IND vs WI,1st T20I: Lewis-Hetmyer Heroics Power Windies To 207/5 Against India

A very important cameo from Jason Holder in the end ensured that the hosts have a tough total to chase and that the Windies bowlers face no pressure while executing their plans

IND vs WI,1st T20I: Lewis-Hetmyer Heroics Power Windies To 207/5 Against India/ Photo: BCCI (Twitter)

New Delhi: A fiery batting performance from the Windies batsmen helped them set India a mammoth target of 208 runs to win the first T20I of the three-match series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. A very important cameo from Jason Holder in the end ensured that the hosts have a tough total to chase and that the Windies bowlers face no pressure while executing their plans. ‘Game-changer’ Deepak Chahar gave team India a great start by providing an early breakthrough. The lethal speedster bowled a beautiful out-swinger to get dangerous looking Simmons out at the slips in his very second ball. With this wicket, Chahar now has 4 wickets (W W W 0 W) in his last five balls for India in T20Is. Despite losing Simmons early, West Indies managed to score 19-runs per over as they raced to 57 for loss of one wicket after first five overs. Washington Sundar emerged as the hero for his squad in the eventful powerplay by getting the much-needed wicket. Sundar stopped the leaking run tap by putting an end to the fiery innings of Evin Lewis (40 off 17 balls) as he trapped him in front of the wickets for an LBW.

Innings Break! West Indies post a mammoth total of 207/5 on the board. Will #TeamIndia chase this down?#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/KUIaIx2IL2

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 6, 2019

Irrespective of losing two hard-hitting batsmen, the Windies batting line-up looked in no mood to slow down as they smashed the Indian bowlers to almost all parts of the ground to put 100 on the scoreboard after 10 overs. 'Sir Jadeja' then got the big breakthrough to stop the flow of runs by getting King stumped off the very first ball of the 11th over after a well-made 31. Post King’s departure, Windies skipper - the danger man - Kieron Pollard was the next batsman to walk in to bat. West Indies got off to a great start by reaching 101/2 in 10 overs. Shimron Hetmyer is playing a critical with the bat as he scores his maiden T20I fifty, courtesy Washington Sundar, who dropped his catch to deny team India its fourth wicket. However, senior player Rohit Sharma was seen backing the young lad. The on-air commentators suggest that Sundar might have failed to grab the catch off Hetmyer’s top-edge as he probably would have lost the ball in the floodlights. After a dropped chance, leggie Chahal gets two back-to-back wickets in form of Pollard and Hetmyer. Rohit Sharma took a good catch near the boundary to get rid of Hetmyer for 56 off 41 balls. Just a ball later, Chahal ended Windies skipper Pollard’s entertaining innings by dismissing him for a 19-ball 37. In last few overs, an important cameo by Jason Holder ensured that the hosts have a tough total to chase.