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It was the first time an opening pair has hit back-to-back hundreds in the history of the format - men's and women's - and the hosts relentlessly punished West Indies' inexperienced bowling attack which struggled to build any consistency or dot ball pressure throughout.

They had a dot ball percentage of 37.4%, nearly 10% lower than New Zealand's 47%, which is the next best in the competition.

Batting demands relentless stroke play, where even a dot ball is unacceptable.

Gibson was clapped in to bowl like an Olympic long jumper at the start of their mark, each dot ball cheered like a wicket and every run saved greeted with raucous appreciation.

Despite the mountainous task facing Kohli and India on Sunday, their noisy fans had high levels of expectation, cheering every dot ball.