IND vs WI 1st T20I Highlights: India win by 68 runs, take 1-0 lead

IND win by 68 runs

India thrash West Indies by 68 runs in the first T20I as the Men in Blue bowling attack shone. Skipper Rohit Sharma would be a happy man as his team displayed all-round show. He scored a brilliant 64 off 44 to help India post 190/6 along with Dinesh Karthik's fiery innings in the death overs. Then India bowled superbly to restrict Windies to 122/8 in 20 overs.

WI- 122/8 (20 Overs)

India on top

India on cusp of winning the first T20I against the West Indies as the bowling attack from the Men in Blue display a dominant performance so far in the match.

WI- 97/7 (14.2 Overs)

BIG WICKET!

Pooran 18 (15) caught by Pant bowled by R Ashwin. Big wicket, West Indies skipper departs after getting trapped by the off-spinner.

WI- 66/4 (8.2 Overs), Powell 11 (11)

GONE!

Shamarh Brooks 20 (15) BOWLED IN by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The right-arm pacer strikes again for India as West Indies go 3 down.

WI- 42/3 (5.3 Overs), Pooran 5 (8)

Brooks & Pooran

Shamarh Brooks and Nicholas Pooran in the middle for West Indies with Kyle Mayers and Jason Holder departing early.

WI- 42/2 (5.1 Overs), Brooks 20 (14) & Pooran 5 (8)

IND- 190/6 (20 Overs)

India finish at 190 runs after 20 overs as Dinesh Karthik fired 41 off 19 balls with 4 fours and 2 maximums. Captain Rohit Sharma scored 64 off 44 balls to kick start India's innings but the middle order collapsed badly until Karthik guided India back into the contest.

DK last hope for India

Dinesh Karthik the last hope for India to get a challenging total to defend after Jadeja departed for 16 off 13 balls, bowled by Joseph.

IND- 145/6 (17 Overs), Ashwin 2 (2) & Karthik 9 (7)

GONE!

BIG WICKET! Rohit Sharma 64 (44) caught by Hetmyer bowled by Jason Holder.

IND- 131/5 (15 Overs), Jadeja 15 (11)

Pandya GONE!

Pandya tries to play the short ball cutting it over for a four but gets trapped by the Joseph. He is gone for 1 off 3 caught Obed McCoy at 3rd man.

IND - 114/4 (13.2 Overs), Rohit 58 (40) & Jadeja 4 (5)

Pant GONE!

Pant 14 (12) caught by Akeal Hosein bowled Keemo Paul. India looking good at the moment with Rohit Sharma in the middle but he needs partner from the other end to get runs too.

IND- 89/3 (10.4 Overs), Rohit 41 (31)

Iyer GONE!

Shreyas Iyer 0 (4) caught by Akeal Hosein bowled by Obed McCoy. Disappointing innings from the right-hander as he gets dismissed just after Suryakumar Yadav.

IND- 45/2 (6 Overs), Rohit 16 (15)

India off to a FLYING START

India are off to a flying start with Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav opening the batting, keeping the runrate over 10.

IND- 43/0 (4 Overs), Rohit 14 (9) & Surya 24 (15)

Rohit & SKY open for IND

Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav open the batting for India against the West Indies in the first T20I. Obed McCoy and Jason Holder attack the stumps for WI.

IND- 5/0 (1 Over), Rohit 1 (3) & Suryakumar 4 (3)

West Indies Playing XI

Shamarh Brooks, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul

India playing XI

Rohit Sharma(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh

Toss Update!

Nicholas Pooran wins toss and opts to bowl first against India in the first T20I.

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Rohit Sharma's verdict before T2OI series opener

 Here's what captain @ImRo45 said as #TeamIndia gear up for the #WIvIND T20I series.  pic.twitter.com/eVZeUpNe4Y

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 29, 2022