An explosive 76-run partnership between Rishabh Pant and Venkatesh Iyer helped India reach 186/5 in the first innings against West Indies in the 2nd T20I at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. 

On being asked to bat first, India lost Ishan Kishan early but Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma kept the attacking game on to score 49 runs inside the powerplay. Rohit scored 19 before getting out against Roston Chase, who also got Suryakumar Yadav in the next over. 

Kohli continued to rotate the strike and reached his fifty but soon became the third victim of Chase. 

But then came Pant and Iyer at the crease. They joined to smash the West Indian all around the Eden Gardens. Iyer scored 33 in 18 balls while Pant remained not out 52 off 28 balls. 

Brief Scorecard: 

India - 186/5