IND v WI, 1st T20I: India Win By 6 Wickets

Team India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opts to bowl first in the opening T20I against West Indies.

Venue - Eden Gardens

India vs West Indies, 1st T20I Scorecard:

Man of the match - Ravi Bishnoi (4 overs, 2 wickets, 17 runs)

India beat West Indies by 6 wickets, lead three-match series 1-0. 

India - 162/4 in 18.5 overs

Pant c Odean Smith b Cottrell 8(8)

India - 120/4 in 15 overs

Kohli c Pollard b Fabian Allen 17(13) [4s-1]

India - 103/3 in 13 overs

Ishan Kishan c Fabian Allen b Roston Chase 35(42) [4s-4]

India - 93/2 in 12 overs

Rohit c Odean Smith b Roston Chase 40(19) [4s-4 6s-3]

India - 65/1

India - 58/0 (6 overs)

Rohit Sharma - 38, Ishan Kishan - 19

India - 22/0

Rohit Sharma - 13, Ishan Kishan - 8

Odean Smith c Rohit b Harshal Patel 4(4)

West Indies - 157/7 in 20 overs

Pooran c Kohli b Harshal Patel 61(43) [4s-4 6s-5]

West Indies - 135/6 in 18 overs

West Indies - 125/5 in 17 overs

Nicholas Pooran - 54*, Kieron Pollard - 6*

Akeal Hosein c and b Chahar 10(12) [6s-1]

West Indies - 94/5 in 14 overs

Can West Indies Get to a fighting total?
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Roston Chase lbw b Ravi Bishnoi 4(10)

Powell c Venkatesh Iyer b Ravi Bishnoi 2(3)

West Indies - 74/4 in 11 overs

West Indies - 71/2 in 10 overs

Nicholas Pooran - 27*, Rostan Chase - 4*

Mayers lbw b Chahal 31(24) [4s-7]

West Indies - 51/2 in 7 overs

West Indies - 44/1 in 6 overs

Kyle Mayer - 31*, Nicholas Pooran - 8*

Brandon King c Suryakumar Yadav b Bhuvneshwar 4(5) [4s-1]

West Indies - 4/1 in 1 over 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar with the wicket in the first over
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India playing XI - Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal

West Indies playing XI - Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran(w), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard(c), Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell

Ravi Bishnoi to make his debut. 

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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 16, 2022

IND v WI, 1st T20I Start Time 

• Time - 7:00 PM IST
• Date – Wednesday, February 16, 2022
• Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

IND v WI, Preview:

India has a solid batting lineup on paper and could potentially bat up to number 9. Venkatesh Iyer is likely to be in the playing XI. Both Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant could find a place in the XI. Virat Kohli will be the player to watch out for. 

The bowling department is likely to consist of three seamers plus Venky Iyer and two spinners. Deepak Chahar might get selected ahead of Shardul Thakur and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 

West Indies T20 side is very unpredictable. They bat deep and aggressive. West Indies will hope to get Kieron Pollard back in the playing XI to strengthen the lineup. 

The Caribbean team has some decent allround options. Jason Holder and Odean Smith are potential game-changers. Watch out for Akeal Hosein. 

IND v WI, Fantasy XI: 

• Wicket-keepers - Ishan Kishan, Nicholas Pooran
• Batters - Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Rovman Powell
• All-rounders - Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd
• Bowlers - Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Akeal Hosein

IND v WI, 1st T20I Probable Playing XI: 

• India - Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Venkatesh Iyer, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Mohammad Siraj, Deepak Chahar/ Shardul Thakur, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal
• West Indies - Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Fabian Allen, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell