India (Indian Cricket Team) West Indies were defeated by 68 runs in the first T20 match. India’s win was mainly due to strong bowling, which restricted a Windies team loaded with powerful batsmen to just 122 runs. In comparison, India’s batting could not make that much of an impact. Team India scored 190 runs, but mainly played two batsmen and this is the reason why captain Rohit Sharma despite the win. (Rohit Sharma) He gave a lesson to his teammates.
In this match played in Trinidad on July 29, Team India batted first and scored 190 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. In which captain Rohit scored the highest 64 runs (44 balls). At the same time, after Rohit, Dinesh Karthik batted vigorously in the last over and brought the score to this score. Karthik shared a 52-run partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin after the 16th over. Karthik was unbeaten on 41 runs off 19 balls.
Rohit’s knowledge to batsmen
Batsmen like Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja who opened for the team did not last long and captain Rohit also raised the same issue and instructed his teammates to stay at the crease. After the match, Rohit said, “We knew it was going to be a bit tough, it wasn’t easy to hit shots in the beginning. The players at the crease should have batted longer and the way we finished the first innings, it was a brilliant effort.”
Team India did not expect a big score
The Indian skipper admitted that he did not expect a score like 190 after the start. The veteran opener said, “When we finished the first 10 overs, we didn’t think we would reach the score of 190 runs. The lads put in a great effort and it ended well. We are trying to improve these three aspects of the game.”
With this, Team India has won the fourth match in a row in West Indies. Earlier, under the captaincy of Shikhar Dhawan, India swept the host team 3-0 in the ODI series. Now the wait is for Sunday, July 31, when the two teams will clash in the second T20 at the same ground. India is currently leading 1-0 in the five-match series.
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