In the first match of the three-match ODI series played in Thiruvananthapuram, the Indian team has given a crushing defeat to the West Indies. Team India performed brilliantly and defeated West Indies by 8 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Batting first in the match, the West Indies team had set a challenging target of 296 runs for India to win in the stipulated overs. In response to West Indies' score, the Indian team easily achieved this target by losing just 2 wickets with 50 balls remaining.

The heroes of this spectacular victory of India were veteran batsman Virat Kohli and captain Shubman Gill.

Virat Kohli displayed excellent batting and played a brilliant inning of 139 unbeaten runs in just 88 balls. At the same time, captain Shubhman Gill also supported him and scored a brilliant century (110 runs). Both the batsmen, with their century innings, destroyed the West Indies bowlers and gave the team an easy victory.

Earlier in the match, Indian bowlers also performed well. Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav, using his spin magic, showed the path to the pavilion to the maximum 4 batsmen of West Indies, due to which the opposition team could not reach a big score.

With this resounding victory, the Indian team has taken the lead in the series and now the eyes of the fans are fixed on the second match.

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