Shikhar Dhawan-led team India faced West Indies in the first of the three-match ODI series. Both teams played this match at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. The men in blue are playing without their permanent skipper Rohit Sharma as the management has decided to rest him for the ODI series.
Speaking of the match, then it was completely a thriller and power-packed encounter. Both teams played exceptionally well to give a treat of an amazing ODI match to the fans. The visitors clinched a victory with a very close margin of only three runs to take a lead of 1-0 in the series.
Fans also reacted on Twitter in a thrilling way to this splendid victory of team India. They praised the instinct of both the teams to deliver such an amazing ODI game to cricket fans.
India survived a middle-order collapse in the first inning somehow in the result of the match
Batting first, skipper Shikhar Dhawan and young opener Shubman Gill started the proceedings for team India. They both made an amazing partnership of 119 runs for the first wicket before an unfortunate that ended the 64-run knock of Gill. He played this knock in 53 balls with 6 boundaries and two sixes.
Later on, skipper Dhawan played an excellent knock of 97 runs and made another partnership of 94 runs for the second wicket with Shreyas Iyer. The number three Iyer scored 54 runs. On the backs of these three knocks, the visitors somehow posted a decent total of 308 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 50 overs.
Chasing the target, the hosts played very well and they looking to reach the line easily when only four runs were required in the last over. Shikhar Dhawan brought Mohammed Siraj into the attack. Siraj happened to be a successful move from the skipper as he saved those four runs in the last over and helped India to cross the line with a win of three runs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to India’s win in the first ODI against the hosts:
Itna Yorker Marege…
Itna Yorker Marege…
sab dhua dhua kardenge…#MiyaMagic #Siraj #IndvsWI— Imran Parmar (@ImranBomDxb) July 23, 2022
We all want to hug Miyaan after that incredible final over, don't we?
What a win ??. We move ??#INDvsWI #MohammedSiraj pic.twitter.com/g8VacYsMOh
— Anuj Prabhu ? (@APTalksCricket) July 23, 2022
INCREDIBLE WINING SPLENDID PERFORMANCE BY #TeamIndia CONGRATULATION FOR LEAD 1-0 SERIES. #IndvsWI #Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/qPO9P0YFOM
— Nur khan (@Nurkhan52473535) July 23, 2022
Feel like Bappu has been below par for past 1 year now. Guy was bowling so good in IPL with tight overs then but seems very predictable now. However, Axar as a batter has bettered. Same case with Jadeja. Time to look ahead and play with only Washi once he recovers.#IndvsWI
— Sampath (@sk_10200) July 23, 2022
ABSOLUTE THRILLER AT TRINIDAD! Siraj hold his nerves in the last over as India won by 3 runs.
What a win boys! Onwards and upwards.@mdsirajofficial #INDvWI #INDvsWI #Siraj #WIvIND #ShikharDhawan #CricketTwitter #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/POGIx9qzRQ
— RCBIANS OFFICIAL (@RcbianOfficial) July 23, 2022
Meanwhile, the ORIGINAL CAPTAIN after India's win last night!???#INDvWI #WIvIND #INDvsWI #WIvsIND #TeamIndia #RohitSharma? #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/6zotNK4TEg
— THE ROCKSTAR (@VivJonty) July 23, 2022
Sanju Samson's keeping was outstanding in this match – In the last over he saved Crucial 4 runs and must credit goes to him and even Mohammad Siraj was appreciated and clapping for his wicketkeeping when he saved.#siraj #SanjuSamson #IndvsWI pic.twitter.com/STCglj26LJ
— amayprem 25 (@Amayprem333) July 23, 2022
#IndvsWI That stop from Sanju Samson won the match4 India in last over
Watching match on DD Channel (Door Darshan) brought back many old memories,where we would sometimes go up on the terrace to change the angle of the antenna for clarity specially during these exciting moments pic.twitter.com/IgSiHPzbAz— ???jaggirmRanbir??? (@jaggirm) July 23, 2022
Man of the Match – Our Beloved Gabbar aka Shikar Dhawan!???
Well played, Champ!???#ShikarDhawan #INDvWI #WIvIND #INDvsWI #WIvsIND #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/xZhOG3E1M3
— THE ROCKSTAR (@VivJonty) July 23, 2022
600th ball ensure a winner . Amazing Take a Bow Odi cricket #IndvsWI #ODIs
— Utkarsh Jain (@jainutkarshuj97) July 22, 2022
