India vs West Indies Highlights, 1st T20I: Jason Holder Helps West Indies Edge Past India By 4 Runs | Cricket News
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India vs West Indies, 1st T20 Highlights: Jason Holder starred with bowling figures of 2 for 19 in four overs as West Indies edged past India by four runs in the first T20I match at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad on Thursday. India needed 37 runs off 30 balls when Holder bowled a maiden over — that had two wickets in it — to turn the game on its head. Earlier, Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh picked two wickets each as India restricted West Indies at 149 for 6. Nicholas Pooran (41 off 34) and Rovman Powell (48 off 32) were the pick of the batters for the hosts. West Indies skipper Rovman Powell won the toss and opted to bat first against India. (SCORECARD)
India (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
West Indies (Playing XI): Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Johnson Charles(w), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell(c), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy
Here are the Highlights of 1st T20I match between West Indies and India, straight from Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba:
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23:51 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: West Indies win!!!
A single comes off the final ball and West Indies win by 4 runs. Brilliant comeback from the side and poor performance from India. The Hardik Pandya-led side could have finished this game early but a maiden over from Jason Holder that had two wickets in it turned the game on its head.
IND 145/9 (20)
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23:49 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: WICKET! India need 6 in 1!
Arshdeep Singh is run out! India need 6 runs in the final delivery. Mukesh will face it.
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23:47 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: India need 7 in 2!
A dot ball from Shepherd and it is tough for India now. They need 7 in 2 balls.
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23:47 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: India need 7 in 3!
Arshdeep Singh hits it towards the backward point and takes a couple. India need 7 in 3.
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23:46 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: India need 9 in 4 balls!
Yuzvendra Chahal gives a single to Arshdeep Singh and India now need 9 in 4 balls.
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23:45 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: WICKET!
Kuldeep Yadav dances down the track but Shepherd has nailed a perfect yorker to rattle his stumps. India are 8 down now. They need 10 in 5 balls. What a game this is turning out to be! West Indies are on top but it’s not over for India yet.
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23:42 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: India need 10 runs in 6 balls!
11 runs came off the penultimate over. Kuldeep Yadav will be on strike in the final over with Arshdeep Singh batting on 9 off 4 balls at the other end. Romario Shepherd is set to bowl the final over. Here we go!
IND 140/7 (19)
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23:40 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: Back-to-back FOURS!
Arshdeep Singh has hit two consecutive fours to Obed McCoy and India now need 13 off 8 balls. Oh, we have a game now! It’s not over yet.
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23:36 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: WICKET!
Axar Patel is out! Is this the game for West Indies? India need 21 runs off 11 balls.
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23:34 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: SIX!
A six from Axar Patel and that keeps India alive in the hunt. The southpaw then took a single to retain the strike. 11 runs came off the Jason Holder over. India need 21 runs in 12 balls.
IND 129/6 (18)
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23:30 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: India need 32 in 18!
India need 32 runs off the last 18 balls. Axar Patel is the only recognised batter they have. Can he take the team through? Jason Holder comes to bowl his last over. Here we go!
IND 118/6 (17)
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23:25 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: India in trouble!
Two wickets fell in the 16th over which was a maiden and India now need India need 37 runs in 24 balls. All hopes on Axar Patel now.
IND 113/6 (16)
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23:23 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: OUT!
Another ones goes down! Sanju Samson is run out at the score of 12. This is poor running from Samson. West Indies are truly back in the game. India need 37 runs in 27 balls.
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23:22 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: WICKET!
15.1 – Hardik Pandya has been cleaned up by Jason Holder. It was a slower ball from Holder and Hardik failed to read it. He wanted to tap it on the leg side but missed it completely. The ball hit the stumps and Hardik will have to return to the dugout.
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23:18 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: SIX from Samson!
Sanju Samson got across the stumps and hit the delivery for a six over the deep mid-wicket. This is now India’s game from here as they need 37 runs in 30 balls.
IND 113/4 (15)
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23:17 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: FOUR! Poor bowling!
14.4 – Extremely poor bowling from Obed McCoy! The fine leg is inside the circle, yet he bowled a back of good length ball down the leg side to Hardik Pandya. The ball hit the pad of Hardik and ran away for a four by beating the short fine leg.
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23:12 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: FOUR!
It was good placement plus luck for Hardik Pandya. He hit the ball in the air but that missed the diving backward point fielder and raced away for a four. Hardik was not in complete control of the shot but he got a boundary. India need 52 runs in 36 balls.
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23:08 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: Superb spell from Hosein!
Akeal Hosein ends his quota of four overs with figures of 1 for 17. He also bowled in the powerplay, yet remained economical. The spinner provided a solid start to West Indies in bowling and that keeps that a bit ahead of India at this juncture in the game. India need 60 runs in 42 balls.
IND 90/4 (13)
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23:05 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: FOUR!
A fuller ball from Akeal Hosein and Hardik Pandya nailed the sweep to perfection. He hit it in front of the square leg for the boundary.
IND 88/4 (12.2)
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23:03 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: FOUR!
A stylish and confident lofted shot from Hardik Pandya over extra cover for a four. It was a really goos shot played on the rise from the Indian skipper. Six runs came off the Alzarri Joseph over. India need 67 runs in 48 balls.
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23:00 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: Tilak Varma is out!
That’s the end of Tilak Varma. It was a short ball from Romario Shepherd and Varma has pulled it into the hands of Shimron Hetmyer towards deep backward square leg. Varma falls for 39 runs off 22 balls.
IND 77/4 (11)
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22:53 (IST)
India vs West Indies Live: End of 10 overs!
India have scored 70 runs at the loss of three wickets in the first 10 overs. They need the remaining 80 runs in the next 60 balls. Saving wickets and building partnership should be the first target for India as an asking rate of 8 runs per over is not much on this surface.
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22:48 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: WICKET!
Suryakumar Yadav is out! A superb catch from Shimron Hetmyer at cover sends Suryaukumar packing at run-a-ball 21. Jason Holder gets the wicket.
IND 67/3 (9.2)
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22:46 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: India need 84 in 66
India’s scoring rate is 7.33 and they need 7.64 runs per over from here. The duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma has added 38 runs off 25 balls for the third wicket.
IND 66/2 (9)
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22:40 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: SIX, FOUR – Varma on fire!
Romario Shepherd bowled a fuller ball outside off stump and Tilak Varma lofted it over extra cover for a beautiful six. On the next ball, Varma got the ball between the short third man and backward point fielders for a four. He then retained the strike with a single off the final ball of the over.
IND 63/2 (8)
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22:35 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: 50 up for India!
A single from Tilak Varma and India have raced to 50 runs in 7 overs. India need 100 runs in 78 balls. A good partnership from here and India can boss this game as the required run rate is below 8 (7.69) at this stage.
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22:31 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: FOUR!
Tilak Varma will get a four due to a fielding error from West Indies. The fielder threw the ball at stumps to run out Varma. There was no backing so the ball ran to the fence for a four.
IND 45/2 (6)
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22:28 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: FOUR!
Another exquisite shot from Tilak Varma. He is hitting it so well. A short ball from Alzarri Joseph and Tilak has slammed it away for a four this time. This is superb batting from the Indian debutant.
IND 41/2 (5.4
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22:27 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: SIX!
Tilak Varma gets his first international run with a handsome six.
IND 35/2 (5.3)
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22:22 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: WICKET!
Ishan Kishan is out! He fails to get over the mind-on fielder and gets out at the score of 6 off 9 balls. Obed McCoy gets the wicket. India are in trouble now.
IND 28/2 (4.5)
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22:19 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: SIX!
A short ball with a bit of width outside off stump and Suryakumar Yadav was quick to smash it away for a six over the deep point fence.
IND 22/1 (4)
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22:14 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: West Indies in control!
India are scoring at 3.33 runs per over and they need 8.24 runs per over from here. Smart approach from West Indies to start with spinner Akeal Hosein and then handing him a second over on trot.
IND 10/1 (3)
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22:08 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: WICKET!
Akeal Hosein gets Shubman Gill! It was a flighted delivery from Hosein and Gill was beaten by it. Since the Indian batter had come down the track by then, it was all curtains for him. This is now a superb start for West Indies/
IND 5/1 (2.2)
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22:03 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: Good start from Hosein!
Only three runs came off the first over of Akeal Hosein. This is a good start for West Indies.
IND 3/0 (1)
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22:00 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: India start chase!
Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill open the batting for India. Hosein will bowl the first over. Here we go!
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21:51 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: West Indies post 149/6!
Nine runs came off Mukesh Kumar’s over. He conceded 24 runs in his three overs, though he remained wicketless. Meanwhile, West Indies have set a target of 150 runs for India in the first T20I.
WI 149/6 (20)
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21:40 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: WICKET!
Arshdeep Singh gets the wicket of Rovman Powell on the latter’s individual score of 48 runs. It was a knuckle ball and Powell mistimed it into the hands of Suryakumar Yadav at long-off.
WI 138/6 (18.5)
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21:35 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: WICKET!
Arshdeep Singh gets the wicket of Shimron Hetmyer. It was a short ball bowled outside off stump and Hetmyer hit it in front of the sweeper cover Axar Patel, who ran to his left and took a really good catch.
WI 134/5 (18.1)
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21:33 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: Impressive bowling!
Mukesh Kumar conceded only six singles off his second over. Despite both Windies batters on the attacking mode, Mukesh managed to keep them in the noose. This is impressive bowling from the T20I debutant.
WI 134/4 (18)
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21:28 (IST)
IND vs WI Live Score: 13-run over
Arshdeep Singh’s third over was an expensive one. Three more over to go and West Indies should post something above 160. Anything below, it surely a below-par score on this pitch.
WI 128/4 (17)
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