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

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.

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India Vs West Indies 5th ODI: WI made strong changes in the team to level the series 2-2 (Team Updates)

It would be interesting to see if West Indies could pull a face-saver in the 5th and last ODI

West Indies Tour of India 2018 » As India and West Indies lock horns for the 5th and penultimate ODI in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram today, India would look to clinch another home series win while West Indies again attempt to pose a challengle, just like they did after the first ODI.

Leading 2-1 in the five-match series that also included a tie, India have faced just a little resistance from the visitors who were back to square one in the 4th ODI where they lost by 224 runs.

The return of Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar has intensified Indian pace attack while youngster Khaleel Ahmed also found his form in the 4th ODI where he picked three key wickets and dismantled West Indies batting. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been minting wickets and there has been no halt to that.

For West Indies, Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope have impressed the most with a century each while captain Jason Holder has been an obstacle for Indian bowlers. In the bowling department, the visitors are yet to find a go-to man.

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