Shimron Hetmyer who scored a century on Sunday said the knock of 139 means a lot to him, as it came for the West Indies’winning cause which came against India in the first ODI in Chennai. He smashed a career-best 139 while Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 102 as the West Indies registered an eight-wicket victory against India at the MA Chidambaram Stadium to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.

Shimron Hetmyer took 106 balls for his sensational 139 which included with 11 fours and seven huge sixes. This was his fifth ODI hundred as well.

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“I don’t know from where the power is coming from. I am trying to hit as hard as I can. This ton means a lot to me,” Hetmyer said at the post match presentation ceremony after being adjudged the Man of the Match  .

“The last one I had was at the start of the year and this one came at the end of the year. It is always nice to have a smile on the face after the victory. It’s a good feeling because the last time, I got a hundred in India, we lost the game,” he added.

The pair of Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope shared a huge 218-run partnership for the second wicket to steer the West Indies clear the rope with ease in the end and put India middle-order batsmen Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant’s fifties in a shade too.