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IND beat WI by 4 wickets | West Indies vs India, Highlights And Cricket Score 1st T20I Match - Commentary
India in West Indies, 3 T20I Series, 2019
Date: Aug 03, 2019 Start Time: 20:00 IST | 14:30 GMT | 10:30 LocalVenue: Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida
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West Indies vs India Highlights And Cricket Score 1st Match - T20I Commentary
Navdeep Saini had a dream debut, picking up a 3-fer and impressing everyone with his pace and variations. The rest of the bowling unit was right up there and together they never allowed West Indies off the hook. It's a pretty low target in front of a strong Indian batting and it would require something miraculous from the West Indian bowlers to make a match out of it. Do join us in a short while.
India didn't put a step wrong after winning the toss. Their bowlers made merry due to some accurate bowling coupled with some lethargic shot selection from the West Indian batsmen. Kieron Pollard and Nicholas Pooran were the only ones to reach the double digit mark and the former, to be honest, batted without any discomfort, showing there isn't anything extraordinary in this surface.
What a bowling performance by India! Just brilliant! They have not even let West Indies go past the 100-run mark. Also, their bowlers managed to bowl three maidens out of which one was in the last over of the innings. Also, this is West Indies' second lowest score batting first.
Navdeep Saini to Oshane Thomas. FINAL OVER IS A MAIDEN! What a debut for Saini! The last ball is short and it's more aimed to follow the batsman down the leg side. Thomas has a blind swing of his bat at it but only to miss. West Indies manage only 95/9 in their 20 overs!
Navdeep Saini to Oshane Thomas. A full toss on off, Thomas pushes it off his front foot to extra cover.
Navdeep Saini to Oshane Thomas. Swing and a miss! Back of a length ball on off, angling away, Oshane tries to pull it over mid-wicket but misses.
Navdeep Saini to Kieron Pollard. OUT! Excellent suggestion from Rishabh Pant and India have removed Kieron Pollard with 3 balls to go. Saini delivers a rank full toss, in the line of the stumps, Pollard swings early and is hit high on the back leg. A stifled appeal from the bowler follows which is turned down but Rishabh Pant is adamant that it's quite straight and hitting the stumps. Kohli is convinced, DRS is taken and the Ball Tracker shows that it's dipping in and going on to hit the stumps. No fifty for Kieron but his knock has at least taken West Indies on the brink of a hundred!
Oshane Thomas is the last batsman out in the middle.
DRS time! Pollard has missed a rank full toss. He is hit on the thigh pad, right in front of the stumps, they appeal but the umpire is unmoved. On Pant's advice, Kohli takes the referral...
Navdeep Saini to Kieron Pollard. Cracking delivery. This young man has shown great composure in his first match. Too full and outside off, Pollard reaches out for it and misses.
Navdeep Saini to Kieron Pollard. Very full and wide outside off, Pollard tries to steer it through point but misses.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sheldon Cottrell. In the air... Manish Pandey is in pursuit but he fails to reach the chance with a full length dive. Back of a length ball on off, Cottrell stands back and tries to clear long on. But he fails to get enough on it and ends up skying it high up in the air. Pandey sprints from long on but the ball falls safely. No run taken, Pollard wants to face all the balls of the last over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. Shortish and on off, Pollard drags his shot down to long on for a run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. SIX! This is what Kieron Pollard is eyeing now, biggies. Kumar darts in a short delivery, a slower one, Pollard thumps it via a pull shot over square leg.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. Fullish and on off, forced down to long off, another run denied.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. Full toss on off, whipped to deep mid-wicket and Pollard turns down the single.
Sheldon Cottrell is the new batsman at number 10. Kieron Pollard is back on track and he should be looking to farm strike now.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Keemo Paul. OUT! Number 8 goes down on the score of 88! Kumar delivers it slightly short and around off, Paul shapes up for a big swing over the leg side but gets a top edge. It flies in the air and Kohli moves across to his right from extra cover to complete the catch. Can West Indies even get to the 100-run mark?
Navdeep Saini to Keemo Paul. A low dipping full toss, always difficult to get under those. Paul only manages to dig it out towards mid off for a single. 18 runs off the last two overs, West Indies eyeing a big finish here.
Navdeep Saini to Keemo Paul. Wide! Short and wide outside off, Pollard flashes and misses.
Navdeep Saini to Kieron Pollard. Sliding down the leg side, again a full toss, Pollard inside edges his attempted flick onto the pads. It then deflects to square leg and they cross.
Navdeep Saini to Kieron Pollard. SIX! You need to be more clinical against this batsman. Once again Saini misses his attempted yorker and Pollard has dismissed the full toss over mid-wicket. Not quite from the middle of the blade but when Pollard gets even half a connection, it's enough to clear most grounds. Into the 40s, the giant batsman!
Navdeep Saini to Keemo Paul. Goes searching for the yorker this time. Doesn't find the landing and it's a full toss on off at 141 kph, Paul bunts it to mid off and collects a run.
Navdeep Saini to Keemo Paul. Smart bowling. Saini might be new to international cricket but he has played enough in domestic circuit to know the tricks of the business. Sameness of length won't help here. So he alters his length this time. Goes very full and spears it in the line of the stumps. Paul digs it out back to the bowler.
Navdeep Saini to Keemo Paul. Excellent delivery. Jumping onto the batsman from around off, Keemo is surprised by the early lift and somehow keeps it out on the off side.
Navdeep Saini is back to bowl at the death.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. A front foot block by Pollard on this occasion to end the over. 8 from it!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. FOUR! Pulled and pulled away delightfully! Kumar goes short and Kieron picks the length early. He has also guessed the change in pace there as he pulls it with control to the deep mid-wicket fence.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. A mistimed shot, that. Pollard winds up for a big heave-ho across the line. He mistimes it down to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. Bouncer outside off, slower one, Pollard pulls out of his attempted pull shot at the last moment.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Keemo Paul. Slower one, on a length and outside off, Paul pushes it through point for a run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. Walks across the stumps to a length ball and works it through square leg for a run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on.
Ravindra Jadeja to Keemo Paul. A wicket maiden! 4-1-13-1, Jadeja too finishes with exemplary bowling figures. Another front foot block by Keemo to complete an excellent over.
Ravindra Jadeja to Keemo Paul. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Ravindra Jadeja to Keemo Paul. Quicker and fuller on off, Keemo blocks again.
Ravindra Jadeja to Keemo Paul. Paul has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Ravindra Jadeja to Keemo Paul. Tossed up ball on off, Paul defends it near his front leg.
Keemo Paul is in next.
Ravindra Jadeja to Sunil Narine. OUT! It's a legal delivery. Narine knows just one way to bat, we told you! He will swing at everything thrown in his path. A short delivery on off, Narine sticks back and pulls it across the line. But it takes a large chunk of the inside half of his blade and as a result there isn't enough meat on the shot. Khaleel takes the skier safely at deep square leg with the sun in his eyes. West Indies lose their 7th wicket!
Out, caught in the deep! But has Jadeja overstepped? Looks good there. Then they check for the sideline as well but it seems RJ is fine there too...
Krunal Pandya to Sunil Narine. Forces a full ball through mid off for a run. Krunal is done, 4-1-20-1!
Krunal Pandya to Kieron Pollard. Pollard has pushed it to the cover region. They pick up a single.
Krunal Pandya to Sunil Narine. Just one ball to get his sight in and Narine swings his bat firmly on the second ball. He heaves it over mid-wicket and it falls down safely. A single taken.
Krunal Pandya to Sunil Narine. Tossed up ball on middle, helped on the leg side towards mid-wicket.
Sunil Narine is the new batsman. He knows just one way to bat. Will he curb his natural style and give company to his Trinidadian mate?
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. OUT! Caught and bowled! The brief resistance is over! Krunal has his first wicket. He sends across a flatter and shortish ball on off at 99 kph. Brathwaite shifts his weight on the back leg and tries to power it across the line. But he fails to turn it on the leg side and ends up smashing it straight back to the bowler. Pandya accepts the return catch gleefully and then tosses the ball up in celebration.
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. Edged but safe! A loose shot attempted by Carlos. He tries to heave it over the leg side but the ball straightens and takes the outside edge. It runs wide of Dhawan at short third man and the batsmen take a couple of runs.
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. Good comeback in this over, 2 from it!
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. Flighted one, full and outside off, Brathwaite pushes it off his front foot to covers.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. Bat on ball this time. It's stroked from the crease to long off for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. Skidding down the leg side, Pollard fails to work it around off his pads. A muted appeal follows but for nothing.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. Flatter one, outside off, Pollard hangs back to punch it through the line but misses.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Krunal Pandya to Kieron Pollard. Driven through mid on by the batsman. One run added to the total. 18 in the last two overs, West Indies showing signs of recovery!
Krunal Pandya to Kieron Pollard. SIX! What a shot! Pandya darts in a flatter delivery on middle, Pollard walks forward and across before flicking it with nonchalance over mid-wicket. It goes the distance. This man is so powerful!
Krunal Pandya to Kieron Pollard. Shout for an lbw! Quicker delivery, an arm ball on middle and leg, skidding in, Pollard fails to defend and is hit on the pads. They appeal but it's missing leg.
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. Gets behind the line and punches it to long on for one.
Krunal Pandya to Kieron Pollard. Quicker delivery on middle, forced down to long on for one.
Krunal Pandya to Kieron Pollard. NOT OUT! Pollard is safely inside the crease. Beauty of a delivery to start with! Krunal delivers it in the flatter trajectory and lands it around off. Pollard tries to play the line but it spins away slightly to beat the outside edge. Pant collects the ball and breaks the stumps before appealing. The square leg umpire takes it upstairs. The replays roll in and they show that for a micro second Kieron's back leg did lift but it was back down in time.
Stumping appeal! It's taken upstairs. Kieron Pollard is looking relaxed and there isn't much joy in the Indian camp too.
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. Flatter and quicker on off, defended. 9 from the over!
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. SIX! Pollard shows his power there! He jumps down the track to reach the pitch of the ball and launches it over the bowler's head. His bottom hand comes off the handle but still it has enough venom to fly into the stands.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. Shortish and outside off, Pollard goes back and punches it towards the bowler.
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. Tickles it off his pads to the leg side. They cross for a quick run as Pant rushes across to the ball to his left.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. Shortish and on middle, it's forced down the ground to long on for a run.
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. Brathwaite has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. Maiden, first of the match!
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. This time Brathwaite gets an inside edge as it tries to defend the ball dished out in the line of the stumps.
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. Fires one in, on middle and leg, Brathwaite defends it in front of his pads.
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. A little bit of width there, outside off, Brathwaite pushes it off his front foot to cover-point.
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. Quicker one, on of, defended back to the bowler.
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. Arm ball around off, Brathwaite defends it close to his front pad. It rolls to covers and the fielder immediately releases the ball to the keeper. Carlos drags his bat inside the crease.
Slight halt in play! Kieron Pollard is down and receiving some treatment from the physio. The big man is looking stiff.
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. Tickles it off his pads through square leg for a single. The over finishes in a flash, 2 from it!
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. Shorter one and outside off, Carlos cuts it off the back foot but finds the point fielder.
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. Tossed up ball on middle, blocked back to the bowler.
Ravindra Jadeja to Carlos Brathwaite. Quicker again, a bit short around off, Brathwaite moves back and plays it down to backward point.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. Fuller and on the pads, it's worked to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Kieron Pollard. Flatter and on off, defended off the front foot.
Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack as well. A slip in place.
Krunal Pandya to Kieron Pollard. Knocks a full ball down through mid off for one.
Krunal Pandya to Kieron Pollard. EDGY FOUR! No slip for Pollard and he gets a lucky boundary. Pandya fires one in around off, Pollard tries to punch it through the line but it takes the outside edge and speeds away to the third man fence.
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. Quicker and shorter one on off, it's punched from the crease to sweeper cover for one.
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. Arm ball around off, skidding in, Carlos defends it off the inner half of his bat.
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. Flatter and fuller on off, Brathwaite defends it near his front pad.
Krunal Pandya to Carlos Brathwaite. Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Krunal Pandya is into the attack now. A slip in place.
Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard. Beaten! Khaleel slants a length ball away from the batsman, an off cutter at 125 kph, Pollard is caught pushing inside the line as he misses. Another top over, West Indies will have to find a way to score runs here.
Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard. Lands it on a fuller length around off, Pollard is forward as he pushes it to covers.
Khaleel Ahmed to Carlos Brathwaite. Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard. On middle and leg, Pollard closes the face of his bat and helps it through square leg for one.
Khaleel Ahmed to Carlos Brathwaite. Uses the angle of the bowler and runs it down to third man for his first run.
Khaleel Ahmed to Carlos Brathwaite. Back of a length ball on middle, Carlos remains on the back foot and defends it back.
Navdeep Saini to Kieron Pollard. Good length ball on off, Pollard pushes it with an angled bat to backward point. Only 1 run from the over, India continue to boss this match.
Navdeep Saini to Kieron Pollard. Wide! This time it has been given. Almost identical to the last delivery. Sliding down the leg side. The only difference here is that Kieron tried his best to play the flick shot.
Navdeep Saini to Kieron Pollard. Slower one. Short and around middle and leg, going down with the angle. Pollard walks across a bit and then makes a leave. Saini is lucky that it's not given a wide.
Navdeep Saini to Kieron Pollard. A mistimed back foot punch by Pollard on the off side.
Navdeep Saini to Kieron Pollard. Shortish around middle and leg, angling down, Kieron tries to flick but misses and is hit on the thigh pad.
Navdeep Saini to Kieron Pollard. Bouncer! Around middle and off, Pollard bows down and lets it go to the keeper.
Navdeep Saini to Kieron Pollard. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Carlos Brathwaite walks in next with his team in troubled waters.
Khaleel Ahmed to Rovman Powell. OUT! Half the side is back in the hut! Talk about temperament and Powell has shown none here. This is a very ordinary shot attempted by him. Smart change in pace from Ahmed. He takes this length delivery away with the angle and Powell goes chasing after it. He tries to drill it through the line but gets an outside edge to the keeper. A good low catch by Pant and West Indies are 33/5 at the end of Powerplay.
Khaleel Ahmed to Rovman Powell. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
Khaleel Ahmed to Rovman Powell. FOUR! Bat on ball and it just races away to the fence in no time. Poor delivery to begin with. Khaleel offers room to the batsman to free his arms. Rovman needs no second invitation. He latches onto it and cracks it through backward point for a boundary to open his account.
Khaleel Ahmed to Rovman Powell. Nearly edged it to the keeper. Khaleel is known for extracting something extra from the surface. This one is shaping away from the batsman, some extra bounce too, Powell has a tame push inside the line as he misses.
Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard. Remains on the back foot and taps it down towards square leg for one.
Khaleel Ahmed to Kieron Pollard. Angles it away from the right-hander, it's on a length, Pollard makes a watchful lead.
Bowling change! Khaleel Ahmed to bowl the final over of Powerplay.
Navdeep Saini to Rovman Powell. No hat-trick! Good length delivery in the channel outside off, it's left alone.
Rovman Powell arrives in the middle and will face the hat-trick ball.
Navdeep Saini to Shimron Hetmyer. OUT! Saini is on fire in his debut game! He has removed Hetmyer for a golden duck. Extra bounce has done the trick for Navdeep. He serves it a bit short and in the line of the stumps. Shimron sticks back with the intention of dabbing it down in the direction of third man. But the ball shoots up more than expected, takes the inner half of his blade and cannons onto the stumps. NS jumps in joy as a shell-shocked Hetmyer looks down in despair. West Indies have lost four wickets inside the first 5 overs. Worst possible start.
Shimron Hetmyer joins Pollard in the middle with West Indies in a spot of bother.
Navdeep Saini to Nicholas Pooran. OUT! Pooran falls and it's sweet revenge for the debutant. He gives a bit of a sendoff to Pooran. Nicholas is very disappointed. He has thrown away a start. Was certainly looking in his elements. Back of a length ball on middle and off, angling away at 139 kph, Pooran camps back to muscle it over the leg side but it takes the top edge and balloons up in the air. Rishabh Pant walks forward a bit from his position and then stretches forward to complete the catch. This is a big loss for West Indies.
Navdeep Saini to Nicholas Pooran. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Navdeep Saini to Nicholas Pooran. SIX! Stand and deliver stuff from Nicholas. He is a batsman with a lot of style and panache. Brilliant to watch. The way he lines up the bowler is something that can be called as his strength. Saini tries to follow the batsman down the leg side but he ends up delivering in Pooran's hitting zone. Nicholas winds up for a big shot and towers it over long on.
Navdeep Saini to Nicholas Pooran. Starts with a good length ball on middle and off, Pooran works it off his pads to the leg side but finds mid-wicket.
Debutant Navdeep Saini is into the attack now. A wide first slip in place.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. Stifled appeal for an lbw! Not given. Kumar gets a length ball to angle into the batsman, Pollard once again shuffles across to work it away but he misses. It strikes him on the pads and deflects to covers. Kumar turns to appeal but nothing from the umpire. Meanwhile, the fielder has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Kieron though was in by then.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. No run.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. The monster is calm in his approach at the moment! Defending by walking down the track.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. Length delivery outside off, Kieron shuffles a bit and tries to drive. But it takes the inside edge and rolls to mid-wicket.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. Straighter in line, it's worked behind square leg for a couple of runs. The Big P is off the mark!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Kieron Pollard. A length ball outside off, angling in a bit, Pollard walks forward and across before presenting a straight bat in defense.
Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran. Use of the bottom hand there as Pooran whips it through mid-wicket for a couple. 12 from the over.
Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran. Gets behind the line and drives a full ball back to the bowler.
Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran. No real attempt there by either short third man or backward point. Flatter and shorter outside off, Pooran throws his bat at it and it goes off the outside edge. The ball drops in between Saini and Rohit and the former maybe thought that the latter is going for the catch. Definitely a chance that has not been taken by India.
Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran. Quicker one, Pooran works it on the leg side, finds the fielder at mid-wicket.
Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran. SIX! High and this is handsome as well. Brilliant start to the over for West Indies after losing two wickets in two overs. Sundar shows the courage to flight and lands it on middle, Pooran lines himself behind the delivery and pummels it over the bowler's head.
Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran. FOUR! First boundary of the innings coming from the bat. Sundar drags his length short and lands it on middle, Pooran goes back and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket.
Kieron Pollard is the new man in.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Evin Lewis. OUT! Bowled! The knuckle ball does the trick and West Indies in big trouble in the very second over of the game. Bhuvi delivers his knuckle ball on middle, Lewis swings his bat at it but the lack of speed in it means that he is way too early in his shot. The ball deflects off his thigh pad onto the off pole, disturbing the bails. Two wickets in two overs. Both the openers are back for early showers. India have started this tour with a bang!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Evin Lewis. Back of a length ball on middle, Lewis defends it off the back foot.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nicholas Pooran. Length delivery on off, Pooran pushes it wide of cover for a single.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nicholas Pooran. Swing and a miss. Length delivery outside off, Pooran swings his bat at it but does not get anywhere close to the ball.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nicholas Pooran. Fuller on off, Pooran strokes it to cover.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nicholas Pooran. WIDE! Bhuvi misses his line and bowls one down the leg side. Wided by the umpire.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Nicholas Pooran. Starts with a good length ball outside off, Pooran looks to cut but misses.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl from the other end.
Washington Sundar to Evin Lewis. Shorter on off, Lewis cuts but to the right of point. Rohit there dives to his right and saves a certain boundary.
Washington Sundar to Evin Lewis. FIVE WIDES! Sundar sprays this down the leg side, Lewis looks to flick but misses. Pant fails to gather it and the ball goes past him to the fine leg fence. Wide and boundary signalled by the umpire.
Washington Sundar to Evin Lewis. Tossed up on the stumps, Lewis blocks it.
Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran. West Indies are off the mark. Flighted outside off, Pooran strokes it through covers and gets a single.
Washington Sundar to Nicholas Pooran. Play and a miss. Short outside off, Pooran looks to cut but misses.
Nicholas Pooran walks out to number 3.
Washington Sundar to John Campbell. OUT! Caught! The plan to start with an off spinner gives reward straightaway! Washington tosses it up outside off, Campbell gets down on one knee and looks to clear deep mid-wicket. He does not get the elevation and ends up hitting it straight to Krunal Pandya at deep mid-wicket. He takes a good catch and India get a very early breakthrough.
Washington Sundar to John Campbell. Starts with a shorter ball on off, Campbell cuts but finds point.
We are all set to begin! The Indian players are in a huddle and then take their respective positions in the field. West Indies opener, Evin Lewis and John Campbell walk out to the open the innings. Washinton Sundar to start the proceedings with the new ball.
West Indies Playing XI - John Campbell, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Kieron Pollard, Rovman Powell, Carlos Brathwaite (C), Sunil Narine, Keemo Paul, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas.
India Playing XI - Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (C), Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (WK), Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed.
West Indies skipper, Carlos Brathwaite admits they would have bowled first as well but they accept the decision and look to put on a better show. Says that they are looking to build a squad for the 2020 World Cup and hopes to peak at the tournament. Informs, Mohammed, Bramble, Pierre are the ones missing out.
Indian skipper, Virat Kohli says the wicket has been under cover and it will get better as the game progresses and hence he wants to bowl. Says they have accepted the semi-final defeat and they look to move on. Tells the priority is to win but when there is an opportunity they are also looking to experiment and give the youngsters a chance to cement their place. Tells there are 20-25 games to be played before the 2020 World Cup and they look to make the most of it. On his team changes, Kohli informs KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and the Chahar brothers are the ones missing out in this game
TOSS - We are all ready for the toss. West Indies skipper, Carlos Brathwaite has the coin in hand. Up it goes, Indian skipper, Virat Kohli calls Heads and it lands in his favour. INDIA OPT TO BOWL.
PITCH REPORT - Darren Ganga is the pitch master for the day. Ganga starts by saying the weather is bright and sunny. Says there is live grass here and it is dark brown in colour due to moisture. Tells it was covered due to rain and feels it will get better to bat as the game progress. Reckons the team winning the toss might choose to bat first considering the history at the venue.
Hello and welcome everyone for the first T20I between West Indies and India at Lauderhill. The Men in Blue start their life post the 2019 ICC World Cup with this tour. There have been rumours floating around about the alleged rift between Rohit and Virat and the cricket fans will be happy that the off period is over and they can focus on cricket. The visitors have got a good mix of youth and experience in their squad for this series and will be testing out a few players. For the West Indies, they would try to recover from the disappointment of their World Cup and this format allows them the platform to compete better. Chris Gayle and Andre Russell are the notable absentees but they will get back the services of Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine. Statistically, it's even-stevens between these two teams in T20Is and the Twenty20 format gives very little to predict a favourite. Stay tuned for more updates...
Done with this match and we quickly move on to the next. Yes, it's on Sunday at the same venue in Florida. Do join us at 1030 local time (1430 GMT) for all the action. Until then, it's goodbye and cheers!
Indian skipper, Virat Kohli says that their bowling and fielding were right up there and feels the pitch wasn't too great. Calls it a sluggish wicket and mentions that it was a top effort from his bowlers. Shares that Navdeep had a great last season in the Indian T20 League and he is a raw talent who can bowl in the 150s. He hopes that he builds from here on. Tells that they lost a couple of wickets more than they would have liked. Further says that the new ball was coming on decently but as it got older, stroke-making wasn't easy and strike rotation was the key. Just wants his players to keep performing and contribute to the game.
MAN OF THE MATCH IS NAVDEEP SAINI! No interview taken.
West Indian skipper, Carlos Brathwaite says that they didn't assess the conditions well and praises Kieron Pollard for batting well. Feels 130-140 would have been more challenging. Lack of assessment early enough cost them, he states. Wants his team to play with positive and aggressive intent but at the same time, he wants his players to assess the conditions better. Tells that Narine's four overs in any cricket is vital and lauds his pacers for setting it up well.
Daren Ganga is taking Sunil Narine's interview who has had a good comeback for West Indies. The mystery off spinner says that it's always great to be back in maroon and he is always proud to play for West Indies. Informs that he is nearly fit but his finger is still not 100 percent. Adds that they have to play positive cricket and start well in the Powerplay. Mentions that the coming opportunities are crucial and he wants to be prepared for the World T20. No new innovation in his game, he informs and further states that he is focusing on enjoying cricket.
The visitors fielded an inexperienced bowling attack but the bowlers took the opportunity and proved themselves. Navdeep Saini had a dream debut as he picked up a 3-wicket haul while the other bowlers also left their mark. Apart from Kieron Pollard, there wasn't any fight shown by the West Indian batsmen. During the chase, India kept losing wickets but at the same time, they kept on scoring runs as well. Eventually, the depth in their batting took them over the line and handed the Blue team lead in this 3-match series.
India have limped to a win here in Miami! They made a mountain out of a molehill and nearly made a mess of a simple target. West Indies would be thinking that had they got 40-50 runs more, they could have come out on top. Looking at the approach by the Indian batsmen in the run chase, the Men in Blue will be thanking their bowlers for restricting the opposition for a paltry total.
Keemo Paul to Washington Sundar. SIX! All over! INDIA WIN BY 4 WICKETS! A slower delivery, shorter in length around off, Sundar attacks it with all his power and dismisses it over long on for a maximum.
Keemo Paul to Washington Sundar. Full toss outside off, Sundar taps it down to point.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ravindra Jadeja. A dot to end as the ball is defended to the man at covers.
Carlos Brathwaite to Washington Sundar. EDGY! Slower length ball close to off stump, Sundar pushes inside the line and edges it past the diving keeper to third man. Thomas makes a diving stop and the batsmen take a run.
Carlos Brathwaite to Washington Sundar. A near yorker on off, Sundar brings down a straight bat and pushes it back to the bowler.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ravindra Jadeja. Fullish and around leg, Jadeja clips it through square leg for one.
Carlos Brathwaite to Washington Sundar. Another slower delivery, around off, Sundar is early into the flick shot and it goes off the leading edge towards point. A single taken again.
Carlos Brathwaite to Ravindra Jadeja. Slower delivery on middle and leg, Jadeja nudges it to fine leg for one.
Washington Sundar walks out to bat.
India are making this run chase interesting by losing wickets at regular intervals.
Keemo Paul to Krunal Pandya. OUT! Another wicket goes down! Paul steams in from 'round the wicket and angles in a length ball around middle and off at 128 kph. Pandya is early into his attempted flick shot and hence misses the ball completely. The ball doesn't miss the stumps though. India are 8 runs away from a win with 4 wickets left.
Keemo Paul to Krunal Pandya. Short and around leg, Krunal tries to pull but fails to connect properly. It rolls down towards short fine leg.
Keemo Paul to Ravindra Jadeja. A low full toss outside off, Jadeja digs it out down to third man for a run.
Keemo Paul to Ravindra Jadeja. Shortish and slower in pace, Jadeja pulls but finds mid-wicket.
Keemo Paul to Krunal Pandya. Full again and this time it's been driven through covers for one.
Keemo Paul to Ravindra Jadeja. Fullish and on off, Jadeja drives it down through mid off for a run.
Oshane Thomas to Krunal Pandya. Almost drags it on! Around off, Pandya tries to drive but it takes the inside edge and strikes him on the pads. It ricochets behind and misses the off stump by a whisker. 12 from the over, 11 needed more.
Oshane Thomas to Krunal Pandya. FOUR! Cracking sound of the bat meeting the ball! Short in length, around middle at 123 kph, Krunal picks it early and dismisses it from his sight by pulling it to the deep square leg fence.
Oshane Thomas to Ravindra Jadeja. Sliding down the leg side, nudged to fine leg for one.
Oshane Thomas to Krunal Pandya. Short delivery on middle, it's pulled powerfully through mid-wicket. Brathwaite gives the chase and pulls the ball back just before the rope. In fact the ball had itself stopped. The batsmen taken three.
Oshane Thomas to Ravindra Jadeja. Sweet timing! Misfield. Two runs taken in the end. Fullish and on off, Jadeja drives it through covers and crosses for a run. Lewis attacks the ball in the deep, overruns a bit and the ball goes through. The batsmen complete two and take one more off the misfield. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Carlos Brathwaite is lazy in backing up but no extra run taken.
Oshane Thomas to Krunal Pandya. Width on offer outside off, Krunal throws his bat at it and it goes off the outside edge to third man. A single is taken.
Oshane Thomas returns for another burst.
Sheldon Cottrell to Ravindra Jadeja. Back of a length delivery outside off, Jadeja steers it behind backward point for a couple of runs.
Sheldon Cottrell to Ravindra Jadeja. Again a wide! Another one down the leg side, Ravindra tries to get some bat behind but misses.
Sheldon Cottrell to Ravindra Jadeja. Wide! Cottrell attempts for the magic delivery first up but ends up slipping it down the leg side.
Ravindra Jadeja walks in next.
Sheldon Cottrell to Virat Kohli. OUT! Here comes the salute! Virat Kohli has disappointment written all over his face. He is completely fooled here by a slower delivery bowled at 112 kph. The length is short and outside off, Virat has his weight on the back leg as he tries to fetch it and pull it on the leg side. But the ball arrives late, takes the top edge and lobs up towards mid-wicket. Kieron Pollard won't drop those. Are we in for something here? 27 still needed off 37 balls.
Sheldon Cottrell to Krunal Pandya. Hits the blockhole at 131 kph, Pandya digs it out towards mid on for a run.
Sheldon Cottrell to Krunal Pandya. Back of a length delivery on off, slower in pace at 123 kph, Pandya punches it from the crease to covers.
Sheldon Cottrell to Krunal Pandya. Krunal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot
Sheldon Cottrell to Krunal Pandya. On and around off, Pandya is on top of the bounce as he defends it down.
Bowling change. Sheldon Cottrell is back on.
Sunil Narine to Krunal Pandya. Presses forward to a full ball and drives it through mid off for a run. Narine has finished his spell, 4-0-14-2, a brilliant comeback for him personally!
Sunil Narine to Krunal Pandya. This one is on the leg stump line, Krunal tries flicking but misses and is hit on the pads.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Tossed up ball on off, this time Kohli works it down through mid on and rotates the strike.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Gets forward to a full ball and drives it straight to the cover fielder.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Flatter on off, Virat moves across and punches it towards mid-wicket again.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Too full in length on off, Kohli works it on the leg side but finds mid-wicket.
Sunil Narine is back on.
Keemo Paul to Virat Kohli. Knocks a full ball down through mid on for a run. 30 more needed off 48 balls.
Keemo Paul to Krunal Pandya. Short in length on middle and leg, Krunal gets hurried into his pull shot and it comes off his gloves. It rolls behind square leg and they cross.
Krunal Pandya walks in next.
Keemo Paul to Manish Pandey. OUT! Off stump goes cartwheeling! Manish Pandey is gone and Virat Kohli is not looking too impressed. Keemo Paul slants in a fuller length ball on off, the pace is right up there, at 135 kph, Pandey plays all over it as he tries to whip it across the line. The ball sneaks under his bat and uproots the off stump.
Keemo Paul to Manish Pandey. Slower one outside off, Pandey slaps it through covers for a couple of runs.
Keemo Paul to Virat Kohli. Angling into the batsman, Kohli chips it over mid on and takes a single.
Keemo Paul to Manish Pandey. A full toss on middle, it's clipped across the line to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Keemo Paul is back on.
Carlos Brathwaite to Virat Kohli. Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.
Carlos Brathwaite to Manish Pandey. Full and outside off, pushed through mid on for a single.
Carlos Brathwaite to Virat Kohli. Close call. Kohli dabs this towards third man and sets off for a single. Pooran quickly gets across to his right and has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. Looks like Pandey would have been in.
Carlos Brathwaite to Manish Pandey. Landed outside off, steered through point for a run.
Carlos Brathwaite to Virat Kohli. Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
Carlos Brathwaite to Virat Kohli. FOUR! FETCH THAT! Kohli welcomes his counterpart in style. A length ball, outside off, Kohli jumps out of his crease and slaps it over point for a boundary.
Carlos Brathwaite comes on.
Oshane Thomas to Virat Kohli. Outside off, another one of those repetitive dabs to third man to get a single.
Oshane Thomas to Virat Kohli. Around off, solidly defended.
Oshane Thomas to Manish Pandey. Outside off, short in length, Manish arches back, then rises with the bounce to guide the ball towards third man for a run. This was what Hetmyer was trying to do while batting, but dragged it on.
Oshane Thomas to Virat Kohli. Down the leg side, helped through square leg for one more. 50 UP FOR INDIA, at a touch slow rate than they would have anticipated but given the situation of the game, it is fine.
Oshane Thomas to Manish Pandey. Landed outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.
Oshane Thomas to Manish Pandey. FOUR! GLORIOUS! Full and outside off, Pandey leans and drives it wide of cover for a boundary!
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Short and outside off, punched through point for a couple.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Landed outside off, played straight to point.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Outside off, worked towards short mid-wicket.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Full and outside off, flicked towards short mid-wicket.
Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey. Outside off, punched towards long on for a single.
Keemo Paul to Manish Pandey. The batsman guides it to third man. They pick up a single.
Keemo Paul to Virat Kohli. Full and outside off, pushed through mid on for a run.
Keemo Paul to Virat Kohli. Outside off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Keemo Paul to Virat Kohli. WIDE. Full toss down the leg side, left alone.
Keemo Paul to Manish Pandey. Outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.
Keemo Paul to Manish Pandey. Full and outside off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
Keemo Paul to Manish Pandey. FOUR! FEROCIOUS! Full and outside off, Pandey hammers this straight back past the bowler and beats mid off. Great shot.
Keemo Paul has come into the attack.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Full and down the leg side, Virat looks to flick but misses. 2 runs and a 2 wickets from the over, Narine's figures read 2-0-9-2.
Sunil Narine to Manish Pandey. Full and around off, driven through mid on for a single.
Manish Pandey walks in at number 5, replacing Pant.
Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant. OUT! Caught as well! Unbelievable. Utterly needless cricket by Pant. For the second time in the game, a bowler is on a hat-trick. Pant will have to probably give a long lecture to Kohli on being asked as to why, why, why mate why, this shot on the first ball of the tour. Full and outside off, Pant gets down and mows the slog sweep. But there is a top edge which goes towards Sheldon Cottrell at deep backward square leg, who completes the catch running to his right. Pant looks at his feet, not daring to look at his skipper, before slowly walking off.
Rishabh Pant comes in at number 4, replacing Rohit.
Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. OUT! Caught! Rohit finds his Mumbai teammate to perfection. This is the 8th time Narine has dismissed Sharma in all T20s combined. Full and outside off, RS looks to heave it over the on side but does not get any elevation. Simple catch to Kieron Pollard at long on.
Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Outside off, pushed straight to point.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Full and around off, worked towards mid-wicket for a single. There is a misfield and Rohit thinks about the second but then lets it be.
Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Outside off, fuller in length, nicely blocked out.
Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Full and around off, watchfully defended.
Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. SIX! GORGEOUS! Wow. Rohit is slowly getting into good flow. Full and outside off, Rohit leans and lofts it cleanly over extra cover! It is an 87-metre hit.
Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Outside off, played towards point.
Fielding changes galore. Hetmyer is moved from short mid-wicket to deep mid-wicket, someone else is moved to long on while third man comes up.
Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! This was what Kohli was trying on the previous ball. A length ball outside off, Rohit heaves it wide of long on and gets a boundary!
Sheldon Cottrell to Virat Kohli. Full and outside off, Kohli flicks it ala flamingo style towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Outside off, Kohli punches this well wide of short mid-wicket towards long on for one.
Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. On middle and off, Sharma punches this towards long on but waits. Because there is a short mid-wicket in place. But the fielder gets across, slides and misses. Now, the batsmen run.
Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Around off, worked straight to short mid-wicket.
Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Full and outside off, spinning in, RS goes for a mighty slog but misses and is hit on the pads. Narine appeals but that was going down the leg side.
Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Poor ball. Short and wide outside off, Rohit goes back and cuts it superbly between backward point and short third man. Excellent bisection.
Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Full and outside off, worked towards long on for a single.
Sunil Narine is introduced into the attack.
Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. An inswinging yorker on off, Rohit digs it out to the off side to cap off a brilliant over by Sheldon.
Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Full toss on off, Sharma pushes it out on the off side, finds the cover fielder.
Sheldon Cottrell to Virat Kohli. Cottrell delivers it full and on middle, a little bit of swing there, Kohli is opened up in his defense and it goes off the leading edge to the off side. It's in the gap and they cross for a run.
Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. What a delivery! Cottrell spears in a cracking yorker on middle, Rohit is lucky to have his bat down in time and it takes the outside edge before hurrying down to third man. They pick up a single.
Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Fuller and wide outside off, Rohit flashes and misses.
Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Fullish and on off, Sharma gets forward and pushes it down off the inside half to mid on.
Oshane Thomas to Virat Kohli. Defended off the back foot by the batsman. 7 runs from the over!
Oshane Thomas to Virat Kohli. Shortish and on off, defended from the crease to the off side.
Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Just short of third man! Short in length and outside off, Rohit plays the upper cut but without much conviction. It flies and falls in front of the diving third man fielder. A single is taken.
Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. SIX! Not in much control but still it has gone all the way. Such is the pace of this bowler. He delivers it short around middle and leg, Rohit top edges his attempted pull shot and it flies over fine leg.
Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Back of a length ball on off, Sharma blocks it off his back foot.
Virat Kohli walks in next at number 3.
Sheldon Cottrell to Shikhar Dhawan. OUT! Dhawan is adjudged lbw! Dots after dots after dots and that results in a wicket. Dhawan was struggling to find the gap on the off side and hence decides to go over the leg side. Cottrell angles in a length ball on middle and off, Shikhar finds the angle to his use as he attempts to heave it over mid-wicket. But he fails to put bat on ball and is rapped right in front of the wickets. The appeal is made and the finger goes up in no time. Dhawan knows he is a dead duck and walks back. First wicket for West Indies but they need to keep chipping away at wickets if they want to compete in this match.
Sheldon Cottrell to Shikhar Dhawan. Wicket to wicket line, around off, Dhawan covers the line and defends it out with a straight bat.
Sheldon Cottrell to Shikhar Dhawan. Wide! Cottrell this time drifts down the leg side, it's so wide that even Dhawan thought that it's useless to throw his bat at it.
Sheldon Cottrell to Shikhar Dhawan. Another dot delivery. Shortish ball on off, Shikhar punches from the back foot but finds the point fielder. Not able to find the gaps.
Sheldon Cottrell to Shikhar Dhawan. Good length ball on off, Dhawan punches it from the back foot to covers.
Sheldon Cottrell to Shikhar Dhawan. Wide! Cottrell gets his wrists wrong at the point of delivery. Loses his direction and sprays a length ball way wide outside off. Dhawan leaves and the umpire exercises his arms.
Sheldon Cottrell to Shikhar Dhawan. Angles in a length ball on off, Dhawan takes a stride forward and pushes it to covers.
Sheldon Cottrell to Shikhar Dhawan. Shortish and outside off, Dhawan keeps his weight on the back foot and punches it square of the wicket on the off side. Finds point.
Sheldon Cottrell to bowl from the other end. Will we get to see his salute today?
Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Thomas tries the follow-up delivery to be a yorker but it turns out to be a full toss on the pads. Sharma flicks but finds the mid-wicket fielder.
Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Play and a miss! Shortish and wide outside off, a speedy delivery, Rohit throws his bat at it but fails to connect.
Oshane Thomas to Shikhar Dhawan. Back of a length ball on off, Dhawan stands tall inside the crease and guides it down to third man for a run. He opens his account with that.
Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. India are away! Fractionally short and around off, Sharma stays back and taps it down in front of backward point for a quick run.
Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Rohit finds the middle of his bat this time. He plays it with angle of the bowler and pushes it out to mid-wicket.
Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Starts with a good length ball around off, angling in, Sharma tries defending with a half front foot stride but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
In a huddle are West Indies. Talking to his troops is Carlos Brathwaite. Don't think there is much to say at this stage apart from trying your best and sticking to the basics. Rohit Sharma is reunited with Shikhar Dhawan at the top after the southpaw pulled out from the middle of the World Cup. Oshane Thomas to speed in first up...