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India vs West Indies 1st T20 Highlights: IND cruise to 68-run win over WI
India vs West Indies 1st T20I Highlights: West Indies were restricted to a paltry 122/8 after Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma propelled India to 190/6.
IND vs WI 1st T20 Highlights: Rohit Sharma's elegant half-century and Dinesh Karthik's blazing finish were backed up by a solid bowling performance as India made short work of West Indies with an easy 68-run victory in the first T20I on Friday. While Rohit set up the platform with a 44-ball-64, it was Karthik's calculated assault - an unbeaten 41 off 19 balls - that took India to 190 for six after being put into bat. The last three overs of the Indian innings yielded 45 runs, which became the turning point. On a track where there was spongy bounce with a bit of turn and grip, Indian spinners Ravichandran Ashwin (2/22 in 4 overs), Ravindra Jadeja (1/26 in 4 overs) and Ravi Bishnoi (2/26 in 4 overs) got wickets at regular intervals to restrict the hosts at 122 for eight in 20 overs. Arshdeep Singh (2/24 in 4 overs) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/11 in 2 overs), despite some initial pasting, got their share of breakthroughs. Hence, a below-par show by top-order, save Rohit, didn't have telling consequences on India.
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KL Rahul has been advised rest by the BCCI medical team after testing positive for Covid-19. Wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson has been brought on in his place. Samson had a fairly good ODI series, scoring his first half century.
India vs West Indies 1st T20 Live: Hello and welcome!
The BCCI confirmed that KL Rahul won't be playing this series earlier in the day and Sanju Samson has been included in the squad. Rahul is a big name but India will be quietly confident of their chances without him as well. The likes of Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant have shown some encouraging form in their recent games, as have Pandya with the ball alongwith the lethal pairing of Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
