WI Vs IND, 1st T20I: India Beat West Indies By 68 Runs

India beat West Indies by 68 runs in the opening T20 International in Tarouba on Friday. Invited to bat, India posted 190 for 6 with skipper Rohit Sharma top-scoring with 64 off 44 balls. Dinesh Karthik managed a quickfire 19-ball 41. For West Indies, Alazarri Joseph had the best figures of 2 for 46. India then restricted West Indies to 122 for 8 in 20 overs with Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh taking two wickets apiece. Shamarh Brooks was the top scorer with 20.

Updated: 30 Jul 2022 11:00 am

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Indias Ravi Bishnoi celebrates with captain Rohit Sharma after he bowled West Indies Rovman Powell during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

West Indies’ Akeal Hosein is bowled by India’s Arshdeep Singh during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

India’s Ravi Bishnoi celebrates the dismissal of West Indies’ Odean Smith during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

India’s captain Rohit Sharma appeals for the wicket of West Indies’ Akeal Hosein during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

Fans wave flags of Trinidad and Tobago during the first T20 cricket match between West Indies and India at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

West Indies’ Rovman Powell is bowled by India’s Ravi Bishnoi during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

India’s bowlers Arshdeep Singh, right, and Bhuvneshwa Kumar talk the first T20 cricket match against West Indies at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

India’s Bhuvneshwa Kumar, right,, celebrates with his captain, Rohit Sharma, the dismissal of West Indies’ Shamarh Brooks during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

West Indies’ Shamarh Brooks is bowled by India’s Bhuvneshwa Kumar during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

India’s Arshdeep Singh, right, celebrates with wicket keeper Rishabh Pant, center, the dismissal of West Indies’ Kyle Mayers during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

India’s Ravichandran Ashwin plays a shot against West Indies during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

West Indies’ Obed McCoy, left, celebrates the dismissal of India’s Shreyas Iyer during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

India’s Suryakumar Yadav plays a shot to be caught by West Indies’ Jason Holder during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

India’s captain Rohit Sharma leaves the field for 64 runs, caught by West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

India’s captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot against West Indies during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

India’s captain Rohit Sharma scores runs from the bowling of West Indies’ Keemo Paul during the first T20 cricket match at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.

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