Virat powers India to 6 wicket win over West Indies
A sensational 94* from skipper Virat Kohli propelled team India to a 6 wicket win over West Indies in the first T20I in Hyderabad.
In the first T20 match played in Hyderabad, Team India defeated West Indies to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20 series. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli helped, India achieve the huge target of 208 runs given by the West Indies. This is the biggest goal achieved by India in T20. Earlier, India had achieved a target of 207 runs in 2009 against Sri Lanka. This was Kohli’s highest score in T20 Internationals. The Indian skipper scored the winning runs with a lofty six of Kesrick Williams in the 19th over. Team India won the match by 6 wickets and 7 balls to spare.
Rohit Sharma was dismissed after scoring 8 runs. Hetmyer caught him off Khari Pierre. Rahul shared 100 runs for the second wicket with Kohli. Lokesh Rahul was dismissed after scoring 62 runs. He was caught by Khairi Pierre at the hands of Pollard.
208 target set in front of India
Earlier, the West Indies team scored 207 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs and gave India a target of 208 runs to win. For West Indies, Shimron Hetmyer scored the highest 56 runs. Apart from this, Kieron Pollard scored 37 and Evin Lewis scored 40 runs.
West Indies batsmen kept an aggressive tone on the flat pitch from the beginning. Evin Lewis scored a stormy 40 off 17 balls. Brendan King contributed 31 runs while Hetmeyer (56 runs) and captain Kieron Pollard (37 runs) were also seen in full color.
India vs West Indies T20I record
15 T20 International matches have been played between India and West Indies so far. Of these, 9 matches have been won by the Indian team, while 5 matches have been won by the Caribbean team. At the same time, one match was without any result. The second match of the series will be played on Sunday.
