J Bumrah to C Hemraj, A stifled appeal but not given! A length ball around middle, it pitches and comes back in. Hemraj tries to defend but he gets an inside edge onto his pads.
J Bumrah to C Hemraj, Low bounce on this one though! Around off, Hemraj makes a leave and it goes on the bounce to Dhoni who does not collect it cleanly.
J Bumrah to C Hemraj, Good bounce there! Bumrah bangs it on a length and around off, Hemraj is on his toes as he defends that one.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl from the other end with the second new ball.
B Kumar to K Powell, So just the boundary from the first over. On a length around off, kept out.
B Kumar to K Powell, BEATEN! A loose shot there! Good use of the angle by Kumar. He lands it slightly shorter and around off, it goes away with the angle. Powell throws his bat at it away from his body but luckily for him, he gets beaten. Such shots so early in the innings, just not needed.
B Kumar to K Powell, Bowls it on off and a touch fuller. Powell pushes it to mid on.
B Kumar to K Powell, FOUR! Opens the account with a boundary! Slightly straighter, no swing on this one. Powell flicks it through mid-wicket. The outfield here is lightning fast and the ball races away for a boundary. A good way to score the first runs of the innings.
B Kumar to K Powell, Attacks the stumps this time and once again gets some shape away. Powell gets right behind the line of the delivery and keeps it out.
B Kumar to K Powell, Starts off with a good delivery. On a length and around off, a little shape away from the batsman. Powell defends it towards covers.
We are all set for the action to begin. Out come the Indian players along with the umpires. They are followed by the Windies openers Kieran Powell and Chandrapaul Hemraj. The former will be on strike and he will face and he will face Bhuvneshwar Kumar who will bowl with the first new ball. Two slips in place for him. Here we go...
Windies (Playing XI) - Kieran Powell, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shai Hope(w), Marlon Samuels, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder(c), Fabian Allen, Ashley Nurse, Kemar Roach, Obed McCoy.
India (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w), Rishabh Pant, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, K Khaleel Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Jasprit Bumrah is giving an interview to Laxman Sivaramakrishnan. He says that it feels good to get back from a break. Adds that he made sure to train during the break and work on his skills. Hopes to generate good movement going forward. Mentions that he is not looking too far and is taking one game at a time. States that he is not trying to develop anything new but wants to deliver the way team wants him to.
Windies' skipper, Jason Holder says it is a good pitch to bat on and they would like to put runs on the board. Mentions he would have liked to bowl first but the toss is not in his hands. States they have to continue to be consistent with the bat and hope their bowlers do well. Informs they have one change as Bishoo misses out and Allen will make his debut.
India's skipper, Virat Kohli says it looks a good wicket and he reckons it plays a little slower in the daytime. Mentions bringing back key players was always the plan with the World Cup in mind. Adds further, they strengthen the bowling attack even more. Informs they have three changes, Umesh, Jadeja and Shami go out and Bumrah, Kumar and Ahmed replace them.
Toss - Up goes the coin and Holder calls it wrong. India elect to bowl.
PITCH REPORT - Murali Kartik and Sunil Gavaskar are conducting the pitch report. The Little Master points that since the curator here has been a bowler himself, he has left some grass on the pitch. He reckons that it will assist the fast bowlers early on but once the seam will flatten out, run-scoring will get easier. They are once again expecting a 300-plus game.
A victory for India in the first ODI, a tie in the second. What do we have in store for his in the third? Can the Windies level the series with a win here today? One can surely not rule them out after their performance in the last game. The hosts on the other side, have strengthened their squad by getting in their first-choice bowlers. They are once again heavy favorites heading into the game. Virat Kohli will hope to take an unassailable lead here today. welcome to the coverage.