Highlight
- West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first.
- Suryakumar came out to bat with Yadav Sharma.
- The spinners did the trick for India as they were all great with their lines and length.
led by Rohit Sharmasplendid half-century Dinesh KarthikIndia won the opening bragging rights in the 5-match T20I series by defeating West Indies by 68 runs, thanks to their pyrotechnics and perfect bowling performance.
West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Suryakumar came out to open with Yadav Sharma. India’s start was cautious. But after Sky fell, and Iyer went for a duck, the Indian captain switched gears and smashed WI’s bowling attack all over the field.
He eventually played a brilliant innings of 64 runs in 44 balls. Following his dismissal, India lost track of the situation and went into a shell but Dinesh Karthik donned his finisher’s cap once again and scored 41 off just 19 balls to take the visitors to 190.
Chasing 191, West Indies were reduced to 42/3 inside the powerplay. The hosts kept losing wickets at regular intervals and could not advance at any point during the game.
The spinners did the trick for India as they were all great with their lines and length. Ravi Bishnoi in particular bowled brilliantly.
The next T20 will be played on Monday, 1 August at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.
India playing XI
Rohit Sharma (c), Rishabh Pant (w), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik PandyaDinesh Karthik, Ravindra JadejaRavi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar KumarRavichandran Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh
West Indies Playing XI
Shamrah Brooks, Shimron HetmyerRovman Powell, Nicholas Pooran (w/c), Kyle Meyers, Jason HolderAkil Hossein, Odeon Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul