India Begin West Indies Series with Dominant Chase in First ODI as Kuldeep Yadav's Four-Wicket Haul Restricts Visitors to 295 Despite Opening Century

September 27, 2026

Sources: ESPN Cricinfo, Wisden, LatestLY, CricTracker, Wikipedia, all published September 27, 2026. Live scores and match reports verified across outlets. Bumrah's Asian Games participation confirmed via ESPN Cricinfo match report stating he is in Japan to represent India in the Asian Games, with the timing overlap explicitly noted in multiple sources including Yahoo Sports and Sportskeeda. The second ODI is scheduled for September 30 in Guwahati.

India began their home international season and final lap preparation for the 2027 ODI World Cup with a comfortable chase against West Indies in the first One Day International at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, on September 27, 2026. Kuldeep Yadav's 4 for 40 on his ODI comeback restricted West Indies to 295 for 7 despite a 135-run opening stand between Justin Greaves and John Campbell, with Greaves going on to score his maiden ODI century. A collapse of 4 for 22 from overs 31 to 36 broke the back of the West Indies innings after the visitors were 135 for 0 in the 20th over. In reply, India were cruising at 217 for 1 after 33 overs, needing just 79 runs from 17 overs, with Shubman Gill unbeaten on 109 and Virat Kohli on 75 in an unbroken 143-run partnership. India captain Shubman Gill chose to field after winning the toss, with the team missing Jasprit Bumrah, who is in Japan representing India in men's T20 cricket at the Asian Games, and Mohammed Siraj. Naman Dhir made his ODI debut for India. The match marks the start of a three-ODI and five-T20I series against West Indies running from September 27 to October 17, 2026, as India's 2026-27 home season commences. Kuldeep, having warmed the bench for the entirety of India's last ODI series and having looked off color in a Test in Sri Lanka, roared back to take four of the first five wickets to fall, with his career tally now reading 198 wickets at 31.6 balls per wicket, the third-best among spinners who have gone past 175 wickets. For the first 20 overs, India looked like they had no answers for the fourth different opening combination West Indies have tried in the last five ODIs, with Greaves driving beautifully against the new ball and taking 18 off the second over bowled by Nitish Kumar Reddy. Campbell attacked Ravindra Jadeja, asked to bowl inside the powerplay for a change, taking a four and two sixes to push West Indies to 85 for 0 in 10 overs.