India vs West Indies 1st T20I Highlights: Bowlers, Suryakumar guide India to easy 6-wicket win
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 17, 2022, 10:22:24 IST
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India vs West Indies 1st T20I Highlights: Bowlers, Suryakumar guide India to easy 6-wicket win

Suryakumar Yadav played a responsible unbeaten knock of 34 as India registered an easy 6-wicket win over West Indies in the first T20I in Kolkata. Earlier, debutant Ravi Bishnoi and Harshal Patel shared two wickets apiece to restrict Kieron Pollard and co. to 157/7. Get live cricket score updates of 1st T20I match between India vs West Indies. Check live scorecard, ball by ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India.
20:44 (IST) Feb 16
Some way to celebrate a 10.75cr INR deal!
20:41 (IST) Feb 16
Chahal to Pollard | FOUR!
Powerfully struck from Kieron Pollard down the ground off Yuzi Chahal and a poor bit of fielding from Venkatesh Iyer at long-on. The ball bounces just in front of him and a big miss-field. Iyer misses the ball completely as it goes to the fence. WI 124/5 after 16.5 overs
20:38 (IST) Feb 16
Best figures for an Indian spinner on T20I debut
4/21 Pragyan Ojha v Bangladesh Nottingham 2009 | 3/17 Axar Patel v Zimbabwe Harare 2015 | 2/17 Ravi Bishnoi v Windies Kolkata 2022
20:36 (IST) Feb 16
Chahal to Pooran | SIX!
A tossed up delivery from Yuzi Chahal as he invites the big shot from Nicholas Pooran. A free flow of the bat from Pooran and the ball sails over the deep fence. WI 114/5 after 16.1 overs
20:35 (IST) Feb 16
Excellent spell from Bishnoi on debut!
12 runs came off the last over from Ravi Bishnoi but he still finishes with terrific figures of 4-0-17-2. A debut to remember for Bishnoi. Yuxvendra Chahal now comes to the middle to bowl his final over of the evening. WI 108/5 after 16 overs
20:33 (IST) Feb 16
Bishnoi to Pollard | LBW review from India | Pollard survives!
LBW review from India and Ravi Bishnoi narrowly misses out on his third wicket. A big stride forward from Kieron Pollard saves him from the lbw review. The impact is umpire's call. Pollard gets really lucky!
20:24 (IST) Feb 16
Chahar to Pooran | FOUR!
Back of length delivery from Deepak Chahar and Nicholas Pooran belts it to the deep mid-wicket fence. A boundary from Pooran to end Deepak's over. 13 runs and a wicket came off it. WI 94/5 after 14 overs
20:23 (IST) Feb 16
Deepak to Hosein | OUT!
Revenge time! Deepak Chahar surprises Akeal Hosein with a well directed short ball. Hosein goes for the pull but gets cramped for room. Top edge, the ball shoots straight up and Deepak takes a good catch off his own bowling, running to the square-leg. Hosein walks back for 10 and West Indies have now lost half of their side. WI 90/5 after 13.5 overs
20:20 (IST) Feb 16
Deepak to Hosein | SIX!
As clean as it gets. Deepak Chahar comes back into the attack and bowls a back of length delivery. Akeal Hosein clears his front leg and slams the ball straight down the ground. The ball beats the fielder at long-on and goes over the fence. WI 88/4 after 13.2 overs
20:15 (IST) Feb 16
Decent first over from Venky!
1 0 1 0 1 1 - Venkatesh Iyer comes into the attack and bowls a decent first over. Just 4 runs came off it. West Indies batters unable to accelerate their scoring at the moment. WI 78/4 after 12 overs
20:05 (IST) Feb 16
Bishnoi to Powell | OUT!
Two in the over for Ravi Bishnoi. Rovman Powell had just arrived to the middle and he straightaway tries to hit Ravi across the line. Gets down on one knee and slams the ball straight down the throat of Venkatesh Iyer at long-on. Powell departs for 2 as West Indies crumble. WI 74/4 after 10.5 overs
20:03 (IST) Feb 16
Bishnoi to Chase | OUT!
First international wicket for Ravi Bishnoi. A quicker googly from Ravi and he traps Roston Chase right in front of the stumps. The on-field umpire raised his finger instantly. Chase took the review but it goes in vain. Ultra-Edge confirms that there is no bat involved and ball-tracking confirms that the delivery is headed straight into the stumps. Chase's (4 runs off 10 balls) misery comes to an end. WI 72/3 after 10.2 overs
20:00 (IST) Feb 16
At halfway mark | West Indies 71/2
Nicholas Pooran 27* | Roston Chase 4* | Run rate 7.1
19:56 (IST) Feb 16
Harshal to Pooran | FOUR!
Nicholas Pooran getting through the gears. A back of length ball angled in from around the wicket from Harshal Patel and Pooran comfortably pulls it to the deep square-leg fence. Pooran has got to 27 off 21 balls. WI 70/2 after 9.4 overs
19:52 (IST) Feb 16
Chahal to Pooran | SIX!
A half-tracker on the leg side from Yuzvendra Chahal and Nicholas Pooran belts it over the backward square-leg fence. A SIX from Pooran to end Chahal's second over. WI 63/2 after 9 overs
19:50 (IST) Feb 16
A tight first international over from Ravi
0 Wd 0 Wd 0 1 Wd 0 0 - Four runs from Ravi Bishnoi's first over in international cricket including a couple of wides. There was a caught behind review call from India taken on the fifth ball of Ravi's over but Roston Chase survives that. WI 55/2 after 8 overs
19:35 (IST) Feb 16
Chahal to Mayers | Given OUT LBW!
Big wicket for Team India! Yuzvendra Chahal strikes fifth ball of his first over. A tossed up delivery from Chahal and Mayers goes for the slog sweep. Misses it completely and is trapped in front of the stumps. The on-field umpire raises his finger but Mayers goes upstairs. Ball-tracking confirms that the delivery is hitting the off stump. Mayers has got to go back! A quick 24-ball 31 knock from him comes to an end. WI 51/2 after 6.5 overs
19:35 (IST) Feb 16
Chahal to Pooran | SIX!
Big error in judgement from debutant Ravi Bishnoi. Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack straight after powerplay and Nicholas Pooran tries to take him on. A tossed up delivery from Chahal and Pooran goes down town. Ravi, at long-off takes the catch pretty easily but steps on the boundary cushions. SIX it is for Pooran! 50 up for West Indies after 6.1 overs
19:31 (IST) Feb 16
Harshal to Mayers | FOUR!
Fortunate!! Kyle Mayers dances down the track and tries to slog Harshal Patel out of the park. Thick-ish outside edge and the ball just far enough from keeper Rishabh Pant to beat him and race to the third-man fence. First slip would have easily taken it but there was none! WI 44/1 after 5.5 overs
19:28 (IST) Feb 16
Harshal to Mayers | FOUR!
Kyle Mayers dealing only in boundaries at the moment. Harshal Patel bowls into the body of Mayers from around the wicket. Mayers adjusts pretty well and pulls the ball to the fine-leg fence. WI 40/1 after 5.3 overs