West Indies were bundled out for 176 against India in the first ODI of the series in Ahmedabad. After being put in to bat by Rohit Sharma, the Caribbean side didn't really have a great start to the proceedings as they lost wickets at regular intervals and were left tottering at 79/7 with the likes of Nicholas Pooran and Kieron Pollard back in the hut.
But Jason Holder and Fabian Allen then came in for the rescue and provided some resistance to the visitors as they both stitched a partnership of 78 runs for the 8th wicket.
While Holder went on to score 57 off 71 which included four maximums, Allen chipped in with 29 off 43. But the latter's departure broke the shackles once again as West Indies lost the remaining wickets in quick intervals.
For India, it was Yuzvendra Chahal's spin web that thoroughly dominated the visiting side as he bagged a four-wicket haul for 49 runs in 9.5 overs. Chahal got exceptional purchase off the Ahmedabad pitch, which turned a fair bit even though it was just the very first innings of the three ODIs that is scheduled to be played here.
Apart from him, Washington Sundar also picked up three wickets for 30 runs in 9 overs and consistently troubled the left-handed batters in the Windies line-up. Prasidh Krishna was among the wickets as well and had a couple of scalps to his name for 29 runs in his 10 overs. The only bowler to not get a wicket today was Shardul Thakur who bowled 7 overs and gave away 38 runs.