West Indies’ Roston Chase runs out India’s Ravindra Jadeja during the first one day international in Chennai (Arun SANKAR )
<p>Chennai (India) (AFP) – Gritty half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant lifted India to 287 for eight after they lost early wickets against the West Indies in the first one-day international on Sunday.</p><p>Iyer (70) and Pant (71) put on 114 runs for the fourth wicket for a fighting total at the start of the three-match series in Chennai. The hosts were struggling at 80 for three after being put into bat.</p><p>Pace spearhead Sheldon Cottrell struck twice in one over, including nabbing skipper Virat Kohli for four with a slower delivery that the star batsman inside edged on to his stumps.</p><p>Opener Rohit Sharma fell for 36 to paceman Alzarri Joseph after he pulled the ball straight to mid-wicket where skipper Kieron Pollard took a simple catch.</p><p>The right-left batting pair of Iyer and Pant then got down to the grind to thwart West Indies bowling attack with the right dose of caution and aggression.</p><p>Iyer completed his third successive ODI fifty while Pant — a wicketkeeper-batsman who is often criticised for throwing away his wicket — raised his first during a 69-ball knock laced with seven fours and one six. </p><p>Joseph broke the partnership after sending Iyer trudging back to the pavilion and Pant, who was dropped on 56, soon fell to Pollard’s medium-pace bowling.</p><p>Kedar Jadhav then played a useful cameo of 40 during his 59-run sixth-wicket stand with Ravindra Jadeja, who made 21, to boost India’s scoring in the final few overs.</p><p>Keemo Paul broke through with the wicket of Jadhav, and there was drama on the very next ball with Jadeja run out after a delayed umpire call.</p><p>Roston Chase hit the stumps at the bowler’s end where Jadeja was running and South African umpire Shaun George did not call for the third umpire.</p><p>But replays suggested Jadeja was short of his crease, prompting the on-field official to refer it to the TV umpire who then gave it out, as an angry Kohli shook his head in disapproval in the dressing room.</p><p></p>

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