West Indies surprised India by 4 runs to seize the opening T20 Worldwide on Thursday because the vacationers flopped in pursuit of a modest 150-run goal.
Effectively-placed at 77-3 within the eleventh over because of debutant Tilak Varma’s high rating of 39 and 21 from Suryakumar Yadav, India then misplaced six wickets for simply 68 runs.
Shimron Hetmyer, enjoying worldwide cricket for the primary time in 12 months, starred within the subject for the West Indies, taking three catches and effecting the run-out of Arshdeep Singh within the last over to deliver the low-scoring conflict to a conclusion.
The 20-year-old Varma, who helped gentle up the IPL with 343 runs for the Mumbai Indians this season, hit three sixes in his 22-ball innings.
Two of his sixes got here within the first three balls he confronted from Alzarri Joseph.
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His innings ended on the final ball of the eleventh over when he was caught at advantageous leg by Hetmyer off-pace bowler Romario Shepherd with the entire at 77.
Ten runs earlier, Suryakumar had been the third wicket to fall, brilliantly caught by Hetmyer, who dived to his left at quick further cowl off the bowling of Jason Holder.
Skipper Hardik Pandya (19), Axar Patel (13) and Singh (12) all made helpful contributions however struggled to pressure the tempo on a sluggish pitch on the Brian Lara Stadium.
Holder was notably spectacular for the West Indies with figures of 2-19 from his 4 overs and was named man of the match.
Earlier captain Rovman Powell top-scored with 48 because the West Indies made 149-6 after profitable the toss and opting to bat.
Powell hit three fours and three sixes in his 32-ball knock after Nicholas Pooran fell for 41, however the West Indies was restricted to solely 21 off the ultimate three overs.
Pooran was coming off a match-winning 137 not out in final week’s Main League Cricket last within the US for Mumbai Indians-backed MI New York.
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Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal trapped Kyle Mayers leg-before for one and eliminated fellow opener Brandon King (28) the identical method two balls later.
Johnson Charles added simply three earlier than slicing a catch to Varma within the deep off left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav.
Pooran and Powell gave the innings some momentum earlier than each holed out both facet of Hetmyer’s dismissal for 10.
The following two video games will probably be performed in Bridgetown on Sunday and Tuesday earlier than the collection concludes at Lauderhill in Florida on August 12 and 13.
India received the two-Check collection 1-0 earlier than beating the West Indies 2-1 within the ODIs.