Trinidad : Team India begins their T20I series on a high, registering a 68-run win over the West Indies in the first T20I. Rohit Sharma’s India take a 1-0 lead in 5 game series.
Chasing a total of 190, the West Indian team were restricted to 122/8. Rohit Sharma’s exceptional knock of 64 runs and Dinesh Karthik’s quick cameo of 41 runs, India managed to get a total of 190/6 in 20 overs.
.@DineshKarthik played a stroke-filled knock of 41* off 19 balls & bagged the Player of the Match award as #TeamIndia beat West Indies in the first T20I. 👏 👏
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/qWZ7LSCo82 #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/lZDxvVUVWS
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 29, 2022
After the batting display, spinners managed to control the game and finish the game in style. Ashwin, Bishnoi & Jadeja share a total of 5 wickets among themselves while the pacers got three.
Dinesh Karthik bagged the Man of the Match award for his quick innings of 41* runs off 19 balls. He mentioned that the wicket wasn’t easy to bat on initially but he is happy with his new role and the contribution he did for the game.
