India posted a mammoth 249 runs in their 20 overs against the West Indies. scored 82 runs in 41 balls to set the tone before captain Shreyas Iyer finished the innings with a quickfire 40 runs in 18 balls.
Samson’s innings included 9 fours and 4 sixes as he dominated the WI bowlers. He was well supported by Ishan Kishan, who scored 42 runs off 22 deliveries. In the death overs, Tilak Varma chipped in with 44 runs off 18 balls to take India to 249/5 at the end of their innings.
For West Indies, Roston Chase was the pick of the bowlers after he finished his four-over spell with 3 wickets for 24 runs.
Earlier, after winning the toss, said he was happy to bowl first and chase the score set by the Indian batters. He also touched upon the dew factor as a main reason to bowl first.
“We all know this (dew). Also, considering T20 cricket and how the West Indies have played, we’re comfortable chasing. But again, we’ve got to look at the conditions we’re playing in here in India. It’s already a bit wet, so it’s going to get even worse as the evening goes on. We’re just going to try to put them under pressure with the ball and then chase them down. It’s about trying to learn from the mistakes we made in the first game. ” Hope said.
said he was looking to bowl first too but was keen to see how his batters react to batting first. He also confirmed that the Indian team were going with the same team.
“Well, we would have looked to bowl first as well. But obviously, you have to adapt to the conditions as quickly as possible. It’s a pleasant evening, and there’s a little bit of dew around, so hopefully it stays the same in the second innings as well. We’ve just discussed maintaining our standards throughout the 40 overs we play.” Iyer said.
Playing XI for both teams:
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Yadav
West Indies (Playing XI): Shai Hope(w/c), Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Springer, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph