India take the first ODI by eight wickets as Gill and Kohli answer Greaves

West Indies made a competitive 295 and Justin Greaves reached a maiden hundred, but twin centuries from Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli chased it down with eight wickets to spare in Thiruvananthapuram.

West Indies gave themselves something to defend and still lost by a distance. Batting first in the opening one-day international at Thiruvananthapuram on September 27, they posted 295 for seven, built on Justin Greaves' maiden ODI century, 101 from 108 balls, with support from John Campbell and Amir Jangoo (ESPNcricinfo).

It was not enough. Shubman Gill made 110 and Virat Kohli an unbeaten 139 as India reached 300 for two with more than eight overs and eight wickets in hand. Kuldeep Yadav had earlier taken four for 40 to keep West Indies in check.

West Indies trail the three-match series one to nil, with the second game in Guwahati on September 30. For a side rebuilding toward the 2027 World Cup, the batting held up. The bowling, against two of the world's best chasers, did not.