India lose to West Indies by 4 runs in first T20I

Tarouba: India lost to West Indies by four runs in the first T20 International of the five-match series here on Thursday.

West Indies scored a modest 149 for six after opting to bat.

Skipper Rovman Powell led the way with 48 off 32 balls, while Nicholas Pooran made 41 off 34 deliveries

For India, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (2/24), playing his first match of the tour, and Arshdeep Singh (2/31) picked up two wickets apiece.

Chasing, India could only muster 145 for nine with Tilak Varma top-scoring with 39 off 22 balls could not save the game for India.

Brief Scores:

India vs West Indies India First T20I Scoreboard

Ishan Kishan c Powell b McCoy 6

Shubman Gill st Pooran b Hosein 3

Suryakumar Yadav c Hetmyer b Holder 21

Tilak Varma c Hetmyer b Shepherd 39

Hardik Pandya b Holder 19

Sanju Samson run out (Mayers) 12

Axar Patel c Hetmyer b McCoy 13

Kuldeep Yadav b Shepherd 3

Arshdeep Singh run out (Hetmyer/Pooran) 12

Yuzvendra Chahal not out 1

Mukesh Kumar not out 1

Extras: (LB-9, NB-1, W-5) 15

Total: (For 9 wickets in 20 overs) 145

Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-28, 3-67, 4-77, 5-113, 6-113, 7-129, 8-140, 9-144

Bowling: Akeal Hosein 4-0-17-1, Obed McCoy 4-0-28-2, Alzarri Joseph 4-0-39-0, Jason Holder 4-1-19-2, Romario Shepherd 4-0-33-2. (PTI)