IND VS WI ODI Series – Shikhar Dhawan Disappointed on missing 100: Like Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan also has been waiting for a international hundred since 2019. Dhawan has 17 ODI hundreds to his credit so far. But his last came more than 3 years ago and on Friday night he missed the landmark by just 3 runs. The makeshift Indian captain scored 97 of 99 balls that ensured India’s victory in 1st ODI. But missing out on 100 made him very disappointed. Follow India vs West Indies live updates and check India WestIndies 1st ODI Highlights with Insidesport.IN
Dhawan expressed disappointment of not being able to score a century. His brilliant knock also earned him the ‘Man of the Match’ award but still he says he is not to happy.
“Disappointed not to get the 100, but it was a good effort by the team. We got a good score in the end.
“There were nerves in the end and did not expect it to turn that way. We kept our cool and one small change in the end where we pushed the fine leg back and that really helped us.
“The discussion was to use the bigger side as much as we can and we want to keep on learning and make ourselves better for the rest of the competition,” said Dhawan in a post-match presentation.
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IND VS WI ODI Series: Shikhar Dhawan ‘very disappointed’ on missing 100, 3 years wait for international hundred continues: CHECK OUT
- Shikhar Dhawan Last Hundred: 9th June 2019 – 117 vs Australia at the Oval
- Virat Kohli Last Hundred: Nov 11th 2019 – vs Bangladesh
With this victory, India has a 1-0 lead in the series. Fans were treated to a thrilling game of cricket.
India posted a massive 308/7 in their first innings. Half-centuries from captain Shikhar Dhawan (97), Shubman Gill (64) and Shreyas Iyer (54) were extremely instrumental in taking the Men in Blue to a huge score. Gudakesh Motie was the pick of the bowlers with 2/54 in ten overs.
In chase of 309, half-centuries from Kyle Mayers (75) and Brandon King (54) helped Windies stay alive in the game. In the end, Akeal Hosein (32*) and Romario Shepherd (39*) almost took their side across the finishing line, but Indian bowlers held their nerves to seal a thrilling three-run win.
Mohammed Siraj was the best bowler for India, with 2/57 in ten overs. He held his composure and did not allow the Windies to reach the target when they were just 15 runs away from it in the final over.India and West Indies will square off in the second ODI on Sunday.
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