India beat West Indies by 68 runs in the opening T20 International at Tarouba on Friday. Invited to bat, India posted 190 for 6 with captain Rohit Sharma scoring a fine 64 off 44. Dinesh Karthik hit a 19-ball 41. For West Indies, Alazarri Joseph had the best figures of 2 with 46. India then restricted West Indies to 122 for 8 in 20 overs with Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh taking two wickets each. . Shamarh Brooks was the leading scorer with 20 goals.
Updated: July 30, 2022 at 11:00 am
India’s Ravi Bishnoi celebrates with captain Rohit Sharma after he bowls West Indies’ Rovman Powell during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
West Indies’ Akeal Hosein takes a bow from India’s Arshdeep Singh during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
India’s Ravi Bishnoi celebrates the dismissal of West Indies’ Odean Smith during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
India captain Rohit Sharma appeals to the wicket of West Indies’ Akeal Hosein during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
Fans wave Trinidad and Tobago flags during the first T20 cricket match between the West Indies and India at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
West Indies’ Rovman Powell is bowled by India’s Ravi Bishnoi during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
India bowlers Arshdeep Singh, right, and Bhuvneshwa Kumar talk about the first T20 cricket match against West Indies at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
India’s Bhuvneshwa Kumar, right, celebrates with his captain, Rohit Sharma, the dismissal of West Indies’ Shamarh Brooks during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
Shamarh Brooks of West Indies is bowled by Bhuvneshwa Kumar of India during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
India’s Arshdeep Singh, right, celebrates with wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, centre, the dismissal of West Indies’ Kyle Mayers during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin plays a knock against West Indies during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
West Indies’ Obed McCoy, left, celebrates the dismissal of India’s Shreyas Iyer during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
India’s Suryakumar Yadav plays a shot to catch by West Indies’ Jason Holder during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
India captain Rohit Sharma walks off the field for 64 runs, caught by West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
India captain Rohit Sharma plays a knock against West Indies during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
India captain Rohit Sharma scores runs off the bowling of West Indies’ Keemo Paul during the first T20 cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.