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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.

19:25 (IST) Feb 16

Bhuvi to Mayers | FOUR!

Crunched through the off side! A full length delivery from Bhuvneshwar Kumar wide outside off and Kyle Mayers gets down one one knee and belts the ball to the cover fence. WI 35/1 after 4.4 overs

19:23 (IST) Feb 16

Chahar to Pooran | SIX!

First one of the evening! A cracker of a shot from Nicholas Pooran. A good length delivery from Deepak Chahar, angled across and Pooran goes for the hoick. Connects and the ball disappears into the deep mid-wicket fence. WI 25/1 after 3.5 overs

19:16 (IST) Feb 16

Bhuvneshwar to Mayers | FOUR!

Kyle Mayers dealing only in boundaries at the moment. Bhuvneshwar Kumar digs the ball in short and Mayers pulls the ball in front of square to add four more to his and West Indies total. WI 17/1 after 2.4 overs

19:14 (IST) Feb 16

Chahar to Mayers | FOUR

Another unconvincing shot from Kyle Mayers but he still manages a boundary. Mayers, this time comes down, in an attempt to slog Deepak to deep mid-wicket but gets a thick inside edge. The ball runs away to the deep square-leg fence. 8 runs from the Deepak Chahar first over. WI 12/1 after 2 overs

19:11 (IST) Feb 16

Chahar to Mayers | FOUR!

Kyle Mayers opens his account with a boundary. Mayers goes for the drive off Deepak Chahar but the ball swings back into him. Gets the meaty part of the bat and the ball races in the other direction, to the deep mid-wicket fence.

19:04 (IST) Feb 16

Bhuvi to King | OUT!

Bhuvneshwar Kumar draws first blood. A back of length delivery from Bhuvi and it moves away after pitching. A bit of extra bounce and the ball hits Brandon King's bat slightly on the upper side. It balloons and Suryakumar Yadav completes an easy catch at point. Brandon departs for 4. West Indies in early trouble. WI 4/1 after 0.5 overs

19:03 (IST) Feb 16

Bhuvi to King | FOUR!

Cracker of a shot!!! The first ball from Bhuvneshwar Kumar was a beautiful away-swinger but he strays in line the very next ball. A juicy half-volley outside off and Brandon King belts it to the cover fence. First boundary of the day for King and West Indies!

19:01 (IST) Feb 16

GAME ON!

Brandon King and Kyle Mayers are in the middle to begin West Indies' innings. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the new ball in hand for India. A slip in place for him. King on strike. Here we go!

18:57 (IST) Feb 16

Match gets underway shortly!

Players from both the teams are in the middle along with the match officials for the national anthems. West Indies' anthem to go first, followed by India's Jana Gana Mana. We are moment away from the start!

18:43 (IST) Feb 16

West Indies XI

Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran(wk), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard(capt.), Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell

18:39 (IST) Feb 16

India XI

Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma(capt.), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal

18:38 (IST) Feb 16

The toss is 50-50, we have to bat and we have to bat well. Body is good. Had a niggle in my left knee, worked with the physio in the gym and let's see what happens tonight. We try to stay in the present, what happened in the weekend is done and dusted. We had a conversation about it, happy for the guys who are selected but business on hand now is to represent the West Indies. This is where it counts in international cricket and lot of these guys are looking for opportunities. We were going with the same XI (as the 5th T20I against England) but we have one forced change; Jason Holder misses out, he got hit in practice yesterday while working on his skills and he hasn't recovered, Roston Chase gets an opportunity. We have to assess the conditions and see what the pitch has to offer.

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard at the toss

18:35 (IST) Feb 16

Looks like we are going to bowl first here. I don't want to comment on the pitch as it has played differently every time we have come here. (Bowling first) gives a score in mind and how to approach the second half. We have to prepare ourselves with one eye on Australia. We have to keep ticking the boxes and that's been the message to the guys. We have played really well as a team but those little moments in the game is what we have to try and seize. Gives us a perfect opportunity to play a quality side like West Indies. They are going to challenge us, so let's see what we can come up with. We are playing with five batters, one all rounder and two spinners, Ravi Bishnoi is making his debut. We have got three seamers and few of those guys can bat as well. Yes (Ishan is opening).

India skipper Rohit Sharma at the toss

18:32 (IST) Feb 16

Toss news!

India skipper Rohit Sharma wins the toss and opts to bowl first against West Indies in Kolkata.

18:30 (IST) Feb 16

JUST IN - Ravi Bishnoi will be making his T20I debut today. He has received his India cap from fellow leggie Yuzvendra Chahal.

18:23 (IST) Feb 16

The glistening silverware

18:21 (IST) Feb 16

Head to Head

India 10 - 6 West Indies (One no result)

18:17 (IST) Feb 16

Dew factor, a concern?

With the chill in the air, dew can be a concern for both the teams at the Eden. The CAB has kept four pitches ready for the three matches to be played in five days.

18:01 (IST) Feb 16

Holder - The player to watch out for

Jason Holder has been in fine form for them and took four wickets in four balls in the final T20I against England to return with career-best figures of 5/27. With some exciting all-round options in Odean Smith and Akeal Hosein, Pollard's men would look to make it count at a venue where they won the T20 World Cup in 2016.

17:44 (IST) Feb 16

West Indies aim for improvements

Unlike their flop show in the ODI series, the Kieron Pollard-led West Indies would look to give a strong fight to the hosts in their favourite T20 format. Boasting of T20 specialists, the Windies came here after beating England 3-2 at home in a thrilling five-match series. They bat deep and with some aggressive hitters, the West Indies will hope to give India a tough fight.

India vs West Indies 1st T20I Highlights: Bowlers, Suryakumar guide India to easy 6-wicket win

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India vs West Indies 1st T20I Highlights: Bowlers, Suryakumar guide India to easy 6-wicket win

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard at the toss

India skipper Rohit Sharma at the toss

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Venue

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

WI PLAYING XI

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