India vs West Indies LIVE Score, 1st T20I in Tarouba: WI 21/0; Brandon King gets Windies off to positive start

Aug 3, 2023 - 20:30

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20:20 (IST)

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After 4 overs,West Indies 29/0 ( Brandon King 28 , Kyle Mayers 1)

Spin introduced as early as the fourth over with left-arm spinner Axar Patel replacing Mukesh Kumar. King and Mayers collect a single each off the first two deliveries, the latter getting off the mark in the process. SIX! King is in supreme touch at the moment as he shuffles to his left to make room for the inside out loft over extra cover, and gets enough power on the shot to clear the fence.

20:14 (IST)

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After 3 overs, West Indies 21/0 ( Brandon King 21, Kyle Mayers 0)

FOUR! The boundaries just keep flowing off King's bat as he pulls a short delivery from Arshdeep past the man stationed inside the circle at short fine. He collects a quick single two deliveries later by tapping the ball towards mid on. Fellow opener Kyle Mayers is yet to get off the mark at the end of the over.

20:11 (IST)

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After 2 overs, West Indies 16/0 ( Brandon King 16, Kyle Mayers 0)

FOUR! FOUR! And now debutant Mukesh Kumar gets smacked for consecutive boundaries in his first over in T20Is! King decides to go downtown in the second ball, finding the long on fence, before producing an exquisite cover drive.

20:08 (IST)

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After 1 over, West Indies 7/0 ( Brandon King 7, Kyle Mayers 0)

King opens Windies' account with a push through the covers, coming back for a second run. FOUR! King collects the first boundary of the innings with a thick outside edge that carries the ball all the way to third man, where it beats the diving fielder. He gets another nick the next ball, and this time gets only a single. Seven off the first over.

20:04 (IST)

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The teams sing their respective anthems and the winner's trophy is brought out to the centre ahead of start of play. Once all the formalities are done, Kyle Mayers and Brandon King stay back to open the Windies innings after skipper Rovman Powell opts to bat. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh is set to bowl the first over in his first game for the Men in Blue in six months.

19:41 (IST)

Teams:

West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Johnson Charles (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell (c), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy

India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar

19:34 (IST)

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West Indies win the toss, and skipper Rovman Powell opts to bat!

19:30 (IST)

While Mukesh gears up for his maiden T20I, Tilak Varma makes his international debut today!