IND vs WI, 1st T20I: All-round India beats West Indies to take 1-0 lead : #RashtraNews
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India beat West Indies by six wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday.
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and sent in West Indies to bat before restricting it to a below-par 157 for seven with debutant Ravi Bishnoi recording figures of 2/17.
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In reply, the skipper led the charge in the PowerPlay before holing out for 40. India then lost Ishan Kishan (35), Virat Kohli (17) and Rishabh Pant (8) in quick succession. However, Suryakumar Yadav (34*) and Venkatesh Iyer (24*) steadied the chase quickly with a sublime partnership that steered India home in the 19th over.
Brief Scores: West Indies: 157 for 7 in 20 overs (Nicholas Pooran 61; Ravi Bishnoi 2/17, Harshal Patel 2/37) India: 162 for 4 in 18.5 overs (Rohit Sharma 40, Ishan Kishan 35, Suryakumar Yadav 34 not out; Roston Chase 2/14).
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