Virat Kohli passes 15,000 ODI runs as India beat West Indies

Kohli remained not retired connected 139 disconnected 88 balls arsenic the hosts romped to an eight-wicket triumph successful their archetypal ODI of the series.

Virat Kohli has go lone the 2nd batter aft Sachin Tendulkar to scope 15,000 runs successful men’s one-day planetary (ODI) cricket, achieving the milestone with an unbeaten period arsenic India cruised to an eight-wicket triumph implicit West Indies.

Kohli struck 139 not retired from 88 balls and Shubman Gill made 110 arsenic India chased down 296 with 50 balls to spare to instrumentality a 1-0 pb successful the three-match ODI bid connected Sunday.

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The milestone comes conscionable days aft Kohli announced that helium would retire from nationalist work aft adjacent year’s 50-over World Cup. The starring century-maker successful ODIs has already retired from T20 internationals and Test cricket ⁠⁠and present represents India lone successful the 50-over format.

Rohit Sharma and Gill launched the pursuit with a 74-run opening basal earlier Sharma was dismissed successful the 12th over. Gill, the world’s top-ranked ODI batter, past took control, maintaining the assertive attack and bringing up his 10th ODI period with a sweep.

Kohli came successful astatine fig 3 and notched his 86th planetary century, portion Gill struck 110 successful 108 deliveries arsenic the brace enactment connected a ascendant 151-run basal disconnected 132 balls that each but sealed the contention connected Sunday.

Roston Chase yet removed Gill, but Ruturaj Gaikwad made 13 disconnected 19 balls and helped Kohli steer India location without further alarm. Kohli sealed triumph with successive boundaries.

Put successful to bat aft the toss, Justin Greaves and John Campbell gave the West Indies a beardown start, adding 135 from 117 balls for the opening wicket.

India struggled to find a breakthrough for overmuch of the archetypal 20 overs arsenic the brace dominated the bowling and provided a coagulated platform.

Greaves, who was dropped by Sharma connected 16, made India wage with a maiden ODI period and top-scored for the visitors.

The momentum shifted erstwhile Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Campbell successful the 20th over, beating him successful the aerial arsenic helium swept a drawback to abbreviated good leg. Yadav and Prasidh Krishna past applied the brakes connected the West Indies innings arsenic they mislaid 4 wickets for 22 runs betwixt the 31st and 36th overs.

Yadav finished with 4-40 connected his ODI return, but Amir Jangoo counterattacked with 58 disconnected 43 balls. With enactment from Chase, helium helped the West Indies retrieve from 198-5 and station 295.