India vs West Indies 1st ODI Highlights: IND win by 3 runs to take 1-0 lead; Siraj defends 15 runs in last over

India vs West Indies Highlights: Teammates congratulate India's Shardul Thakur

India vs West Indies Highlights: Shikhar Dhawan's 97 and fifties from Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer set up India's narrow three-run win in the series opener against West Indies. Chasing 309 for the win, West Indies rode Kyle Mayers' 75 before Brandon King notched up 54. In the end, it was Rovman Powell who hit a brisk 39 but wasn't able to guide the home side past the finish line, with Mohammed Siraj defending 15 runs in the last over. Siraj snared a couple of wickets, and Shardul Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal also plucked two wickets each. Earlier, Dhawan and Gill put on 119 before the latter was run out for 64. After Gill's exit, Shreyas scored a half-century to take India past 200. Dhawan moved into the 90s but perished on 97. He hit 10 fours and 3 sixes in his calculated innings at Queen's Park Oval. India finished on 308/7 after being put to bat first. WI skipper Nicholas Pooran earlier won the toss and elected to field against India, who were without star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. The senior player has been ruled out of first two ODIs after sustaining a knee injury. Pooran informed that all-rounder Jason Holder is down with Covid-19 and will miss out, while Kyle Mayers was included in the eleven. For India, Sanju Samson and Shreyas Iyer made it to the playing XI.