IND vs WI 1st ODI Live Commentary - Thiruvananthapuram (27 September 2026)

OUT! c Shubman Gill b Prasidh Krishna.

Back of a length, on middle, Justin Greaves hangs back and knocks it solidly through mid on for a single.

Pitched short on off, 134.8 kph, Carty cuts it to deep point for a single.

On a length and outside off, Justin Greaves punches it along the ground to the cover gap. Gurnoor Brar sprints to his right from deep backward point and keeps it down to two runs.

Full and straight, on off, Justin responds with a crisp straight drive to the right of long off for a single.

Oh, an attempted risk from Carty! Fuller in length, on middle and off, Keacy Carty gets across and low on his knee to play the scoop shot but gets an inside edge and the ball rolls past the off pole towards the keeper.

Pitched full again, on off, Carty chips it down to long on for a single.

Pitches it up, full on off, Carty drives it off the front foot towards Nitish at cover.

Top class fielding! Full and straight, outside off, Keacy Carty cracks the drive to the off side, where Nitish Kumar Reddy flings himself to his right at cover and makes a superb diving stop. Surely saved a certain boundary there.

Short of a length, 135.9 kph, outside off, Carty rocks back and crunches it deep cover-point for an easy single.

Banged in short and on off, Justin Greaves gets hurried on the pull shot and toe ends it to mid on.

Well-directed short delivery, outside off. Greaves rides the bounce and controls the square cut along the ground to the left of backward point. Carty looks for a run initially, but does not challenge Jadeja's rocket arm.

On a good length, around off, Greaves drives it through cover-point for a single.

Short and outside off, Keacy Carty square cuts it to deep point for a run.

Proactive running between the wickets! Slightly fuller and jagging back from off, Justin Greaves drives it on the up towards mid off and steals a single.

On a back of a length, outside the off stump, Carty hangs back and crunches it to deep cover for a single.

Aims the stumps, on a length, 131.8 kph. Justin Greaves bumps it to the right of the bowler. Reddy sticks out his right hand on his follow-through and plucks the ball.

FOUR! All class from Greaves as he moves to 87. Long half-volley, outside the off stump line. Justin Greaves transfers his weight onto the front foot and lets his hands flow through the drive past mid off's right for a boundary.

A bit short and outside off, Justin chops it to the off side.

Attacks the front pad, on a fuller length, Justin plants the front foot across and whips it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Sizzling bumper from Gurnoor, climbing on the batter at 137 kph. Keacy Carty rises up with the bounce and gets his bat in front of his face. It hits the splice and drops to the leg side.

On the stumps, on a length, nipping in. Keacy stabs it to the right of the bowler.

Short and on top of off, 143.7 kph, Carty dabs it off the back foot to backward point.

Another nip-backer on a length, Keacy lets the ball come at him, opens the bat face late and eases it to backward point.

Short of a length, angling in, Carty mistimes the pull shot. Naman Dhir dashes to his left from deep square leg and tidies it up. One run taken. Brar has looked much, much better and composed in his second spell so far.

Lets out a big grunt as he dishes out a length ball, on middle, Keacy Carty goes back and taps it wide of backward point and hustles through for a single. 

WIDE! Down the leg stump, on a short length. Justin misses to work it to the leg side.

Turns in from middle to leg, fractionally full at 85.6 kph. Justin rocks back and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

A touch short around off, spinning in, 84.6 kph. Justin goes back and across and punches it to covers.

Flights it up, full on leg, Justin Greaves eases it down to long on for a single.

Nicely looped up, full and on middle, Keacy Carty drives it straight back to Kuldeep.

Not all that short, on leg, Carty whips it off the pads to the mid-wicket region.

Confident appeal for caught behind, but the umpire stays put. Gurnoor looks certain but there's no reaction from KL Rahul at all. Pretty straight down leg, on a length. Justin gets inside the line to whip it across but misses and the replay shows that the ball grazed his thigh pad on its way back. KL Rahul dives forward to scoop the ball before the ground. UltraEdge also confirms that it deflected off the thigh pad.

Angling in on a good length, Justin Greaves hangs back and blocks.

Much fuller than the previous ball, on middle and leg. Justin Greaves pushes at it and gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket.

WIDE! Banged too short and it springs over the batter's head. Justin ducks underneath it. Wide called for height.

Speared fuller on the pads, Justin Greaves is hurried on the flick and misses as the ball strikes his front pad very hard.

Nips in, short on off and middle, Greaves camps back and bunts it back to the bowler.

A slight inward shape on this one, full on middle, clocked at 141.6 kph. Justin forces the drive straight back at the bowler. Brar bends low on the follow-through and stops the ball with his right hand.

Short and spinning in from off, Greaves backs away and knocks it to mid off.

FOUR! A good effort but goes in vain from Jadeja. This is bowled at 86.5 kph, lands on a good length and turns in from the leg stump line. Greaves waits deep in his crease, gets inside the line and looks to steer it to the leg side, but seems to have gotten a thin inside edge through short fine leg. Jadeja comes sprinting to his right from deep square leg and tries to stop the ball with his right foot, but the ball eventually trickles to the fence. The third umpire gives it runs off the bat.

Dishes out a full ball, on middle. Justin defends it off the front foot.

 Beaten! Slides it outside off on a length, and then gets the ball to spin back in a touch. Justin Greaves backs away to cut it away but gets beaten all ends up.

Short ball, on leg, this is steered off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.

Full ball that spins in from the off stump. Carty leans on and blocks it to mid off.

Drifts it into the batter, full on middle. Keacy Carty drives it down the ground for a single at long off.

Overthrows! A blunder in the field. Flatter and quicker, full on off, Justin Greaves drives it to the left of mid off and they hustle through for a single. But the fielder is quick to attack the ball, forcing Greaves to hurry through to the other end. The fielder throws it flat to the bowling end, but misses his shy and with no proper backup on the leg side, the ball races to the deep backward square leg fence.

Slides in, full, worked down to long on for a single.

Length ball on off stump. Justin hangs back and punches it to deep point for a single. 150 up for West Indies!

Nice and full, outside off, defended out to the off side.

Quick at 91.2 kph, on middle, Carty hangs back and defends it straight back.

Too full and on leg, Justin Greaves sits across and sweeps it hard behind square on the leg side for a single.

Nicely tossed up, full and on the leg stump, and it is the googly. Keacy gets on the front foot to defend, but the ball pops up and rolls to the right of Kuldeep.

Outside off, full, Carty drives it to short cover.

Full and outside off, Keacy stretches forward and blocks it to short cover.

Shortish delivery, on middle and leg, Keacy Carty goes deep inside the crease and whips it behind square leg for a single.

Gives it a good rip, flat and full, spinning back in from middle. Justin Greaves keeps shuffling in the crease and watchfully eases it out to mid off. Just 7 runs and a wicket in the last 3 overs.

Nice and full, on off, Keacy leans on to defend.

Spins away, full on off, Keacy Carty drives it inside out through cover for a single.

Quicker and fuller, on middle, Greaves drives it away to the cover fielder.

The length is pulled back by Jadeja. It is short on leg, and Justin knocks down through mid on for a run.

Fuller and outside off, Keacy Carty drives it behind backward point for an easy single.

Short and on off, Justin rushes back and punches it to deep cover-point for a single.

On the shorter side, flirting with the tramline. Campbell lets it be. This time, Kuldeep gets the decision in his favour.

OUT! CAUGHT! Kuldeep Yadav breaks through for India and the crowd come to life. Flighted delivery, full and on off. Campbell leans across and goes for the sweep. He takes the risk of going against the turn and pays the price. The ball spins away with bounce to take the top edge, with John unable to roll his wrists over the ball. It balloons behind towards short fine leg, where Prasidh Krishna moves to his left and almost overruns the ball but takes the catch safely whilst being on his knees. Campbell would have loved to go on and bring up a three-figure score but he has to walk back now. End of a 135-run opening stand.

Around off, full in length. Carty lunges and taps it to cover.

Oh, what happened there? Full and around leg. Carty attempts the sweep, but he loses his footing as he slides his heel. He manages to get the shot away towards deep backward square leg for a single.

Shorter and on middle. Greaves tucks it off the back foot to mid-wicket.

Drops it a bit short, on middle. Justin stabs it down the deck. End of a successful over for Kuldeep and India.

Flighted delivery on the pads. Greaves works it with the spin to deep square leg for a single.

Slides on with the arm, a bit short, on off. Campbell steers it fine of the short third fielder. Gurnoor Brar gives chase and slides to cut it off. Single taken.

Shorter and at the hips at 92.5 kph. Greaves flicks it to deep square leg and gets to the other end.

Offers flight, very full, on off, knocked down to long off for a single.

Too straight, at the pads, Justin clips it wide of backward square leg and rotates the strike.

Flatter and fuller, on middle. John uses his feet and drives it to long off for one. Six singles off the over.

SIX! Wow! That has cleared the ropes. Not all that full, on middle and leg. Campbell clears the front leg and has a heave across the line. This does not come from the middle of the bat but gets enough to clear the deep mid-wicket fence.

Quicker this time by Kuldeep, on a nagging length. John hops back to whip it away but misses and gets rapped on the thigh pad.

Drops it short, on middle. John knocks it to long on. They cross.

Floated up, fuller and on off. Greaves drops it beside the strip on the off side and rotates the strike.

Wide! Tosses it up, around the tramline. John flashes but fails to connect. Given as a wide by the umpire and Kuldeep is not happy one bit.

Drags the length back, on middle. John whips it past mid-wicket. Gurnoor Brar gets around from long on and keeps the batters down to a single.

At 85.8 kph, on the shorter side, on middle. Justin gets down on a knee and swipes it away towards deep backward square leg for one run.

FOUR! Streaky, but they all count. Floated up, on leg. Campbell makes room to go inside out but one hand comes off the bat handle. The ball catches the thickish outside edge and flies wide of the short third fielder.

FIFTY FOR CAMPBELL! This has been a long time coming for the southpaw. He scored 179 all the way back in 2019, against Ireland in Dublin, and this is the first time since that knock that he has reached 50. Shorter and on leg, John flicks it wide of square leg for a single to reach his milestone.

Around off, full in length. Justin slices it to backward point.

Shorter now, on middle. Justin pats it to long on and turns the strike over.

On the shorter side, John goes back in the crease and clips it wide of square leg. He is keen for a single but is sent back by his partner.

Keeps it short, on middle. John nurdles it behind square leg for a single.

Tossed up, outside off. Greaves extends his hands and drives it straight to extra cover.

A mix-up but no harm done! It is the googly by Kuldeep, on a length, on off. Greaves plays for the ball that spins back in and attempts to flick it away. Gets it off the outside edge towards short third. A bit of yes and no between the two batters before they decide to cross over. The short third fielder throws it on the bounce towards the bowling end and Kuldeep Yadav whips the bails. The third umpire is called into action. The replays show that the throw was a bit wide and Kuldeep collected it from well behind the stumps. By the time Kuldeep brought the ball near the sticks, Justin got home.

Looped up, on middle. Campbell steps out, takes the ball on the full and drives it to long off. They cross.

Full and on middle. Justin sweeps this away to deep fine leg for a single.

Offers flight, on middle and leg. John makes room and goes inside out, playing it towards wide long off for one.

Turning back in, on middle, that is flicked away but straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

Flat and full, on off, cut away behind point for a single.

At the stumps, on a good length. Campbell plays the reverse towards backward point.

Attacking the front pad on the fuller side. John tucks it to mid-wicket.

A hint of turn, slightly short, on middle. John nudges it square on the leg side for a run.

Flat and short, quicker through the air. Greaves knocks it to long on for one.

Fuller and at 96 kph, on middle. Campbell wrists it to mid-wicket.

Not all that short, on off. Greaves uses the depth of the crease to flat-bat it to long on. They cross.

Flighted up, on off. Greaves leans across and laps it to short fine leg for a quick single.

FOUR! Put away, and that brings up the FIFTY for Justin Greaves. This has been a knock of high class from the talented all-rounder. This is Justin's first half-century in his new role as the opener, and this will do his confidence the world of good. Short and wide on off. Greaves reaches out and slaps it behind point for a boundary. West Indies go past 100.

Pushed through, shorter and on off. Greaves punches it to the left of long off for a couple of runs.

Had to hurry! Turning back in, on a length. Greaves tucks it to the right of square leg and hobbles to the other end. John Campbell is struggling to make his ground but gets home before the throw arrives.

Angled in at the sticks, Campbell pushes it down the deck. Dhir moves to his left and slides to prevent the single.

Angles it in full and on middle. Justin eases it to long off and crosses over.

Full and at 90.2 kph, on middle. Campbell steps out and flicks it to mid-wicket.

Oh, that could have gone anywhere. Pushed through, on a good length, on middle. Campbell advances to flick it away but the ball squirts off the outer half to backward point.

Shorter and on off. John stabs it down from the crease.

At 93.7 kph, on a length, on middle and leg. John nurdles it behind square leg and picks up a single.

Darted in at the pads, Justin turns it square on the leg side for one more run.

Begins with a full ball, on middle. Greaves firms the drive to the bowler's right. Dhir dives in that direction but parries it away towards long off for one.

Half a shout for LBW. Very full, John gets inside the line and pre-empts the sweep but fails to connect. The ball brushes his pad but the Ball Tracking later shows that the ball would have missed the leg pole.

Full and at the sticks. Campbell brings out the sweep and picks out short fine leg.

Floated up, on middle and leg. John presses forward to work it down the ground but the ball slides on with the angle to go past the inside edge and ping him on the front pad.

Shorter now, on middle and leg, that is punched off the back foot to long on for a single.

Flatter and on a good length, across off. Justin stands tall on top of the bounce and punches it to long off for one.

Flighted up, on middle. Campbell lunges and eases it to long on for a single.

Drags the length back, outside off. Greaves taps it to long off and turns the strike over.

Back to bowling it full, across off. John drives it to long on and gets to the other end.

This holds up a bit, on a good length, on middle and leg. Greaves tucks it to mid-wicket.

Spears it in full, on middle. Justin knocks it back to the bowler.

Fractionally short, on middle. Greaves goes deep in the crease and punches it down the ground. Ravindra Jadeja gets across to his right but cannot make the stop. Single taken.

Play and a miss! Hits the deck hard, outside off, Justin Greaves looks to cut it square on the off side, but misses to connect.

A smidge full and on middle and leg, Greaves knocks it wide of mid on for a single.

Tightens the line around off, on a length, Campbell guides it to gully.

FOUR! Absolutely punished! Much fuller, outside off, angling in. John Campbell gets on the front foot and smacks it through cover and mid off for a boundary.

WIDE! For height! Gurnoor comes from over the stumps now and bangs it into the pitch. It is too short and outside off and Campbell misses to pull it away. 

Fuller and around off, John strokes it away to mid off.

Around the leg stump, on a good length, John Campbell tickles it behind to the left of deep fine leg for a single. West Indies end the first Powerplay on a very strong note. They are 85/0.

Jadeja starts from around the stumps. Lands it on a length, around leg. Campbell tucks it to mid-wicket.

Shortish delivery, on middle, spinning in. John nudges it to mid-wicket.

 FOUR! Nicely done by John. A lot fuller from Jadeja, on middle and leg. John Campbell gets down on a knee and sweeps it over the square leg fielder to pick up a boundary.

Full, 94.3 kph, around off, John Campbell lunges and defends it to the off side.

SIX! Goes the distance as Campbell cuts loose. Quicker through the air, full and outside the off stump. Campbell clears the front leg and thumps it powerfully over the long fielder. Krishna, lurking down at long on, does leap by stretching his right hand out, but the ball is far from his reach and lands beyond the ropes.

SIX MORE! Ominous signs for India already. Another full delivery, outside off, John gets his bat under the ball and, with no intention to keep it down, he launches it miles over long on for a massive six.

Attacks the stumps from around the stump, full in length, Campbell tucks it to the leg side.

Full and straight, on off, John leans forward and defends it out to backward point.

WIDE! Way too short over the batter's head. John lets it through to the keeper behind. KL Rahul times his leap to perfection and makes a half stop with his outstretched right hand over his head.

Full and around off, John drives it straight down the ground and the ball is cut off by Gill from mid off. One run taken.

Short and skidding through, Justin swivels and mistimes the pull shot towards mid-wicket.

Pitched short on the stumps, Greaves nudges it to the mid on region.

Not that full, not too short either. Greaves lets the ball arrive and knocks it off the back foot to mid on.

 FOUR! Shot of the match so far! Hits the length hard, outside the off stump. Justin Greaves stands tall and crisply punches it through covers for a boundary. That just rifled off the blade and this brings the 50 up for West Indies, in just 6.1 overs.

Bends the back and bangs it short on off, Justin ducks underneath it.

Back of a length, on middle. Justin tucks it off the back foot to mid-wicket. He limps a bit as soon as he plays the shot but seems fine to resume for now.

FOUR! Splits the gap with optimum timing! Short outside off, Justin frees his arms and cuts it square on the off side and through the gap at backward point for a boundary. Greaves moves to 37 (25).

Back of a length, around off, Justin punches it off the back foot to the cover region. Gaikwad there makes a diving stop to his left.

FOUR! Boundaries are flowing fluently for the West Indies. Overcooks this on a fuller length, on off. Justin Greaves presents a full face of the bat and nails the straight drive to the right of mid off for a boundary.

Slightly short on the stumps, 142.1 kph, John Campbell gets a bit squared up and taps it out to cover-point.

FOUR! Edged away! On a good length, angling outside off with bounce. John Campbell slashes and slashes very hard on the back foot. Gets a massive outside edge and the ball flies over the slip fielder for a boundary.

A little bit of extra room on a length, John cuts it behind square on the off side for a single.

Angles it into the batter on a length, Justin Greaves hangs back and nudges it wide of the mid-wicket fielder for a quick single.

FOUR! Expertly played! Gurnoor comes from around the stumps. On a short of a length, on top of off, John Campbell rocks back, lets the ball arrive, uses the pace and guides the ball past the man at slip and it races away to the fence in a flash.

Bashes the length hard, 142.7 kph, on middle, Campbell blocks it solidly off the back foot to the leg side. 10 runs off the over.

Back of a length, cutting back into the batter. John Campbell has a tentative poke at it but gets an inside edge. The ball rolls past the leg stump towards short fine leg for a single.

Fuller in length on middle and leg, Justin Greaves whips it wide of square leg and they scamper back for the second run.

Short of a length, around off, Greaves stands up on his toes and knocks it to backward point.

At 138.6 kph, on a good length, on off, Greaves punches it crisply and on the bounce to backward point.

Bowls it full and outside the off stump, Greaves strides forward for a cover drive but mistimes the shot off the inner half of his bat and it rolls to mid off.

Attacks the off stump at 135.2 kph, full in length, Justin responds with a confident front-foot block to the off side. He is seeing the ball really well, is Greaves.

Starts with a good-length delivery that rises up. Justin rocks back and tucks it to mid on.

WIDE! Sprays it down the leg stump on a fuller length, 143.2 kph. Justin fails to connect his flick. KL Rahul moves to his left to grab the ball.

EDGED AND FOUR! Nearly a wicket for Brar. He bowls it a touch full and outside the off stump, forcing the batter to play at it. The ball lands and moves away as Justin tries to drive it straight, but gets a thick outside edge. It flies wide of Rohit Sharma at a wide slip and beats his dive to his right for a boundary.

Full and outside the off stump. Greaves drives it between cover and point. Jadeja from point chases it down and stops the ball with a slide in the outfield. Two runs taken.

Cannons in a good length, angling on the leg stump. Greaves is rushed on the shot, looking to tuck it to the leg side, but the ball clips the thigh pad on its way to the keeper.

Nagging length, around off, tapped off the back foot to the off side.

FOUR! Glorious shot! Hits the deck hard, does Brar, outside off, Justin Greaves rides the bounce and knocks it to the left of the fielder at point for a cracking boundary.

Hits the bail-trimming length, on top of off, John rides the bounce and dabs it down to backward point.

Similar line and length and John rocks back and stabs it to covers.

WIDE! A slight appeal for caught behind, but not given. Back of a length, down the leg stump. John Campbell misses the tickle, and the ball carries through to KL Rahul behind.

Angling across the southpaw, on a good length, John Campbell resists his temptation to poke at it and withdraws his bat inside the line to leave.

Slanting outside off, on a length. Let through by John.

Keeps hammering the good length, outside off, testing the batter's patience. Campbell stubbornly makes the leave.

 FOUR! Gets it through! Hits the deck hard, outside off, John Campbell appears to be withdrawing his bat to leave, but gets a fraction late in doing so. The ball takes the edge and shoots to the left of the diving second slip fielder. Gurnoor Brar from deep third sprints to his right and slides, but his effort goes in vain.

Hoops in from middle to leg, on a fuller length. John Campbell misses the flick, and the ball deflects off the front pad towards short fine leg, with KL Rahul giving it a chase. They get a leg bye.

 FOUR! Really encouraging shot! A half-volley that swings away from the batter, full in length. Justin Greaves leans on it and fluently drives it through the gap between extra cover and mid off for a boundary. Oh, Reddy has overstepped and the umpire signals No Ball. Free Hit up next.

FOUR! Up and over! Low full toss from Nitish, on off, Justin Greaves stands deep inside the crease, gets under the ball nicely and heaves it over wide mid on for a boundary.

FOUR! Greaves on a roll! A bit too straight, on the pads, on a fuller length. Justin Greaves flicks it to the leg side, through vacant square leg for a boundary.

At 130.7 kph, this is bashed hard into the pitch, on middle, Greaves hangs back and bunts it down the track.

 FOUR! He is feasting on those half-volleys. Too full again from Nitish, outside off. Justin Greaves gets on the front foot and cracks the cover drive through the gap for a boundary. Not a great start for Reddy.

Another full ball that nips in a touch, on the leg stump. Justin drives it down to mid on. 18 runs off the over and the West Indies are off to a productive start.

'Skiddy' starts on the money. Hits the deck hard, as he preferably does, around off. John Campbell rides the bounce and taps it to the backward point region.

 Swing and a miss! Krishna angles the ball across the left-hander, on a good length. John Campbell doesn't move his feet at all and throws his bat to cut it square, but the ball kicks up and keeps leaving him to beat his angled bat.

West Indies and Campbell are off the mark! Pitched fuller now, on off, Campbell presses half-forward and strokes it in front of mid off and they dash off for a quick single.

On a back of a length, on top of off, Justin trusts the bounce and lets it go through to the keeper.

Nips in slightly, on a length, Justin Greaves gets behind the line and solidly blocks it down the pitch.

 Beaten! A little bit of away movement with some bounce off the track. On a length, outside off, Greaves has a loose slash at the outgoing ball and is beaten on the outside edge. Just a single from the opening over.