IND vs WI 1st T20I Live: Bishnoi, Surya and Rohit guide India to 1-0 lead

IND vs WI 1st T20I Highlights: Ravi Bishnoi, the debutant for India, who took two wickets and gave away just 17 runs in his four overs was adjudged Player of the Match

First international wicket for Ravi Bishnoi. Photo: BCCI

The India cricket team beat the West Indies cricket team in the 1st T20I of the three-match T20I series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, West Bengal. India chased down 158 with a loss of just four wickets as a 48 run stand between Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer got the men in blue over the line with seven balls to spare.

India lost Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan in a span of just two overs and were in a bit of bother after starting the chase in style, scoring 58 in the Powerplay with skipper Rohit Sharma taking on the West Indian bowlers. Roston Chase removed Rohit and Ishan Kishan to get West Indies back in the game while Fabian Allen removed Virat Kohli and Sheldon Cottrell did Rishabh Pant.

For India, debutant Ravi Bishnoi took two wickets while Harshal Patel also finished with two wickets in his four overs. Nicholas Pooran top-scored for West Indies with 61 off 43 balls. Other than him, opener Kyle Mayers scored 31 off 24 balls and skipper Kieron Pollard remained unbeaten on 24 off 19 balls.

The toss between India skipper Rohit Sharma and his West Indian counterpart- Kieron Pollard was won by Rohit who elected to bowl first at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

India's Playing 11

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi

West Indies Playing 11

Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Rovman Powell, Roston Chase, Fabian Allen, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell

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