Watch: Shamrah Brooks Takes A Stunner At Backward Point To Dismiss Shikhar Dhawan

West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran won the toss and decided to field first. It was also revealed during the toss that Jadeja has been ruled out only for the first two ODIs and Shreyas Iyer is the vice-captain his absence.

India opened the innings with Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill. Both of them looked comfortable from the very first over and raced to their respective half-centuries in a jiffy.

Both of them added 119 runs for the first wicket in just 17.4 overs before Gill was run out. Gill would be disappointed by the way he got out as he looked set for a big score.

India In A Very Good Position

Regardless of Gill’s dismissal, Dhawan kept the scoreboard ticking. Shreyas Iyer started slowly but then he too started playing his shots after settling in.

The pair added 96 runs for the 2nd wicket before Shikhar Dhawan in trying to slash a ball wide outside off-stump was caught brilliantly by Shamrah Brooks at backward point.

Dhawan had timed the ball nicely, and it was flying but Brooks’s anticipation was brilliant as he jumped at the right time to pluck the ball out of the air and got WI their 2nd breakthrough.

Watch: Shamrah Brooks Takes A Stunner At Backward Point To Dismiss Shikhar Dhawan:

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Dhawan missed his century by just 3 runs. It would have been his first century after the one he hit against Australia in the 2019 WC.

Despite losing Dhawan and Iyer quickly, India is inching closer to the 300-run mark.

West Indies playing XI:

Shai Hope (wk), Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales

India Playing XI:

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna

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