India vs West Indies Highlights 1st T20I 2019 Match: Virat Kohli Guides IND to Their Highest Successful Run Chase

India win by six wickets! That's it! What a win for India, their highest successful run-chase in T20Is. Virat Kohli fittingly hits the winning runs and finishes unbeaten on 94. This is his highest score in T20Is. With this India take 1-0 lead in the series. IND vs WI 1st T20I Full Scorecard

OUT! Kieron Pollard brings himself on and picks a wicket. But appears this is late for Windies now as India need 15 runs to win from 12 balls. Shreyas Iyer c and b Pollard 4(6)

OUT! Rishabh Pant throws his wicket away, once again. Poor shot selection this by Pant, he is caught near long-off. R Pant c Holder b Cottrell 18(9)

India inching towards the target now. In four overs, team India needs 31. With Virat Kohli unbeaten in the middle, this shouldn't be much of a worry for India.

That's fifty up for Virat Kohli, he brings it up in style with a six. West Indies bowlers losing plot here and Kohli, as always, is dominating the show. Windies desperately need to see his back. Five overs to go and India need 54 more runs.

OUT! KL Rahul departs after scoring his half-century! Khary Pierre strikes, second wicket for him. Rahul hits it straight towards the long-off fielder. KL Rahul c Pollard b K Pierre 62(40) 

India needs 98 more runs to win from 48 balls now. This looks well in their control. Meanwhile, KL Rahul is nearing his half-century. Windies desperately looking for a wicket here.

Halfway through and India are in a comfortable position. The partnership between KL Rahul and Virat Kohli has now gone past the 50-run mark. India needs 119 more runs to win off 60 balls.

The current required run-rate for India is now worth 11:55 runs per over. With wickets in hand, this shouldn't be a problem for India. Meanwhile, KL Rahul is nearing the 50-run mark.

The partnership between KL Rahul and Virat Kohli is now worth 46 off 28 balls. India now needs 132 more runs to win from 12 overs. Vital for Windies that they get a breakthrough here.  

End of Powerplay overs and India are well placed at 50 for one. KL Rahul is batting on 31 off just 18 balls and has hit three fours and two sixes already. 

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End of Powerplay overs and India are well placed at 50 for one. KL Rahul is batting on 31 off just 18 balls and has hit three fours and two sixes already. 

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Virat Kohli is the new batsman in. This is the one wicket, Windies will be targeting. One over of Powerplay remaining and West Indies have bowled well thus far.

OUT! BIG wicket this. Khary Pierre strikes in his first over. Change of bowling does the trick. Rohit Sharma was looking to play the big shot, but finds man placed at deep mid-wicket. R Sharma c Hetmyer b K Pierre 8(10)

11 runs from Sheldon Cottrell's second over. Two boundaries came for India in this over. India now need 180 more runs to win from 17 overs. KL Rahul is looking in good touch.

Jason Holder with the second over. He starts on an expensive note, 13 runs from his opening over. KL Rahul smashed him for three fours in this over. India off to a good start.

Welcome back!  Sheldon Cottrell starts the proceedings for Windies. It is Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul who open the batting for India. Good start for Windies, just four runs from the first over.

So, that's the end of West Indies' innings. Windies end with 207 on board in their quota of 20 overs. Good performance with the bat by the visitors. India will have to bat well to chase this down. It was Shimron Hetmyer's half-century that provided real impetus to Windies innings. 

Do join us back for India's response.

Last over coming up and Windies will be looking to past the 200-run mark. Jason Holder and Denesh Ramdin are in the middle. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will bowl the last over.  Most Wickets in T20Is for India: Yuzvendra Chahal Equals Ravichandran Ashwin's Record, Becomes Joint-Highest Wicket-Taker READ MORE.

OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal strikes again. He cleans up Windies skipper Kieron Pollard with a beauty. This is his 52nd wicket in T20Is and he now joins Ravi Ashwin as the joint-highest wicket-taker for India in T20Is. K Pollard b Chahal 37(19)