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Team India defeated West Indies in the fir🍬st T20I by six ꧑wickets at Eden Gardens in Kolkata to go 1-0 up in☂ the three-match series.
Chasing 158, the home team went off to an impressive start, with skipper Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan forming a dominating opening stand of 64 runs. Rohit scored a quickfire 19-ball 40 with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes before Roston Chase dismissed him.
India lost Kishan (35), Virat Kohli (17), and Rishabh Pant (8) in quick successions before Suryakuamar Yadav (34 not out) and Venkatesh Iyer (24 𓄧not out) formed an unbeaten partnership of 48 runs for the fifth🌄 wicket to take the hosts over the finish line.
Earlier, after being put to bat first, West Indies posted 157/7 on the board in their allotted 20 overs. Debutant Ravi Bishnoi shined with the bal♒l for the hosts, taking a couple of wickets for just 17 runs in his quotaꦿ of 4 overs.
With his figures of 2/17, Bishnoi scripted a record as he joined the elite list of India bowlers who have picked up 2 or more wickets on their debut in the shortest format. Apart from the leg-spinner, Harshal Patel also picked up two scalps for 37 in 4 overs.
For the visitors, Nicholas Pooran top-scored with 61 from 43 deliveries with the help of nine boundaries, including five sixes. Opener Kyle Mayers (31) and captain Kieron Pollard (24 not out) chi﷽pped in with valuable contributions to take Windies to a competitive total.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Venkatesh Iyer hits the winning runs ꦗfor as we win by 6 wickets.
— BCCI (@BCCI)
Very impressive debut from Ravi Bishnoi. 17 dots in 24. The direction can get better (6 wid🍌es) but lots to like.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
You expect better from West Indies in t20s. Two take aways for team India in this game, Ravi bishnoi’s bowling and Venkatesh Iyer finishing t❀he game.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
S+K+Y = Mr 360
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
4⃣-0⃣-1⃣7⃣-2⃣
Garda macha diye, Bishnoi sahab! 😄
A dream start for in international cricket.📸:
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL)
Big shout out to first w𒐪icke🎉ts are always special and what joy the young man must be experiencing!! 🌞 shines.
— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8)
India go 1⃣-0⃣ up!
Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer bat through and chase down 158 w༺ith six wickets to spare 💪 | 📝:
— ICC (@ICC)
beat West Indies by 6 wickets🤪 & take 1-0 lead in the 3-match serie⛎s!
— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel)
Not🦋 the start to series boys wanted. But we go again on Friday.
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
Tim🍨es when bowlers are made to look like they have prepared for a Spanish test and the exam paper turns out to be Klingon.
Like that six by SKY. Mad shot
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek)
Sheer flamboyance on display from Suryakumar Yadav as he guides India to a six-wicket win ꧃at the Eden Gardens to help India ta⛦ke a 1-0 lead. @news9_sports
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan)
Nice way to finish 1-0 and was excellent in the chaﷺse. played a blinder after the Bishnoi show with the ball.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
SKY put 🦩us on the bri𒀰nk with a fantastic boundary through backward point 👌
And Venk🌳a🐠tesh finished it off with a six to mid-wicket💪💙
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
1️⃣ up in the series 💪
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
The win percentage of Rohit Sharma as an T20I captain ℱis 82.60
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)