India versus West Indies 1st T20I: India registers easy win

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 The Indian Team continued their winning streak as they registered a convincing win over West Indies in the first T20I match played at Brian Lara Stadium, Tabouga, Trinidad on Friday.

West Indies captain Nicolas Pooran won the toss and decided to field first. Surya Kumar Yadav opened the innings along with captain Rohit Sharma. Both batters provided a flying start putting pressure on West Indies new ball bowlers. Hosein struck to dismiss Surya with simple catch to Holder. Surya and Rohit added 44 runs in 4.4 overs laying a strong foundation for a big total. McCoy got the wicket of Shreyas Iyer without opening his account to leave India in some trouble. At the end of the first six overs, India scored 45 for 2.

Rohit Sharma showed intent to keep the pressure on West Indies bowlers. Pant came at number 4 and looked solid before Hosein took a lovely catch at the edge of the circle. Pant and Rohit Sharma added 43 runs for the 3rd wicket. A superb diving catch by McCoy at third man resulted in the wicket of Hardik Pandya leaving India in trouble. Rohit Sharma completed fifty off 35 balls to maintain momentum for the Indian team. Hetymer took another good catch to dismiss Rohit Sharma.

India looked in trouble with Ravindra Jadeja being caught by Keemo Paul. Dinesh Karthik looked confident with his shots and blasted away the West Indies bowlers in the last 2 overs. Karthik took advantage as the new rule suggests if the fielding does not complete 20 overs, they need to have another fielder inside the circle. Karthik and Ashwin scored 36 runs in the last 2 overs helping Team India post competitive total of 190 for 6. Both Indian batters put on unbeaten 52 runs for the 7th wicket.

Chasing 191 runs to win, Kyle Mayers looked in brilliant touch keeping the pressure on Indian bowlers, especially Bhuvneshwar Kumar. After being taken for runs, Arshdeep Singh got the wicket of Kyle Mayers with simple catch to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Jason Holder was promoted at number 3 but was castled by Ravindra Jadeja.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar then shattered the stumps of Brooks to leave West Indies in trouble and ended the first six overs at 42 for 3. Nicolas Pooran and Rovman Powell provided some stability before Ashwin grabbed the wicket of Pooran with a lovely catch by Pant. Ravi Bishnoi troubled the West Indies batsmen and dismissed Rovman Powell to leave hosts in big trouble.

The Indian bowlers especially Ravi Bishnoi looked threatening as the West Indies batters struggled to pick him. Arshdeep Singh also grabbed the wicket of Akeal Hossein with a lovely yorker. Keemo Paul and Joseph completed the formalities as India won the match by 68 runs.

India 190 for 6 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 64, Dinesh Karthik 41*, Joseph 2/46) beat West Indies 122 for 8 in 20 overs ( Brooks 20, Pooran 18, Ashwin 2/22, Arshdeep Singh 2/24) by 68 runs.

For his unbeaten 41 off 19 balls, Dinesh Karthik was named the man of the match award. India takes a 1-0 lead in the 5-match T20I series. The second T20I will be played at Warner Park, St Kitts on 1st August 2022.

 


 







India beat West Indies by 68 runs in the first T20I 

 

 

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