The Indian team defeated West Indies by 68 runs in the first T20 match. Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik played match-winning innings for Team India. At the same time, the spinners impressed one and all with their efforts. Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team did well in all three departments, bowling, batting, and fielding. In this match, India’s star player Shreyas Iyer tried to take a catch near the boundary line, but after losing his balance he did a brilliant job of saving the six.
Ravichandran Ashwin was bowling the 5th over in the second innings, West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran played on the first ball of this over and it was going for a six. Then Shreyas Iyer caught the ball and it took a brilliant effort from him to save the six. Everyone was impressed to see his effort, but by then the West Indies batsmen ran and completed 2 runs. Shreyas Iyer saved four crucial runs for India.
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Shreyas Iyer could not even open his account in the first T20 match. His agility is built upon seeing on the field. He is one of the fittest players of India.
Here is the video of the save from Shreyas Iyer:
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India continued their dominating performance over the hosts West Indies as they registered another huge win by 68 runs in the 1st T20I on Friday (July 29) at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. The Windies skipper, Nicholas Pooran won the toss and opted to bowl first, hoping to exploit the moisture in the pitch. Rohit Sharma surprisingly opened the innings with Suryakumar Yadav, as the Mumbai duo added 44 runs under 5 overs before the latter was dismissed.
Rohit scored his 27th T20I half-century as he made 64 runs in 44 balls to keep the innings going from his end. After Rohit’s dismissal, Ravindra Jadeja (16) and R Ashwin (13*) played supporting roles with Dinesh Karthik, who came out all guns blazing and smashed 41* in 19 balls to help the team finish well at 190/6 in their 20 overs.
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West Indies chase began on a positive note as Kyle Mayers and Shamarh Brooks added 22 runs in 1.2 overs before left-arm fast bowler, Arshdeep Singh dismissed the former with a short ball. Thereafter, the wickets kept falling at regular intervals for West Indies, as the Indian bowlers put up a professional performance courtesy their three spinners R Ashwin (2/22), Ravi Bishnoi (2/26), and Ravindra Jadeja (1/26). West Indies eventually ended at 122/8 as India won by 68 runs.
