On October 21, 2018, then skipper Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma showed a ultimate batting display as India pulled off a chase of 323 runs in the first ODI against West Indies at Barsapara Cricket Stadium
in Guwahati. Kohli smashed 140(107) while Rohit remained unbeaten on 152*(117) runs as India chased the target in just 42.1 overs, taking a lead of 1-0 in a five-match series.
Coming to bat first after losing the toss, West Indies ended up posting 322 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their 50 overs. Shimron Hetmyer shone with a knock of 106 off 78 balls, hitting six fours and six sixes while Kieran Powell contributed with 51(39) runs. Apart from that, Shai Hope and skipper Jason Holder registered scores of 32 and 38 respectively as West Indies crossed 300-run mark. For India, Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami scalped two wickets each while Khaleel Ahmed put one in his bag.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma added 246 runs for second wicket as India registered famous win
Coming to chase the winning target, India didn’t get a good start as Shikhar Dhawan (4 off 6) went back to the pavilion at the score of 10 runs in two overs. After that, Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli took charge of the innings as the duo took the match far away from West Indies with their partnership. Rohit and Kohli put up a partnership of 246 runs for the second wicket.
Kohli played a captain knock of 140 runs off 107 balls, hitting smashing 21 fours and two sixes. On the other hand, Rohit gave finishing touches as he remained unbeaten on 152 runs off 117 balls, hitting 15 fours and eight sixes. Ambati Rayudu also scored 22*(26) as India chased the target in 42.1 overs losing two wickets.
