Monday 5 November 2018

India Vs West Indies 1st T20: India win by 5 wickets, lead 3 match T20 series 1-0

Kuldeep yadav remained instrumental in derailing West Indies' innings by picking three key wickets.

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West Indies Tour of India 2018 » The first T20 match between India and West Indies ended on the similar note as it was in the ODIs with India clinching another victory against the visitors at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata today.

Batting first, West Indies faced troubles right from the start and wickets kept falling at regular intervals as Indian bowlers continued the assault. Windies scored 109/8 in 20 overs.

India was no excception today, skipper Rohit Sharma was the first to fall, surrendering to Oshane Thomas' pace and Shikhar Dhawan followed him soon.

Debutant Krunal Pandya was in IPL hangover, playing clever shots without much fear and in the process added 21 runs in his teams tally.

For West Indies, Oshane Thomas and Carlos Brathwaite delivered well with the ball, the duo forced the hosts to surrender to their pace and line.

At one time, it looked that India will find it hard to proceed towards victory but it all did not go in West Indies' favor.

Krunal Pandya and Khaleel Ahmed made their T20 debut for India.
India now have 1-0 lead over West Indies in the three-match T20 series.

↓↓↓ Check 1st T20 Scorecard ↓↓↓

 India Vs West Indies 1st T20 Highlights


 News Source: BS & Business Standard

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