Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope tons help West Indies thrash India in Chennai ODI

Windies chase down 288 with eight wickets in hand on Sunday

West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer scored a fine century against India in the first ODI at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. AFP

West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer celebrates after scoring 100 runs during the first one day international cricket match of a three-match series between India and West Indies, at the M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium in Chennai on December 15, 2019. ----IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE----- / AFP / Arun SANKAR / ----IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE-----

West Indies' Shai Hope scored an unbeaten ton during the eight-wicket win over India in Chennai on Sunday. AFP

India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant helps West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer duringa bout of cramps in Chennai. AFP

Shimron Hetmyer is congratulated by India's Deepak Chahar after his dismissal at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. AFP

Virat Kohli failed with the bat and saw India lose the match convincingly on Sunday. AFP

Rishabh Pant, left, and Shreyas Iyer hit fifties as India posted 287-8 in Chennai on Sunday. AFP

West Indies' Keemo Paul celebrates the wicket of India's Kedar Jadhav during first ODI in Chennai. AFP

India's Shreyas Iyer raises his bat after reaching fifty on Sunday. AFP

Shimron Hetmyer hit 139 off just 106 balls as the West Indies thrashed India by eight wickets in the first ODI in Chennai on Sunday.

Hetmyer cracked seven sixes and 11 boundaries and put 218 runs with fellow centurion Shai Hope (102 not out) as the visitors chased down a challenging target of 288 with 13 balls remaining.

Hetmyer was patient at the start of his innings and went on the offensive later on as he reached his fifth ODI hundred while Hope took his time to register his eighth ODI ton. Hope batted 151 balls to score 102.

The pitch in Chennai slowed down as the match progressed but even then India's spinners were ineffective, with only seamer Deepak Chahar (1-48) beating the batsmen regularly. Shreyas Iyer also dropped a simple chance of Hetmyer just after he reached three figures.

Earlier, Rishabh Pant (71) scored his first ODI half-century and added 114 runs with Iyer (70) for the fourth wicket.

Iyer scored his fifth ODI fifty and revived India’s innings after they were reduced to 25-2, losing KL Rahul (6) and Virat Kohli (4) in the space of five deliveries. Sheldon Cottrell (2-46) removed both batsmen.

Iyer added 55 runs with Rohit Sharma (36) to steady the ship. Sharma was out in the 19th over, caught pulling against pacer Alzarri Joseph (2-45).

The hosts accelerated in the middle overs and crossed 200 in the 29th over. Kedar Jadhav then hit 40 off 35 to push India’s score past 250. West Indies conceded 24 extras but managed to restrict India below 300.