Yuzvendra Chahal left everybody impressed because the veteran spinner took two wickets within the first three balls of his spell throughout the first T20I encounter between India and West Indies on Thursday. He struck on the primary ball of the fifth over as Kyle Mayers was utterly fooled by his spinning supply and the ball crashed into his pads. The umpire had no hesitation in elevating his finger and even the batter determined to not go for a evaluation. Two balls later, it was one other LBW and this time, it was Brandon King who missed a straighter supply and ended up gifting his wicket to Chahal.

Chahal modifications the sport round in 3 balls.
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Captain Rovman Powell top-scored with 48 because the West Indies made 149-6 after profitable the toss and batting within the first T20 in opposition to India on Thursday on the Brian Lara Stadium.

Powell hit three fours and three sixes in his 32-ball knock after Nicholas Pooran fell for 41, however the West Indies have been restricted to solely 21 off the ultimate three overs.

Pooran was coming off a match-winning 137 not out in final week’s Major League Cricket remaining within the US for Mumbai Indians-backed MI New York.

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal trapped Kyle Mayers leg-before for one and eliminated fellow opener Brandon King (28) the identical approach two balls later.

Johnson Charles added simply three earlier than slicing a catch to India debutant Tilak 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 aspect of Shimron Hetmyer‘s dismissal for 10.

Varma, a 20-year-old batter, was handed his India debut whereas seamer Mukesh Kumar gained his first T20 worldwide cap after that includes within the second Test final month and subsequent ODI collection.

India gained the two-Test collection 1-0 earlier than beating the West Indies 2-1 within the ODIs.

(With AFP inputs)