That's it! India win by four wickets. Washington Sundar finishes off it in style with a six. India had to toil hard for this win that one would have thought. Eventually, India go one up in the series.
OUT! Keemo Paul chips away with another wicket as India near the victory. Krunal Pandya is clean bowled. Krunal Pandya b K Paul 12(14)
OUT! BIG blow this to India. Virat Kohli departs. He top edges the ball straight towards the mid-wicket. Sheldon Cottrell picks the wicket. Kohli fails to read the slower ball.Kohli c Pollard b Cottrell 19(29)
Seven overs remaining now and India need just 28 more runs to win. Krunal Pandya is the new batsman in.
OUT! Keemo Paul strikes! India four down now. Manish Pandey is bowled, superb yorker by Paul. Is there some life left in this contest. Manish Pandey b K Paul 19(14)
India inching towards victory now. Meanwhile, Manish Pandey has come out all guns blazing and has hit two boundaries thus far. He is batting on 16 off 11 balls.
Halfway through and India need 44 more runs to win from 60 balls. Meanwhile, Manish Pandey has joined Virat Kohli in the middle. Sunil Narine has just one over left now.
OUT! Another wicket for Sunil Narine. First-ball duck for Rishabh Pant. The left-hander top edges it to deep square leg.Windies fighting back here. R Pant c Cottrell b Narine 0(1)
OUT! Sunil Narine strikes. Rohit Sharma departs while going for the big shot. Kieron Pollard takes the catch. Rohit c Pollard b Narine 24(25)
India needs 76 more runs to win from 15 overs now. Virat Kohli is batting cautiously while Rohit Sharma has hit a six and a four.
India and West Indies lock horns in the first of the three-match T20 International series at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida. The first two T20Is will take place at Florida and after that, the teams will travel to the Caribbean for the remainder of the tour. Meanwhile, stay on this page for India vs West Indies (IND vs WI) live score updates. Live Cricket Streaming of India vs West Indies T20I Series 2019 on SonyLiv: Check Live Cricket Score, Watch Free Telecast of IND vs WI 1st T20 on TV and Online.
Both India and West Indies will be looking to begin preparations for the T20 World Cup which will take place next year in Australia. And this series is the first step in that direction. Meanwhile, this series will be an opportunity for some new faces in both the teams to cement their place in the side. West Indies vs India Live Cricket Score 1st T20 Match.
India have added uncapped fast-bowler Navdeep Saini and spinner Rahul Chahar in their squad for the T20Is. However, it appears the duo won’t feature in the first game of the series. Opener Shikhar Dhawan is all set to make a come back after the finger injury which ruled him out of the cricket World Cup.
Meanwhile, ahead of the series, West Indies received a huge blow as all-rounder Andre Russell ruled himself out of the first two matches due to an injury. Jason Mohammed has been added as his replacement in the Windies squad. The Men in Maroon will be boosted by the presence of Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine. 'Injured' Andre Russell Features in Global T20 Canada 2019 Match After Withdrawing from T20Is Against India.
India Squad: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Rahul Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini.
West Indies Squad: Carlos Brathwaite (C), Anthony Bramble, John Campbell, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Oshane Thomas, Jason Mohammed.