Virat is back; India WIn

India made three changes to their playing eleven – Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey and Khaleel Ahmed made way for Virat Kohli (who was leading the team, and inserted the visitors on winning the toss), Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

The West Indies made seven changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Keemo Paul and Oshane Thomas made way for Lendl Simmons, Brandon King, Jason Holder, Denesh Ramdin, Khary Pierre, Kesrick Williams and Hayden Walsh, Jr.

Simmons, who faced Cha(h)ar balls, scored a couple. Eight balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Rohit. Deepak broke the 13-run stand.

The West Indies scored 50 off 4.5 overs (29 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While Evin Lewis’ contribution to the partnership was 29, King’s contribution to it was 19. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Lewis’ 17-ball innings included three boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 40. Twenty-six balls after Simmons’ dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Washington Sundar, who broke the 51-run stand.

The West Indies scored 100 off 9.5 overs (59 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

King, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 31. Twenty-seven balls later, he was stumped by Rishabh Pant. Jadeja broke the 37-run stand.

The West Indies scored 150 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Shimron Hetmyer’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and four sixes – came off 35 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Hetmyer’s contribution to the partnership was 28, the contribution of Kieron Pollard, the West Indies’ skipper, to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Hetmyer eventually faced 41 balls, scoring 56. Forty-two balls after King’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Yuzvendra Chahal broke the 71-run partnership.

Pollard, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and four sixes, eventually scored 37. A couple of balls later, Chahal broke the one-run stand.

The West Indies scored 200 off 19.3 overs (117 balls).

Holder, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 24. He was unbeaten, as was Ramdin, who scored 11. His seven-ball innings included a boundary.

The West Indies scored 207 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.

Shivam Dube bowled an over, conceding 13. He was wicketless, as Kumar, who bowled four overs, conceding 36.

Sundar bowled three overs, conceding 34. He picked up a wicket, as did Chahar and Jadeja, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 30.

Chahal bowled four overs, conceding 36. He picked up a couple of sscalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was the first and the sixth over. They scored 50, for the loss of a wicket.

Sharma, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty balls into the chase, he was caught by Hetmyer. Pierre broke the 30-run stand.

India scored 50 off half-a-dozen overs (36 balls). The West Indies had conceded eight extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 33 balls. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Kohli’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was nine.

India scored 100 off 11.4 overs (70 balls). The West Indies had conceded 16 extras at that point.

Rahul’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 37 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 61 balls. While Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 46, Kohli’s contribution to it was 41. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 13.

Rahul, whose 40-ball innings included five boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 62. Sixty-one balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Pollard. Pierre broke the 100-run partnership.

Kohli’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.

India scored 150 off 14.2 overs (88 balls). The West Indies had conceded 20 extras at that point.

Pant, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 18. Seventeen balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Holder. Cottrell broke the 48-run stand.

A hundred and ten balls into the chase, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Kohli was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Chettithody Shamshuddin.

Shreyas Iyer, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. Ten balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Pollard, who broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 200 off 18.2 overs (113 balls). The West Indies had conceded 23 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kohli, whose 50-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 94. He was unbeaten, as was Dube, who didn’t face a ball.

India, who scored 209 for the loss of four wickets off 18.4 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with eight balls to spare.

Walsh, Jr. bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 19. Williams bowled 3.4 wicketless overs, conceding 60. Holder bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 46.

Pollard bowled an over, conceding 10. He picked up a wicket, as did Cottrell, who bowled four overs, conceding 24. Pierre bowled four overs, conceding 44. He picked up a couple of scalps.

India led the three-match series 1-0.