Windies off to a solid start

Sun, 01 March 2026
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West Indies 13-0 (2 ovs) vs IndiaScorecard

West Indies have dropped opener Brandon King and brought in spin all-rounder Akeal Hosein for the all-important match. 

Roston Chase is skipper Shai Hope's new opening partner. 

Arshdeep Singh to open the bowling for India. Hope is on strike and he plays the first delivery defensively to cover region. 

Hope then opens his and team's account by tapping the next ball to square leg for a single. 

Chase is on strike and he too gets off the mark with a gentle push to mid-on for a single. 

A dot as Hope blocks the outswinger. 

Another dot follows. Hope then cuts one uppishly over the deep point and gets a single to end the 3-run over. Good start by Arshdeep. 


Hardik Pandya to bowl from the other end and Hope taps the first delivery to mid-on. No run on offer. 

Another dot as Hope defends the length delivery on backfoot. 

Hope swings and misses the next ball and Sanju Samson collects it neatly. 

Six! Length ball from Hardik and Hope times it perfectly to getsthe first six of the day by smashing it over the deep mid-wicket boundary. 

Hope charges down but misses the shortish delivery. 

Four! Hope finishes the over with a boundary through sweeper cover. 10 runs came off the over.