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West Indies vs India, 1st T20I at Trinidad, Aug 03, 2023,
India,
West Indies,
Rovman Powell
Printed on: Aug 04, 2023
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West Indies beat India by 4 runs within the first T20I on the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad on Thursday, August 3 to take the 1-0 lead within the five-match sequence. West Indies batted first after successful the toss and posted 149/6. India had been anticipated to chase down the goal, however they struggled to search out the massive hits with the wind blowing and had been restricted to 145/9.
India got off to a disappointing start within the chase as Shubman Gill (3) was stumped off Akeal Hosein and was crushed. After Suryakumar Yadav hit a few boundaries, Ishan Kishan (6) fell to Obed McCoy (2/28), caught at mid-on. Tilak Varma obtained his T20I profession off to a spectacular begin, smacking his first two balls for maximums.
India, nevertheless, saved shedding wickets at common intervals. Suryakumar (21) carved one from Jason Holder (2/19) in the direction of brief further cowl, the place Shimron Hetmyer pulled off a spectacular catch. Varma’s knock ended on 39 off 22 as he miscued a slower one from Romario Shepherd (2/33).
India’s chase suffered a physique blow when skipper Hardik Pandya was bowled by Holder for 19. In the identical overs, Kyle Mayers ran out Sanju Samson (12) with a direct hit. Axar Patel (13) and Arshdeep Singh (12) gave India hope, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient.
Earlier, batting first, West Indies misplaced Mayers (1) and Brandon King (28) to Yuzvendra Chahal within the leg-spinner’s first over. Each batters had been out leg earlier than. Nicholas Pooran, nevertheless, slammed 41 off 34 to provide the West Indies innings momentum.
Skipper Rovman Powell top-scored with 48 off 32, whacking three fours and as many sixes. After eliminating Pooran, Pandya might have had Powell in the identical over, however Chahal dropped a easy catch at further cowl. Powell made India pay with some huge strikes.
Arshdeep dismissed Hetmyer (10) and Powell within the penultimate over, whereas Mukesh Kumar was additionally good on the demise as West Indies had been held to lower than 150. The goal, nevertheless, proved a bit an excessive amount of for India as their batters didn’t dwell as much as the problem.
Talking after the defeat, Pandya mentioned, “We had been proper to chase. We made some errors which price us the sport. A younger crew will make errors. We are going to be taught. Good 4 video games forward. In T20 cricket, for those who lose wickets, it turns into tough to chase.”
–By A Cricket Correspondent
