Welcome to the highlights of West Indies vs India 1st ODI - 1997 India tour of West Indies 5-match ODI series - The first One-Day International cricket match between West Indies and India was played at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad on April 26, 1997.
Match Overview:
Fast bowler Curtly Ambrose's four-wickets and Franklyn Rose's impressive debut three-for before A stroke-filled 83 by Shivnarine Chanderpaul helped to West Indies comfortable eight-wicket victory over India and take a 1-0 lead in a rain-hit first ODI.
Match Report:
A stroke-filled 83 from Shivnarine Chanderpaul piloted West Indies to an eight-wicket triumph over India in the rain-hit first one-day cricket international at Queen's Park Oval.
22-year-old The Chanderpaul transported his rich vein of form during the preceding Test series into an innings lasting 80 balls that was the cornerstone of West Indies' 149 for two off 27.5 overs.
Brian Lara (25 not out), hit the winning boundary for the West Indies, who were set a revised target of 146 off 33 overs after rain delayed their reply. India had won the toss and batted but the West Indies" bowlers, led by pacers Curtly Ambrose and Franklyn Rose, exploited the helpful conditions to rout them for 179 in 48.3 overs.
Captain Sachin Tendulkar hit the topscore of 44 but was unlucky to be given out caught behind off Ambrose, who captured four for 36 off 9.3 overs. Rose, playing his first one-day international, assisted Ambrose with three for 25 in an impressive 10-over spell.
Man-of-the-match Chanderpaul added 43 in an opening stand with Stuart Williams, who made 14 before he skied a delivery from leg-spin bowler Anil Kumble to mid-off in the ninth over.
Chanderpaul's only blemish came at 58 when he struck a firm return chance through the hands of left-arm spin bowler Sunil Joshi. Otherwise, the Guyanese showed the full range of his strokes by striking 12 fours, three of them coming off the first over bowled by Trinidad-born allrounder Robin Singh.
When Chanderpaul drove a full toss from fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad to mid-off in the 24th over, West Indies were just 14 runs away from victory.
After Ambrose dropped a return chance when he was one, Tendulkar counter-attacked the West Indies' bowlers as he treated the near capactity crowd to a volley of strokes.
In the fourth over, he struck pacer Ian Bishop for four boundaries but after losing Navjot Sidhu LBW to Ambrose in the seventh over, Tendulkar was questionably caught by wicket-keeper Courtney Browne in the 13th over.
Television replays showed the ball apparently deflected off the batsman's right bicep.
Former captain Mohammad Azharuddin's wretched form on this tour continued when he chopped a short, rising ball into his leg-stump in the 17th over, and Rahul Dravid was brilliantly caught right-handed by a leaping Carl Hooper at mid wicket off Rose to leave India 86 for four in the 21st over.
Before Rose had him caught by Browne in the 33rd over, Ajay Jadeja added 33 runs with Nayan Mongia for the fifth wicket to help beef-up the total. Singh was caught by Williams at slip off Bishop for two and after a rain stopped play for 68 minutes with India on 146 for six in 39 overs and prompted an early lunch, Ambrose bowled both Sunil Joshi for eight and Nayan Mongia for 29 when play resumed.
Five overs earlier, Anil Kumble had perished to left-arm spin bowler Jimmy Adams, whose direct hit at the striker's end from point brought the innings to a conclusion with the run out of Prasad.
India's innings was interrupted thrice for inclement weather which reduced play by 90 minutes.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
India bowled out for 179 in 48.3 overs with top scorer by Sachin Tendulkar struck 44 off 43-balls including 10-fours.
Nayan Mongia cracked a 29 off 75-balls without a boundary, Ajay Jadeja hit 19 off 57-balls included 2-fours and Rahul Dravid scored 17 off 44-balls contained two-fours.
West Indies best bowler by Curtly Ambrose claimed a 4-wickets for 36-runs in 9.3-overs, Debutant Franklyn Rose - who picked up 3-wickets for 25-runs in 10-overs on his debut ODI match - including two maidens with economy rate of 2.50, Jimmy Adams and Ian Bishop both took one-wickets.
West Indies chase down the target of 146, finishing at 149 for 2 in 27.5 overs - due to rain revised target of 146 from 33-overs - with top scorer by Shivnarine Chanderpaul struck 83 off 88-balls.
Brian Lara cracked a unbeaten 25 off 45-balls including 2-fours and Stuart Williams scored 14 off 26-balls contained a boundary.
India best bowler by Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad both took one-wickets.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul named Player of the match for his match-winning stroke-filled 83 off 88-balls including 12-fours.
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