In the first T20 to be played at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad, the India team gave the West Indies a target of 191 runs after playing first. Dinesh Karthik played a stormy inning of 41 no outs on just 19 balls for India. During this, four fours and two sixes came off his bat. At the same time, captain Rohit Sharma scored 64 runs on 44 balls. Hitman hit seven fours and two sixes. Secondary player Akil Hossain bowled very cheaply for the West Indies. He took a wicket for just 14 runs in his four overs.
Earlier, choosing to bat after losing the toss, the Indian team scored 45 runs for the loss of two wickets on the power play. During this, starters Suryakumar Yadav (24) and Shreyas Iyer (0) soon returned to the arena after playing some good shots to surprise everyone. After this, captain Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant batted vigorously.
In the tenth, Pant (14) was caught after hitting two straight fours off Paul’s balls, giving India the third hit for 88 runs. After this, Hardik Pandya, who came in number five, along with Rohit, kept up the pace of the race.
Meanwhile, Captain Rohit completed his half-century in 35 balls by connecting two fours to Joseph’s balls in the 12th. With this, India’s score also exceeded 100. But in this end, Hardik (1) kept walking giving his wicket cheaply.
After 12 overs, the Indian team scored 104 runs for the loss of four wickets. Ravindra Jadeja, ranked sixth, played some good shots, but on the 15th, captain Rohit was dismissed for 64 runs on 44 balls with the help of seven fours and two sixes from Holder, giving India a fifth shot for 127. careers. .
In 16, Joseph made Jadeja (16) his victim. Dinesh Karthik and R Ashwin batted brilliantly in the final overs. During this, Karthik hit a flurry of fours and sixes, as India scored 190 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. There was an uninterrupted partnership of 52 runs on 25 balls between Karthik (41) and Ashwin (13). Now the West Indies will have to score 191 runs on 120 balls to win the opener.
