IND Vs WI 1st T20 Score Highlights: West Indies Beat India By 4 Runs
IND Vs WI 1st T20 Score: Hardik Pandya will lead the Indian side in the five-match T20I series.
Poor batting show by the Indian batters as they looked clueless against the Windies' bowlers, losing the game by 4 runs. Apart from Tilak Varma, no other batters stood there in the middle and the Men in Blue kept losing wickets at regular intervals.
The Indian team have lost back-to-back wickets in the middle and WI's bowlers are dominating the game. Samson and Pandya departed in quick intervals and the Men in Blue are in huge trouble.
Seems like West Indies are back in the game as Shepherd picked up the wicket of Tilak Varma and Hetmyer took a catch. It was a short-pitch delivery where Tilak wanted to play the pull shot but then ended up miscuing it.
Holder cleaned up Suryakumar Yadav and a brilliant catch by Hetmyer did the rest. It was a full delivery and Surya wanted to drive it but could not time it well and paid the price.
Akeal Hosein took the wicket of Shubman Gill. It was a slower delivery from Akeal Hosein that ended up spinning away from the batter. Gill missed out completely and got Stumped.
Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill have started batting for India. Akeal Hosein bowled the first over.
After 20 overs, West Indies finished at 149 runs with Rovman Powell making 48 (32) alongside Pooran who also played a crucial role in their team's respectable total. Brandon King also provided a solid start with some quick runs in the powerplay.
Hardik Pandya scalped the wicket of Pooran and Tilak Varma took another great catch at the end. It was a length delivery pitched outside off and Pooran wanted to pull the ball but then ended up hitting it straight in the hands of Tilak Varma.
Kuldeep Yadav came with a breakthrough as he scalped the wicket of Charles. The Windies' batter was looking to hit it big but then could not time it well and Tilak Varma grabbed a brilliant catch.
Chahal took the wicket of Mayers on the first ball. Mayers wanted to sweep the ball but then he failed. Since it was too full on the stums, he got out.
Brandon King and Mayers started the proceedings for India. Arshdeep Singh bowled the first over.
India (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar.
West Indies (Playing XI): Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Johnson Charles(w), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell(c), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy.
West Indies won the toss and they will bat first in Trinidad.
Hello and welcome to ABP's live coverage of the 1st T20I between India and the West Indies at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad today.
Background
Post clinching the Test and ODI series against the West Indies, the Indian team will be looking to continue the momentum in the five-match T20I series at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on Thursday. Hardik Pandya will be leading the side as senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been ruled out from the T20I series.
India’s Mr 360 Suryakumar Yadav will be Pandya’s deputy in the series and young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal will likely to start the proceedings with Shubman Gill. The wicketkeeper’s slot will be filled by either Sanju Samson or Ishan Kishan.
On the back of terrific IPL, Mumbai Indians;’ batter Talker Varma has also even added to the Indian squad and it will be interesting to witness whether he gets to play or not. West Indies on the other hand will see Nicholas Pooran making a comeback under the captaincy of all-rounder Rovman Powell. Pooran smashed a brilliant century for MI New York in the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023 final. Pooran's inclusion will bolster the Windies' squad and they will be looking to bounce back after losing Test and ODI series against the Men in Blue.
Predicted XI’s:
West Indies Predicted XI: Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell (c), Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Oshane Thomas.
India Predicted XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma/Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya (c), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal/Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.
Squads:
West Indies Squad: Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran(w), Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell(c), Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Oshane Thomas, Brandon King, Odean Smith, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd.
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya(c), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Tilak Varma.
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