India beat West Indies in first T20I: Records broken
The Indian cricket team beat West Indies to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Batting first, West Indies managed 157/7 in 20 overs. Nicholas Pooran was the top scorer with 61 runs. Ravi Bishnoi claimed two wickets. In response, India chased down the target. They scored 162/4 in 18.5 overs.
How did the match pan out?
WI scored 44/1 in the powerplay overs before India struck back to reduce them to 74/4. Pooran went on to get a good knock of 61. Skipper Kieron Pollard finished on an unbeaten 19-ball 24. For India, Bishnoi took 2/17 from his four overs. In response, India were off to a terrific start before they lost three wickets. Thereafter, India got the job done.
WI have struggled in the middle overs
West Indies have struggled in the middle overs in 2022 (T20Is). As per Cricbuzz, their scores read as - 1st T20I vs England: 48/1 (RR 5.33). 2nd T20I vs England: 65/5 (7.22). 3rd T20I vs England: 99/0 (11.00). 4th T20I vs England: 63/4 (7.00). 5th T20I vs England: 47/5 (5.22). 1st T20I vs India: 52/4 (5.77).
Bishnoi impresses on debut for India
Bishnoi did a commendable job with the ball on debut. He finished with figures worth 2/17 from his four overs. He now has the third-best figures by an Indian spinner on debut in T20Is after Pragyan Ojha versus Bangladesh, Nottingham in 2009 (4/21), and Axar Patel versus Zimbabwe in Harare 2015 (3/17).
Pooran chips in for the Indies
Pooran chipped in with a crucial knock. He looked good and got some much-needed boundaries. The southpaw smashed his sixth T20I fifty and a maiden one versus India. He hit four fours and five sixes at 141.86. Pooran has raced to 1,070 runs at 26.09.
Rohit Sharma scripts these records
Rohit now holds the record of scoring most runs against West Indies in T20Is, going past Babar Azam's 540 runs. He has amassed 559 runs versus WI at 43.00. Rohit has scored 40-plus scores in his last five T20Is in India. His scores read as 40 (19), 56 (31), 55 (36), 48 (36), and 64 (34).
India extend the H2H record
The two teams have faced each other on 18 occasions in T20Is to date. India have won 11 matches. West Indies have pocketed six matches. One match didn't have a result. Notably, India have won nine of the last 10 T20Is versus WI.
