भारत vs वेस्ट इंडीज, पहला वनडे, ग्रीनफील्ड इंटरनेशनल स्टेडियम, तिरुवनंतपुरम, 27 September 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Full on the pads, 126.6 kph. Easily flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full again and on leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad flicks it through mid on for a single.

 SIX! Just wow! Slower ball, at 117.9 kph, full on the off stump line. Kohli reads the variation early and waits for the ball to arrive before muscling it over long on for a cracking six.

At pace now, on a length, outside off, Kohli gets a bit rushed to play the square cut and chops it down the pitch.

Ouch! Short of a length, springing off the surface, on the bodyline. Kohli attempts the pull shot but gets a top edge and the ball crashes onto his helmet. He looks alright but will have to go through the concussion procedure.

Short of a length, on top of middle, Kohli ducks under it to leave.

Looped fuller, on leg, Ruturaj Gaikwad clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Pushed fuller, on leg, Kohli drives it back to the bowler with a straight bat.

Excellent shot, excellent fielding. Good cricket overall. Short and quick, outside off, Kohli crisply punches it towards deep cover. Keacy Carty sprints to his right and slides to cut it off. Two runs taken.

SIX! CENTURY FOR VIRAT KOHLI! He reaches the landmark in just 74 balls, continuing to defy time with another masterful display. The chase master's hunger for runs remains extraordinary, as he powers his way to his 55th ODI hundred. The crowd rises as one to salute yet another unforgettable knock from him. Looped up full and on the stumps. Kohli dances down the track and marvellously swings it over long on for a six. And according to the on-air commentators, this is the first time that Kohli has reached his century with a six.

Full and on middle and leg. Kohli drills it down to long on for a single. The 250 comes up for India.

On a length and this is knocked away to long on for a single.

Angled in on a good length, on middle. Gaikwad nudges it wide of mid-wicket and hurries to the other end.

FOUR! Dispatched! Slanting into the right-hander, on a length. Kohli stays back in the crease, gets the front leg out of the way and swipes it away. The bat turns in his hand but he clears mid-wicket with ease and picks up a boundary. India require 40 more runs.

A big swing and a miss! Joseph hits the back of a length, on off. The ball is nowhere near being full enough for the shot and Kohli swings for the hills to go downtown but connects with thin air.

Short and on middle, Kohli pulls it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full and tailing in at the pads. Gaikwad flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple of easy runs.

Another swing and a miss! Back of a length, angling in on middle and off. Virat Kohli looks to pull but the ball skids through to beat the inside edge.

Lobbed up, full on middle, this is pushed back to the bowler.

Trouble averted. Fuller in length, on middle, Gaikwad clips it to mid-wicket. Kohli looks to steal a run but is sent back from almost halfway.

Full, quick, on middle, Gaikwad flicks it to mid on.

Around off at 88.7 kph, on off. Gaikwad drives it through cover-point for a single.

SIX! Into the crowd! Belligerent hitting and one can see the West Indian players go into complete submission now. Pitched fuller and around the off stump, Virat Kohli jumps down the track and effortlessly lofts it over deep extra cover for a six.

FOUR! Finds the gap with expert precision. Length delivery, wide outside off, Virat Kohli waits back and slaps it to the deep cover region where the sweeper dives to his right but his effort goes in vain. Kohli moves to 116.

This is angled in at the hips. Gaikwad hangs back and nurdles it square on the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Hold the pose, Virat. Not a bad ball by any means. On a back of a length, just around the off pole. Kohli stays beside the line and presents a straight bat. Lofts it with a high elbow back over the bowler's head. One bounce and over the ropes.

Slides onto the pads, a bit fuller. Kohli picks it up off the pads and plays it behind square leg. The fielder runs in off the ropes but can only pick it up on the bounce. Just a single.

Bowled on a back of a length, on off. Gaikwad knocks it off the back foot to deep point for a single.

FOUR! Stand and deliver! Cross-seam ball, on a good length, on middle. Kohli puts his head down and swings it away as he clubs it to the right of long on for a four.

 DROPPED! Keemo Paul shells it. A tougher chance than the one he put down earlier when Shubman Gill was on 11, but it adds to what has been a forgettable outing in the field for Paul as a sub fielder. Joseph hits a good length on middle, Kohli swings hard and skies it high towards deep mid-wicket. Paul runs across to his left but never quite settles underneath it, and the ball clips his fingertips before threatening to trickle into the fence. The long on fielder gets across to tidy up. Joseph can only look on in disbelief.

THREE WIDES! Wayward by Carty, down leg, on a good length. Kohli tries to help it away but fails to connect. Shai Hope can't gather it cleanly despite the dive to his left. It brushes the keeper's gloves and dribbles towards fine leg. Kohli takes the first run hard and by the time the short third fielder can get to the ball and release the throw, he is home.

At a gentle pace, short in length, on off. Kohli looks to heave it powerfully but loses his shape and the ball rolls off the inner half of his bat to deep mid-wicket for a single. India need 9 runs to win.

Short again, on the bodyline, Gaikwad hops on the toes and tucks it wide of mid on for a single.

 SIX! Another gem of a shot! A juicy half-volley at the pads. Easy pickings for Kohli as he whips it aerially, using his wrists and deposits it into the crowd behind deep backward square leg. India are just 2 runs away from winning.

SIX! And there's the winning hit. Fittingly, Kohli finishes off in style. India win by 8 wickets and 50 balls to spare! The Trivandrum crowd applauds, applauds and keeps applauding. They came to see their stars twinkle, and twinkle they did. The fans have certainly got their money’s worth. Short of a length on middle and leg. There is no pace or venom on the ball to trouble Kohli and he simply rocks back before pulling it handsomely behind deep backward square leg for a biggie. In God’s Own Country, the chase master has delivered a knock to savour, one that will live long in the memory.