IND vs WI,1st T20I, HIGHLIGHTS: Virat Kohli Shine As India Beat Windies By 6 Wickets At Hyderabad

Hello and welcome to our coverage of India vs West Indies 1st T20I from Hyderabad. Team India, under the leadership of skipper Virat Kohli begin preparation for the T20I World Cup 2020 with the three-match limited overs series against West Indies.Team India is scheduled to play 3 T20Is and as many ODIs against Windies, starting from December 6 in Hyderabad. Catch all the live updates of IND vs WI 1st T20I in Hyderabad, on ABP Live.PREVIEW: Virat Kohli makes his return to the T20I setup after completing his much-needed break from the previous Bangladesh series. The flamboyant batsman faces a tough task ahead to get a favourable result against the reigning ICC World T20 champions, West Indies, in the limited-overs series beginning today.Check all HIGHLIGHTS here:

Background

New Delhi: Virat Kohli-led team India will be looking to continue their dominance in the shortest format of the game when his team takes on reigning ICC T20 World champions West Indies in the three-match T20I series beginning Friday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. On the other hand, it would be an uphill task for the Maroon Brigade, led by all-rounder Kieron Pollard, to score a win against team India on their home soil. When it comes to stats, team India has an upper hand against their Carrabein counterparts. The men-in-blue have won eight out 8 of the 14 T20 internationals played between the two sides.The T20I series is important for both the teams as it will be considered as a build up to the ICC T20 World Cup slated to take place in Australia, next year.India T20I Squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan (replaced by Sanju Samson), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.West Indies T20I: Fabian Allen, Brandon King, Denesh Ramdin, Sheldon Cottrell, Evin Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford, Shimron Hetmyer, Khary Pierre, Lendl Simmons, Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard (C), Hayden Walsh Jr, Keemo Paul, Nicholas Pooran, Kesrick Williams.

06/12/2019 22:46:19

A captain's knock by @imVkohli as India win the 1st T20I by 6 wickets. #INDvWI #TeamIndia https://t.co/osg63znNEn

06/12/2019 22:37:25

Chase master Virat Kolhi's another batting master-class propelled team India to 6 wickets win in the first T20I against Windies at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. A true captain's knock from the Indian skipper (94 off 50 balls) helped the hosts chase down the massive 208-run target in 18.4 overs. Virat missed a well-deserved ton but he attained his highest score in T20Is, also this was team India's highest ever successful run-chase in the shortest format of the game.

06/12/2019 22:19:39

26 runs needed off 18 balls. Kohli & Iyer in the middle now.

🇮🇳 - 182/3 (17)

#INDvWI #OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs

06/12/2019 22:19:00

Sheldon Cottrell STRIKES ! But, is it too late? Wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli stitched a hundred run partnership to put team India in a commanding position. Post Pant’s departure, Shreyas Iyer arrived at the crease with the hosts at 178 for 3 in 16.2 overs, needing 30 more off 22 balls to win the thrilling encounter.

06/12/2019 22:02:00

Team India skipper Virat Kohli scored his fifty in style by punching the ball far away to the orbit for a huge six. The batting duo of Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli are stitching a crucial partnership for their squad with India needing another 55 runs in just 33 balls to win.

06/12/2019 21:57:15

FIFTY for @imVkohli off 36 deliveries.

#INDvWI https://t.co/cnH8OUwbUP

06/12/2019 21:55:12

Halfway through the chase, Team India were 89/1. KL Rahul attained a hard fought 37-ball 50, his 7th in T20Is. The Windies bowlers looked desperate for a wicket as Rahul along with skipper Kohli batted well to keep India alive in the chase. After 12.5 overs, the hosts require 91 runs in 43 balls. However, as every good thing comes to an end, so did Rahul's fine knock after a heroic 62 off 40 balls. Now it’s all on pant and Kohli to help India bag a win in the series opener.

06/12/2019 21:43:19

Kohli brings up #TeamIndia's 💯 in style.

🇮🇳 - 104/1 (11.4)

#INDvWI #OrangeArmy #RiseWithUs

06/12/2019 21:30:10

Flamboyant KL Rahul straight away turned on the fire for team India by smashing Windies bowlers for fours and sixes. Meanwhile, the young star batsman became the joint third-fastest batsman to score 1000 T20I runs, reaching the landmark in just 29 innings.




Unfortunately for his opening partner Rohit Sharma, he got caught on the boundary off Khary Pierre delivery as he tried to hit a flick shot over the boundary but at the end fell short.




After Rohit’s departure, team India raced to the 50-run mark by the end of 6th over with captain Virat Kohli and KL Rahul in the middle.

06/12/2019 20:36:01

West Indies set India 208 to win the first T20I of the series.

How impressed were you with the West Indian batsmen… https://t.co/hLzBReetlg

06/12/2019 20:47:48

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.

06/12/2019 20:35:25

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.

06/12/2019 20:25:10

Explosive Windies batsman 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.

06/12/2019 20:13:16

Maiden T20I half-century for Shimron Hetmyer 🙌

West Indies 155/3 after 16 overs.

#WIvIND ➡️… https://t.co/w7SFnD4Eth

06/12/2019 20:08:57

Spot the #OrangeArmy! 😉🧡

#INDvWI #TeamIndia #RiseWithUs https://t.co/4LHKY7SgUV

06/12/2019 20:03:22

Irrespective of losing two hard-hitting batsmen, the Windiesbatting line-up looked in no mood to slow down as they smashed the Indian bowlersto almost all parts of the ground to put 100 on the scoreboard after 10 overs. 'SirJadeja' then got the big breakthrough to stop the flow of runs by getting King stumpedoff the very first ball of the 11th over after a well-made 31. Post King’s departure,Windies skipper - the danger man - Kieron Pollard is the next batsman to walk into bat. Can India stop Windies from putting a huge total ? 

06/12/2019 19:38:12

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 a LBW.

06/12/2019 19:19:56

‘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 caught 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.

06/12/2019 18:40:45

Here are the squads (Playing XI) of both the teams




India (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal




West Indies (Playing XI) - Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Kieron Pollard(c), Denesh Ramdin(w), Jason Holder, Hayden Walsh, Sheldon Cottrell, Kesrick Williams, Khary Pierre

06/12/2019 18:36:10

Team India skipper Virat Kohli has won the toss and decided to bowl first against West Indies in the 1st T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

06/12/2019 18:27:27

Ahead of the much-awaited clash between the two sides, the 'Mohammad Azharuddin stand' has officially been unveiled at Hyderabad.

06/12/2019 18:25:02

Virat-led team India go into the three-match T20I series as clear favorites against Windies, owing to a superior head to head record and current form in the shortest format of the game.