs, becoming only the second batter ever to achieve the feat. Bringing up the landmark in style with a boundary off Alzarri Joseph, Kohli acknowledged the rousing standing ovation from the ecstatic Thiruvananthapuram crowd by raising both arms in celebration. It is another legendary chapter for a modern-day great, further cementing his peerless legacy in the 50-over format.

Shubman Gill has converted a reprieve into a magnificent hundred, reaching the milestone with a crisp, full-faced drive past mid-off for four off Jayden Seales. Handed an early life on 11 by Keemo Paul, the Indian skipper has made West Indies pay dearly with a masterclass in pacing an ODI chase. Removing his helmet to take the applause of the crowd with his trademark bow, Gill's fluent knock puts India firmly in the driver's seat as they close in on the target.

India are cruising comfortably at the drinks break, with captain Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli dictating terms in the middle. While the West Indies bowlers struggle to build any pressure, Gill is receiving treatment from the team physio for apparent cramps in his left leg, offering a brief moment of pause. Amidst the stoppage, Kohli remains relaxed and lighthearted, sharing a laugh as India march smoothly toward their target.

Shubman Gill's magnificent innings has come to an end for 110 off 108 balls, falling to Roston Chase while attempting to clear the ropes. Looking to dispatch a slower delivery over the leg side, the Indian captain got down to slog-sweep but failed to generate enough elevation, picking out Jewel Andrew at deep mid-wicket. Walking off to a well-deserved standing ovation, Gill leaves behind a stellar hundred that has all but sealed India's dominance in the chase.

Virat Kohli has brought up his 55th ODI century in breathtaking style, dancing down the track to loft Gudakesh Motie handsomely over long-on for six. As the Thiruvananthapuram crowd erupted into wild celebrations, the maestro removed his helmet and raised his bat to acknowledge a truly memorable standing ovation. It is another flawless, masterclass innings from Kohli, guiding his team effortlessly toward victory.

India wrapped up a comprehensive victory in the first ODI after Shubman Gill's decision to bowl first initially faced stiff resistance from a fluent West Indies opening partnership. Despite a strong 135-run opening stand and a brilliant maiden ODI hundred from Justin Greaves, Kuldeep Yadav spearheaded a crucial middle-order collapse with a four-wicket haul to peg the visitors back to 198/5. A brisk half-century from Amir Jangoo eventually pushed West Indies to a competitive 295, but it proved entirely inadequate as India chased it down with commanding ease.