August 3rd 2023.
The first T20I between West Indies and India is underway in Triniad, with the West Indies captain Rovman Powell winning the toss and electing to bat first. India have included three spinners in their playing XI, Umran Malik missing out.
The West Indies team are looking confident as they take the field, and have gone with their strengths by choosing to bat first. Powell stated that their strategy is still to be boundary hitters, and to run hard.
The match got off to an exciting start, with Brandon King hitting the first maximum of the match as he smashed Axar Patel's delivery over the covers. Unfortunately, the West Indies lost two wickets in quick succession, with Kyle Mayers lbw to Yuzvendra Chahal and Johnson Charles caught by Tilak Varma off Kuldeep Yadav.
At the end of the 18th over, the West Indies were 134-5, with Rovman Powell having scored 48 runs before being caught by Suryakumar Yadav off Arshdeep Singh. Shimron Hetmyer was also caught by Axar Patel off Arshdeep Singh for 10 runs. Nicholas Pooran was the third wicket to fall, out for 41 caught by Tilak Varma off Hardik Pandya.
With two debutants for India in Tilak Varma and Mukesh Kumar, the match should be a hard fought one. Hardik Pandya has stated that this tour is the perfect opportunity for some of the players to get a chance to play, and that he is focusing on improving and challenging himself.
We wish both teams the best of luck as they play this exciting T20I match. Keep up with the score on https://t.co/AU7RtGPSOn. #WIvIND #INDvWIAdFreeonFanCode
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