Shimron Hetmyer smashed an entertaining century, while Shai Hope played the supporting role to perfection with a carefully-constructed hundred to power West Indies to an emphatic eight-wicket victory against India in the first ODI in Chennai, on Sunday.

Chasing 288 for victory, Hetmyer took the game away from India as he blasted 139 from 106 balls, hitting seven sixes and 11 fours. His 218-run partnership with Hope, who played second fiddle with a steady knock of 102 from 151 balls, not only revived West Indies after an early wicket but also put them in command in the middle overs.

Nicholas Pooran provided the finishing touches with his quickfire 29 from 23 balls as West Indies cruised to 291 for two in 47.5 overs, to win with 13 balls to spare and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Interestingly, it was a rare match in Chennai when the spinners from both teams failed to pick a single wicket.

Earlier, Rishabh Pant struck his maiden half-century as India shrugged off a poor start to post a challenging 287 for eight in the first ODI after they were put into bat.

Shreyas Iyer (70 off 88), who is emerging as a solid number four, and Pant (71 off 69) paired up for a 114-run stand for the fourth wicket after India lost opener K L Rahul (6) and skipper Virat Kohli (4) in the seventh over of the innings.