1st ODI: Hetmyer, Hope hit tons as West Indies beat India by 8 wickets
Sports | December 15, 2019 22:58 ISTWest Indies reached 291-2 in 47.5 overs after Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant scored half-centuries to help India score 287-8.
West Indies reached 291-2 in 47.5 overs after Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant scored half-centuries to help India score 287-8.
Chasing a challenging 288 for a victory on a sluggish wicket, 22-year old Hetmyer took 106 balls for his sensational 139 which was studded with 11 fours and seven huge sixes.
Hetmyer scored his fifth ODI century in just 85 balls to put West Indies on top in a 288-run chase against the hosts.
Indian captain Virat Kohli made a superhuman effort on the boundary line to dismiss Shimon Hetmyer.
Rohit Sharma continued with his fine form in red-ball cricket as he notched up his sixth Test century on Saturday against South Africa in the third Test in Ranchi.
The 22-year-old Shimron Hetmyer played just five matches in this IPL edition and scored 90 runs.
After losing the first six games, Virat Kohli's Bangalore have won five, lost two and one ended in a no-result in the remaining eight games of IPL 2019.
Shimron Hetmyer and Gurkeerat Singh Mann put on 144 runs for the fourth wicket to help RCB beat SRH by 4 wickets in their last game of the IPL 2019 season.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Virat Kohli know that they need to overhaul their current tactics if they don't want their last league game on May 4 to be their last in IPL 2019.
Gopal said that the pressure created in the powerplay helped the spinner as the RCB batsmen looked to attack him to get the scoreboard moving.
Opening for the first time in 28 matches Bairstow broke the back of a 161-run target, which owed much to Rashid's miserly return of 1-15.
Veteran opener Chris Gayle also chipped in with 50 from 63 deliveries, while Shai Hope made 33.
Mehidy recorded his career-best bowling figures in an innings, claiming 7-58 to skittle West Indies for 111 in its first innings.
Ramdin said it was more disappointing that despite being the world T20 champions they could not perform well in the shortest format.
A victory in the fifth and penultimate One-day International will ensure India maintain their unbeaten run since the reverse against South Africa in 2015.
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