India vs. West Indies: 1st ODI International, Highlights, Scorecard and Report

West Indies crushed India by 124 runs in the opening one-day international in Kochi.

India, who won the toss and elected to field, saw the men from the Caribbean make 321-6 in their 50 overs at the Nehru Stadium as Marlon Samuels blasted a century.

In their reply, the hosts could only manage 197 all out as they were dismissed in 41 overs.

Samuels smashed 126 not out from 117 balls to guide his side to the highest team total at the ground.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Dwayne Smith		b Jadeja	46	76	45
Dwayne Bravo	c Dhawan	b Shami	17	29	24
Darren Bravo	c Dhawan	b A Mishra	28	66	45
Samuels	not out		126	144	116
Ramdin	c Jadeja	b Shami	61	99	59
Pollard		b Shami	2	8	4
Russell	c Kohli	b Shami	1		2
Sammy	not out		10	10	6
Extras		1nb 17w 7b 5lb	30
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
B Kumar		10	1	38	0
M Sharma		9	0	61	0
Shami		9	1	66	4
Jadeja		10	0	58	1
A Mishra		10	0	72	1
Raina		2	0	14	0

He hit 11 boundaries and four sixes in his sixth ODI century, with his total matching his previous best, which was made against Bangladesh two years ago.

He came to the crease in the 18th over with West Indies on 98-2 after Dwayne Smith had given them a solid foundation with 46 from 45 balls.

After the dismissal of Darren Bravo (28), Samuels shared a 165-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Denesh Ramdin.

Ramdin played a supporting role in making 61 from 59 balls to help his side forge a formidable target.

Shikhar Dhawan carried India’s innings but he watched wickets fall at regular intervals at the other end.

After a 49-run opening partnership, Ajinkya Rahane (24) and Virat Kohli (2) departed in the space of seven balls.

Ambati Rayudu (13) and Suresh Raina (0) also went in quick succession, and when MS Dhoni was bowled by Darren Sammy for eight, India had lost half their wickets with just 25.1 overs gone.

The writing was on the wall for India when Samuels bowled Dhawan for 68 in the 29th over, and although Ravindra Jadeja (33 not out) had a late flourish, Ravi Rampaul bowled Mohammed Shami to seal the win.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Rahane	run out (Dwayne Smith)		24	42	22
Dhawan		b Samuels	68	143	92
Kohli	c Sammy	b Taylor	2	5	5
Rayudu	c Benn	b Russell	13	32	21
Raina		b Dwayne Bravo	0	2	2
Dhoni		b Sammy	8	35	21
Jadeja	not out		33	79	36
B Kumar	c Sammy	b Samuels	2	8	10
A Mishra	lbw	b Dwayne Bravo	5	15	13
M Sharma	c Taylor	b Rampaul	8	7	7
Shami		b Rampaul	19	26	17
Extras		0nb 14w 0b 1lb	15
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Rampaul		8	0	48	2
Taylor		10	1	50	1
Dwayne Bravo		6	0	28	2
Russell		4	0	21	1
Benn		5	0	16	0
Sammy		5	0	23	1
Samuels		3	0	10	2

The ODI series continues in Delhi on Saturday with five one-day internationals to be followed by three Test matches and a Twenty20 International.