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West Indies vs India Live Commentary, 1st T20, India in West Indies, 3 T20I Series, 2019, August 3, 2019

WI 95/9 (20)
India beat West Indies by 4 wickets
IND 98/6 (17.2)
Match over
West Indies Inning India Inning
0.0 : 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, the
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.
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.
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 in
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.
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 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.
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.
0.1 : W Sundar to J Campbell, Starts with a shorter ball on off, Campbell cuts but finds point.
0.2 : W Sundar to J 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.
Nicholas Pooran walks out to number 3.
0.3 : W Sundar to N Pooran, Play and a miss. Short outside off, Pooran looks to cut but misses.
0.4 : W Sundar to N Pooran, West Indies are off the mark. Flighted outside off, Pooran strokes it through covers and gets a single.
0.5 : W Sundar to E Lewis, Tossed up on the stumps, Lewis blocks it.
0.6 : W Sundar to E 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.
W Sundar to E Lewis, Shorter on off, Lewis cuts but to the right of point. Rohit there dives to his right and saves a certain boundary.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : B Kumar to N Pooran, Starts with a good length ball outside off, Pooran looks to cut but misses.
1.2 : B Kumar to N Pooran, WIDE! Bhuvi misses his line and bowls one down the leg side. Wided by the umpire.
B Kumar to N Pooran, Fuller on off, Pooran strokes it to cover.
1.3 : B Kumar to N Pooran, Swing and a miss. Length delivery outside off, Pooran swings his bat at it but does not get anywhere close to the ball.
1.4 : B Kumar to N Pooran, Length delivery on off, Pooran pushes it wide of cover for a single.
1.5 : B Kumar to E Lewis, Back of a length ball on middle, Lewis defends it off the back foot.
1.6 : B Kumar to E 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!
Kieron Pollard is the new man in.
2.1 : W Sundar to N 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.
2.2 : W Sundar to N 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.
2.3 : W Sundar to N Pooran, Quicker one, Pooran works it on the leg side, finds the fielder at mid-wicket.
2.4 : W Sundar to N 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.
2.5 : W Sundar to N Pooran, Gets behind the line and drives a full ball back to the bowler.
2.6 : W Sundar to N Pooran, Use of the bottom hand there as Pooran whips it through mid-wicket for a couple. 12 from the over.
3.1 : B Kumar to K Pollard, A length ball outside off, angling in a bit, Pollard walks forward and across before presenting a straight bat in defense.
3.2 : B Kumar to K Pollard, Straighter in line, it's worked behind square leg for a couple of runs. The Big P is off the mark!
3.3 : B Kumar to K Pollard, Length delivery outside off, Kieron shuffles a bit and tries to drive. But it takes the inside edge and rolls to mid-wicket.
3.4 : B Kumar to K Pollard, The monster is calm in his approach at the moment! Defending by walking down the track.
3.5 : B Kumar to K Pollard, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. No run.
3.6 : B Kumar to K 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.
Debutant Navdeep Saini is into the attack now. A wide first slip in place.
4.1 : N Saini to N 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.
4.2 : N Saini to N 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.
4.3 : N Saini to N Pooran, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
4.4 : N Saini to N 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
Shimron Hetmyer joins Pollard in the middle with West Indies in a spot of bother.
4.5 : N Saini to S Hetmyer, OUT! Saini's 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 join as a shell-shocked Hetmyer looks down in despair. West Indies have lost fou
Rovman Powell arrives in the middle and will face the hat-trick ball.
4.6 : N Saini to R Powell, No hat-trick! Good length delivery in the channel outside off, it's left alone.
Bowling change! Khaleel Ahmed to bowl the final over of Powerplay.
5.1 : K Ahmed to K Pollard, Angles it away from the right-hander, it's on a length, Pollard makes a watchful lead.
5.2 : K Ahmed to K Pollard, Remains on the back foot and taps it down towards square leg for one.
5.3 : K Ahmed to R 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.
5.4 : K Ahmed to R 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.
5.5 : K Ahmed to R Powell, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.
5.6 : K Ahmed to R 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.
Carlos Brathwaite walks in next with his team in troubled waters.
6.1 : N Saini to K Pollard, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
6.2 : N Saini to K Pollard, Bouncer! Around middle and off, Pollard bows down and lets it go to the keeper.
6.3 : N Saini to K Pollard, Shortish around middle and leg, angling down, Kieron tries to flick but misses and is hit on the thigh pad.
6.4 : N Saini to K Pollard, A mistimed back foot punch by Pollard on the off side.
6.5 : N Saini to K 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.
6.6 : N Saini to K 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.
N Saini to K 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.
7.1 : K Ahmed to C Brathwaite, Back of a length ball on middle, Carlos remains on the back foot and defends it back.
7.2 : K Ahmed to C Brathwaite, Uses the angle of the bowler and runs it down to third man for his first run.
7.3 : K Ahmed to K Pollard, On middle and leg, Pollard closes the face of his bat and helps it through square leg for one.
7.4 : K Ahmed to C Brathwaite, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
7.5 : K Ahmed to K Pollard, Lands it on a fuller length around off, Pollard is forward as he pushes it to covers.
7.6 : K Ahmed to K 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.
Krunal Pandya is into the attack now. A slip in place.
8.1 : K Pandya to C Brathwaite, Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
8.2 : K Pandya to C Brathwaite, Flatter and fuller on off, Brathwaite defends it near his front pad.
8.3 : K Pandya to C Brathwaite, Arm ball around off, skidding in, Carlos defends it off the inner half of his bat.
8.4 : K Pandya to C Brathwaite, Quicker and shorter one on off, it's punched from the crease to sweeper cover for one.
8.5 : K Pandya to K 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.
8.6 : K Pandya to K Pollard, Knocks a full ball down through mid off for one.
Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack as well. A slip in place.
9.1 : R Jadeja to K Pollard, Flatter and on off, defended off the front foot.
9.2 : R Jadeja to K Pollard, Fuller and on the pads, it's worked to deep mid-wicket for a run.
9.3 : R Jadeja to C Brathwaite, Quicker again, a bit short around off, Brathwaite moves back and plays it down to backward point.
9.4 : R Jadeja to C Brathwaite, Tossed up ball on middle, blocked back to the bowler.
9.5 : R Jadeja to C Brathwaite, Shorter one and outside off, Carlos cuts it off the back foot but finds the point fielder.
9.6 : R Jadeja to C Brathwaite, Tickles it off his pads through square leg for a single. The over finishes in a flash, 2 from it!
Slight halt in play! Kieron Pollard is down and receiving some treatment from the physio. The big man is looking stiff.
10.1 : K Pandya to C 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.
10.2 : K Pandya to C Brathwaite, Quicker one, on of, defended back to the bowler.
10.3 : K Pandya to C Brathwaite, A little bit of width there, outside off, Brathwaite pushes it off his front foot to cover-point.
10.4 : K Pandya to C Brathwaite, Fires one in, on middle and leg, Brathwaite defends it in front of his pads.
10.5 : K Pandya to C Brathwaite, This time Brathwaite gets an inside edge as it tries to defend the ball dished out in the line of the stumps.
10.6 : K Pandya to C Brathwaite, Brathwaite has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. Maiden, first of the match!
11.1 : R Jadeja to K Pollard, Shortish and on middle, it's forced down the ground to long on for a run.
11.2 : R Jadeja to C 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.
11.3 : R Jadeja to K Pollard, Shortish and outside off, Pollard goes back and punches it towards the bowler.
11.4 : R Jadeja to K 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.
11.5 : R Jadeja to K Pollard, Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single.
11.6 : R Jadeja to C Brathwaite, Flatter and quicker on off, defended. 9 from the over!
Stumping appeal! It's taken upstairs. Kieron Pollard is looking relaxed and there isn't much joy in the Indian camp too.
12.1 : K Pandya to K 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.
12.2 : K Pandya to K Pollard, Quicker delivery on middle, forced down to long on for one.
12.3 : K Pandya to C Brathwaite, Gets behind the line and punches it to long on for one.
12.4 : K Pandya to K 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.
12.5 : K Pandya to K 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!
12.6 : K Pandya to K 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!
13.1 : R Jadeja to K Pollard, Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
13.2 : R Jadeja to K Pollard, Flatter one, outside off, Pollard hangs back to punch it through the line but misses.
13.3 : R Jadeja to K Pollard, Skidding down the leg side, Pollard fails to work it around off his pads. A muted appeal follows but for nothing.
13.4 : R Jadeja to K Pollard, Bat on ball this time. It's stroked from the crease to long off for a run.
13.5 : R Jadeja to C Brathwaite, Flighted one, full and outside off, Brathwaite pushes it off his front foot to covers.
13.6 : R Jadeja to C Brathwaite, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. Good comeback in this over, 2 from it!
14.1 : K Pandya to C 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.
14.2 : K Pandya to C 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.
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?
14.3 : K Pandya to S Narine, Tossed up ball on middle, helped on the leg side towards mid-wicket.
14.4 : K Pandya to S 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.
14.5 : K Pandya to K Pollard, Pollard has pushed it to the cover region. They pick up a single.
14.6 : K Pandya to S Narine, Forces a full ball through mid off for a run. Krunal is done, 4-1-20-1!
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...
15.1 : R Jadeja to S 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 and West Indies lose their 7th wicket!
0.0 : Keemo Paul is in next.
15.2 : R Jadeja to K Paul, Tossed up ball on off, Paul defends it near his front leg.
15.3 : R Jadeja to K Paul, Paul has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
15.4 : R Jadeja to K Paul, Quicker and fuller on off, Keemo blocks again.
15.5 : R Jadeja to K Paul, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
15.6 : R Jadeja to K 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.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on.
16.1 : B Kumar to K Pollard, Walks across the stumps to a length ball and works it through square leg for a run.
16.2 : B Kumar to K Paul, Slower one, on a length and outside off, Paul pushes it through point for a run.
16.3 : B Kumar to K Pollard, Bouncer outside off, slower one, Pollard pulls out of his attempted pull shot at the last moment.
16.4 : B Kumar to K 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.
16.5 : B Kumar to K 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.
16.6 : B Kumar to K Pollard, A front foot block by Pollard on this occasion to end the over. 8 from it!
Navdeep Saini is back to bowl at the death.
17.1 : N Saini to K 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.
17.2 : N Saini to K 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.
17.3 : N Saini to K 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.
17.4 : N Saini to K 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!
17.5 : N Saini to K 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.
17.6 : N Saini to K Paul, Wide! Short and wide outside off, Pollard flashes and misses.
N Saini to K 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.
18.1 : B Kumar to K 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?
0.0 : Sheldon Cottrell is the new batsman at number 10. Kieron Pollard is back on track and he should be looking to farm strike now.
18.2 : B Kumar to K Pollard, Full toss on off, whipped to deep mid-wicket and Pollard turns down the single.
18.3 : B Kumar to K Pollard, Fullish and on off, forced down to long off, another run denied.
18.4 : B Kumar to K 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.
18.5 : B Kumar to K Pollard, Shortish and on off, Pollard drags his shot down to long on for a run.
18.6 : B Kumar to S 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.
19.1 : N Saini to K Pollard, Very full and wide outside off, Pollard tries to steer it through point but misses.
19.2 : N Saini to K 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.
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...
Oshane Thomas is the last batsman out in the middle.
19.3 : N Saini to K 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 f
19.4 : N Saini to O Thomas, Swing and a miss! Back of a length ball on off, angling away, Oshane tries to pull it over mid-wicket but misses.
19.5 : N Saini to O Thomas, A full toss on off, Thomas pushes it off his front foot to extra cover.
19.6 : N Saini to O 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!
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.
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.
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.
0.0 : 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...
0.1 : O Thomas to R 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.
0.2 : O Thomas to R 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.
0.3 : O Thomas to R 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.
0.4 : O Thomas to S 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.
0.5 : O Thomas to R Sharma, Play and a miss! Shortish and wide outside off, a speedy delivery, Rohit throws his bat at it but fails to connect.
0.6 : O Thomas to R 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.
Sheldon Cottrell to bowl from the other end. Will we get to see his salute today?
1.1 : S Cottrell to S 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.
1.2 : S Cottrell to S Dhawan, Angles in a length ball on off, Dhawan takes a stride forward and pushes it to covers.
1.3 : S Cottrell to S 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.
S Cottrell to S Dhawan, Good length ball on off, Dhawan punches it from the back foot to covers.
1.4 : S Cottrell to S 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.
1.5 : S Cottrell to S 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.
S Cottrell to S Dhawan, Wicket to wicket line, around off, Dhawan covers the line and defends it out with a straight bat.
1.6 : S Cottrell to S 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
Virat Kohli walks in next at number 3.
2.1 : O Thomas to R Sharma, Back of a length ball on off, Sharma blocks it off his back foot.
2.2 : O Thomas to R 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.
2.3 : O Thomas to R Sharma, Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
2.4 : O Thomas to R 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.
2.5 : O Thomas to V Kohli, Shortish and on off, defended from the crease to the off side.
2.6 : O Thomas to V Kohli, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. 7 runs from the over!
3.1 : S Cottrell to R Sharma, Fullish and on off, Sharma gets forward and pushes it down off the inside half to mid on.
3.2 : S Cottrell to R Sharma, Fuller and wide outside off, Rohit flashes and misses.
3.3 : S Cottrell to R 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.
3.4 : S Cottrell to V 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.
3.5 : S Cottrell to R Sharma, Full toss on off, Sharma pushes it out on the off side, finds the cover fielder.
3.6 : S Cottrell to R Sharma, An inswinging yorker on off, Rohit digs it out to the off side to cap off a brilliant over by Sheldon.
Sunil Narine is introduced into the attack.
4.1 : S Narine to V Kohli, Full and outside off, worked towards long on for a single.
4.2 : S Narine to R 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.
4.3 : S Narine to R 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.
4.4 : S Narine to R Sharma, Around off, worked straight to short mid-wicket.
4.5 : S Narine to R 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.
4.6 : S Narine to V Kohli, Outside off, Kohli punches this well wide of short mid-wicket towards long on for one.
5.1 : S Cottrell to V Kohli, Full and outside off, Kohli flicks it ala flamingo style towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
5.2 : S Cottrell to R 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!
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.
5.3 : S Cottrell to R Sharma, Outside off, played towards point.
5.4 : S Cottrell to R 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.
5.5 : S Cottrell to R Sharma, Full and around off, watchfully defended.
5.6 : S Cottrell to R Sharma, Outside off, fuller in length, nicely blocked out.
6.1 : S Narine to V 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.
6.2 : S Narine to R Sharma, Outside off, pushed straight to point.
6.3 : S Narine to R 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.
Rishabh Pant comes in at number 4, replacing Rohit.
6.4 : S Narine to R 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 l
Manish Pandey walks in at number 5, replacing Pant.
6.5 : S Narine to M Pandey, Full and around off, driven through mid on for a single.
6.6 : S Narine to V 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.
Keemo Paul has come into the attack.
7.1 : K Paul to M Pandey, FOUR! FEROCIOUS! Full and outside off, Pandey hammers this straight back past the bowler and beats mid off. Great shot.
7.2 : K Paul to M Pandey, Full and outside off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
7.3 : K Paul to M Pandey, Outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.
7.4 : K Paul to V Kohli, WIDE. Full toss down the leg side, left alone.
K Paul to V Kohli, Outside off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket.
7.5 : K Paul to V Kohli, Full and outside off, pushed through mid on for a run.
7.6 : K Paul to M Pandey, The batsman guides it to third man. They pick up a single.
8.1 : S Narine to M Pandey, Outside off, punched towards long on for a single.
8.2 : S Narine to V Kohli, Full and outside off, flicked towards short mid-wicket.
8.3 : S Narine to V Kohli, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket.
8.4 : S Narine to V Kohli, Outside off, worked towards short mid-wicket.
8.5 : S Narine to V Kohli, Landed outside off, played straight to point.
8.6 : S Narine to V Kohli, Short and outside off, punched through point for a couple.
9.1 : O Thomas to M Pandey, FOUR! GLORIOUS! Full and outside off, Pandey leans and drives it wide of cover for a boundary!
9.2 : O Thomas to M Pandey, Landed outside off, dabbed to third man for a single.
9.3 : O Thomas to V 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.
9.4 : O Thomas to M 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.
9.5 : O Thomas to V Kohli, Around off, solidly defended.
9.6 : O Thomas to V Kohli, Outside off, another one of those repetitive dabs to third man to get a single.
Carlos Brathwaite come on.
10.1 : C Brathwaite to V 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.
10.2 : C Brathwaite to V Kohli, Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a single.
10.3 : C Brathwaite to M Pandey, Landed outside off, steered through point for a run.
10.4 : C Brathwaite to V 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 Rahul would have been in.
10.5 : C Brathwaite to M Pandey, Full and outside off, pushed through mid on for a single.
10.6 : C Brathwaite to V Kohli, Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover.
Keemo Paul is back on.
11.1 : K Paul to M Pandey, A full toss on middle, it's clipped across the line to deep mid-wicket for a run.
11.2 : K Paul to V Kohli, Angling into the batsman, Kohli chips it over mid on and takes a single.
11.3 : K Paul to M Pandey, Slower one outside off, Pandey slaps it through covers for a couple of runs.
11.4 : K Paul to M 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.
Krunal Pandya walks in next.
11.5 : K Paul to K 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.
11.6 : K Paul to V Kohli, Knocks a full ball down through mid on for a run. 30 more needed off 48 balls.
Sunil Narine is back on.
12.1 : S Narine to V Kohli, Too full in length on off, Kohli works it on the leg side but finds mid-wicket.
12.2 : S Narine to V Kohli, Flatter on off, Virat moves across and punches it towards mid-wicket again.
12.3 : S Narine to V Kohli, Gets forward to a full ball and drives it straight to the cover fielder.
12.4 : S Narine to V Kohli, Tossed up ball on off, this time Kohli works it down through mid on and rotates the strike.
12.5 : S Narine to K Pandya, This one is on the leg stump line, Krunal tries flicking but misses and is hit on the pads.
12.6 : S Narine to K 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!
Bowling change. Sheldon Cottrell is back on.
13.1 : S Cottrell to K Pandya, On and around off, Pandya is on top of the bounce as he defends it down.
13.2 : S Cottrell to K Pandya, Krunal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot
13.3 : S Cottrell to K Pandya, Back of a length delivery on off, slower in pace at 123 kph, Pandya punches it from the crease to covers.
13.4 : S Cottrell to K Pandya, Hits the blockhole at 131 kph, Pandya digs it out towards mid on for a run.
13.5 : S Cottrell to V 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.
Ravindra Jadeja walks in next.
13.6 : S Cottrell to R Jadeja, Wide! Cottrell attempts for the magic delivery first up but ends up slipping it down the leg side.
S Cottrell to R Jadeja, Again a wide! Another one down the leg side, Ravindra tries to get some bat behind but misses.
S Cottrell to R Jadeja, Back of a length delivery outside off, Jadeja steers it behind backward point for a couple of runs.
Oshane Thomas returns for another burst.
14.1 : O Thomas to K 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.
14.2 : O Thomas to R 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.
14.3 : O Thomas to K 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.
14.4 : O Thomas to R Jadeja, Sliding down the leg side, nudged to fine leg for one.
14.5 : O Thomas to K 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.
14.6 : O Thomas to K 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.
15.1 : K Paul to R Jadeja, Fullish and on off, Jadeja drives it down through mid off for a run.
15.2 : K Paul to K Pandya, Full again and this time it's been driven through covers for one.
15.3 : K Paul to R Jadeja, Shortish and slower in pace, Jadeja pulls but finds mid-wicket.
15.4 : K Paul to R Jadeja, A low full toss outside off, Jadeja digs it out down to third man for a run.
15.5 : K Paul to K Pandya, Short and around leg, Krunal tries to pull but fails to connect properly. It rolls down towards short fine leg.
15.6 : K Paul to K 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.
India are making this run chase interesting by losing wickets at regular intervals.
Washington Sundar walks out to bat.
16.1 : C Brathwaite to R Jadeja, Slower delivery on middle and leg, Jadeja nudges it to fine leg for one.
16.2 : C Brathwaite to W 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.
16.3 : C Brathwaite to R Jadeja, Fullish and around leg, Jadeja clips it through square leg for one.
16.4 : C Brathwaite to W Sundar, A near yorker on off, Sundar brings down a straight bat and pushes it back to the bowler.
16.5 : C Brathwaite to W 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.
16.6 : C Brathwaite to R Jadeja, A dot to end as the ball is defended to the man at covers.
17.1 : K Paul to W Sundar, Full toss outside off, Sundar taps it down to point.
17.2 : K Paul to W 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.
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.
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
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 inform
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.
MAN OF THE MATCH IS NAVDEEP SAINI! No interview taken.
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
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!