IND vs WI 1st T20I Highlights: India win by 68 runs, take 1-0 lead

IND vs WI T20I: Rohit Sharma-led India look to seal the deal in the T20I series against the West Indies after an impressive performance in the ODI series

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After a dominant performance in the ODI series, a full-strength Team India will look to overwhelm their record in the 3-match T20I series against the West Indies starting on Friday (July 29). Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya return to the squad after a break from the ODI series against the West Indies.

With less than three months left for the T20 World Cup in Australia, captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid will get around 16 games (5 vs WI, 5 in Asia Cup (if India play final), 3 vs Australia, 3 vs South Africa) to firm up their core team that will then play unchanged going into mega event.

In the latest news about India, Indian wicketkeeper and batter Sanju Samson has announced as the replacement for KL Rahul in the T20 squad for the West Indies series. Rahul was earlier named in the squad and his participation in the T20I series was subject to fitness. Sanju Samson was part of the squad in the recently concluded ODI series that the team won 3-0 and it will be interesting to see if the right-hander gets chance.

29 July 2022

23:14 IST

IND win by 68 runs

India thrash West Indies by 68 runs in the first T20I as the Men in Blue bowling attack shone. Skipper Rohit Sharma would be a happy man as his team displayed all-round show. He scored a brilliant 64 off 44 to help India post 190/6 along with Dinesh Karthik's fiery innings in the death overs. Then India bowled superbly to restrict Windies to 122/8 in 20 overs.

WI- 122/8 (20 Overs)

22:58 IST

India on top

India on cusp of winning the first T20I against the West Indies as the bowling attack from the Men in Blue display a dominant performance so far in the match.

WI- 97/7 (14.2 Overs)

22:45 IST

BIG WICKET!

Pooran 18 (15) caught by Pant bowled by R Ashwin. Big wicket, West Indies skipper departs after getting trapped by the off-spinner.

WI- 66/4 (8.2 Overs), Powell 11 (11)

22:31 IST

GONE!

Shamarh Brooks 20 (15) BOWLED IN by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The right-arm pacer strikes again for India as West Indies go 3 down.

WI- 42/3 (5.3 Overs), Pooran 5 (8)

21:55 IST

Brooks & Pooran

Shamarh Brooks and Nicholas Pooran in the middle for West Indies with Kyle Mayers and Jason Holder departing early.

WI- 42/2 (5.1 Overs), Brooks 20 (14) & Pooran 5 (8)

21:32 IST

IND- 190/6 (20 Overs)

India finish at 190 runs after 20 overs as Dinesh Karthik fired 41 off 19 balls with 4 fours and 2 maximums. Captain Rohit Sharma scored 64 off 44 balls to kick start India's innings but the middle order collapsed badly until Karthik guided India back into the contest.

21:24 IST

DK last hope for India

Dinesh Karthik the last hope for India to get a challenging total to defend after Jadeja departed for 16 off 13 balls, bowled by Joseph.

IND- 145/6 (17 Overs), Ashwin 2 (2) & Karthik 9 (7)

21:18 IST

GONE!

BIG WICKET! Rohit Sharma 64 (44) caught by Hetmyer bowled by Jason Holder.

IND- 131/5 (15 Overs), Jadeja 15 (11)

21:12 IST

Pandya GONE!

Pandya tries to play the short ball cutting it over for a four but gets trapped by the Joseph. He is gone for 1 off 3 caught Obed McCoy at 3rd man.

IND - 114/4 (13.2 Overs), Rohit 58 (40) & Jadeja 4 (5)

20:34 IST

Pant GONE!

Pant 14 (12) caught by Akeal Hosein bowled Keemo Paul. India looking good at the moment with Rohit Sharma in the middle but he needs partner from the other end to get runs too.

IND- 89/3 (10.4 Overs), Rohit 41 (31)

20:32 IST

Iyer GONE!

Shreyas Iyer 0 (4) caught by Akeal Hosein bowled by Obed McCoy. Disappointing innings from the right-hander as he gets dismissed just after Suryakumar Yadav.

IND- 45/2 (6 Overs), Rohit 16 (15)

20:22 IST

India off to a FLYING START

India are off to a flying start with Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav opening the batting, keeping the runrate over 10.

IND- 43/0 (4 Overs), Rohit 14 (9) & Surya 24 (15)

20:01 IST

Rohit & SKY open for IND

Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav open the batting for India against the West Indies in the first T20I. Obed McCoy and Jason Holder attack the stumps for WI.

IND- 5/0 (1 Over), Rohit 1 (3) & Suryakumar 4 (3)

19:43 IST

West Indies Playing XI

Shamarh Brooks, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul

19:39 IST

India playing XI

Rohit Sharma(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh

19:30 IST

Toss Update!

Nicholas Pooran wins toss and opts to bowl first against India in the first T20I.

19:18 IST

Checkout IND vs WI 1st T20I Dream11 HERE

19:05 IST

Rohit Sharma's verdict before T2OI series opener

 Here's what captain @ImRo45 said as #TeamIndia gear up for the #WIvIND T20I series.  pic.twitter.com/eVZeUpNe4Y

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 29, 2022