India beat West Indies: Here are the records broken
India got off to a strong start in their tour of West Indies by pocketing the first T20I in Florida. With this win, India have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series. Batting first, Windies hardly managed to get a move on after losing wickets from the start. India managed to get past the target. Here are the records broken.
Both Windies openers dismissed for 0
This was the second instance in a T20I match where the West Indian openers were both dismissed for zero. Earlier, Chris Gayle and C Walton were out for nought versus New Zealand at Mount Maunganui in 2018. Today, John Campbell and Evin Lewis didn't disturb the score against India at Lauderhill. Lewis registered his second career T20I duck as well.
India script fourth consecutive T20I win against WI
This was the first time India got both the opposition openers for duck in a T20I. Three West Indian players were dismissed for 0 today. This was India's fourth consecutive T20I victory against Windies. India now have a 6-5 advantage over WI in head-to-head meetings.
Navdeep shines on debut, Bhuvi rises up the ladder
Navdeep Saini picked up three wickets on his international debut for India. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/19) now has 38 career T20I wickets. He is the fourth highest wicket-taker for India in this format and went past Hardik Pandya (36). West Indies (95/9) posted their lowest T20I total versus India. Their previous lowest total was 109/8 at the Eden Gardens in 2018.
Unique feat scripted by Indian bowlers, Pollard shines
This was the sixth time where six Indian bowlers were in the wickets column. They achieved the feat earlier against South Africa in Durban in 2011 and against UAE in Mirpur in 2016. Kieron Pollard (49) surpassed the 800-run mark for WI in T20Is (837) and became the fifth batsman to do so. He now has 44 career T20I sixes to his name.
Rohit and Kohli surpass Guptill with these special records
India's opening batsman Rohit Sharma (24) surpassed Martin Guptill's tally of 103 career T20I sixes. Rohit is now second on the list with 104 maximums. He needs two more to surpass 'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle (105). Indian captain Virat Kohli (19) surpassed Guptill (2,272) in terms of career T20I runs. He is now the second highest run-scorer after Rohit in T20Is.
Pant's struggle continues in T20Is
Rishabh Pant (0) notched his second career T20I duck. The southpaw's struggle continued as he now has scores of 3, 1 and 0 in his last three T20Is.
How did the match pan out?
Windies lost two wickets in the first two overs and that jolted the side. Nicholas Pooran threatened for a while, but got out for 20. Windies then lost Shimron Hetmyer (0) and were in a real spot of bother. Kieron Pollard (49) was the lone man standing. In reply, India lost Shikhar Dhawan (1) early. From there on, India somehow held on.
