India made (Cha)half-a-dozen changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami made way for Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshal, Twenty20 International debutant Ravi Bishnoi (the player of the match) and Yuzvendra.
The West Indies made seven changes to their playing eleven – Lendl Simmons, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Hayden Walsh, Jr., Khary Pierre, Kesrick Williams and Evin Lewis made way for Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Fabian Allen, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith and Akeal Hosein.
On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, chose to field.
The Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, and lost a wicket.
Brandon King, who faced five balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five balls into the match, he was caught by Suryakumar. Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the four-run stand.
The West Indies scored 50 off 6.1 overs (37 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.
Thirty-six balls after King’s dismissal, the West Indies sought a batting review. Mayers, the batsman, scored 31 off 24 balls, which included seven boundaries. Using the umpire’s call, it was struck down by umpire J Madanagopal. He was trapped leg before wicket by Chahal, who broke the 47-run stand.
Fifty-two balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Chase was the batsman. It was struck down by Madanagopal.
Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 71 for a couple of wickets at that point. While Nicholas Pooran had scored 27, Chase was batting on four.
Sixty-two balls into the match, the West Indies sought a batting review. Chase, the batsman, scored 10 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. It was struck down by Madanagopal. He was trapped leg before wicket by Bishnoi, who broke the run-a-ball stand.
Powell, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Three balls later, he was caught by Venkatesh. Bishnoi broke the two-run stand.
Hosein, whose 12-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Deepak Chahar, who broke the 16-run stand.
Ninety-two balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Kieron Pollard, the West Indies’ skipper, was the batsman. Using the umpire’s call, it was struck down by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan.
The West Indies scored 100 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point.
Pooran’s half-century – which included four boundaries and as many sixes – came off 38 balls.
He eventually scored 61 off 43 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to five sixes. Twenty-eight balls after Hosein’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Patel broke the 45-run stand.
The West Indies scored 150 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point.
Pollard, whose 19-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 24. He was unbeaten.
Smith, who faced four balls, scored as many. A couple of overs after Pooran’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Patel broke the 22-run stand.
India eventually conceded 17 extras. The West Indies scored 157 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs.
Venkatesh bowled a wicketless over, conceding four.
Chahar bowled three overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket, as did Chahal and Bhuvneshwar, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 34 and 31, respectively.
Patel and Bishnoi bowled four overs each, picking a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 17.
The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 58, without the loss of a wicket.
India’s openers put on 50 off 4.3 overs (27 balls). The West Indies had conceded an extra at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Kishan’s contribution to it was 17.
Sharma, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 40. Forty-five balls into the Chase, he was caught by Smith. The Barbadian broke the 64-run partnership.
Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 80 for a wicket at that point. While Kishan had scored 30, Kohli was batting on eight.
Kishan, whose 42-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 35. Twenty-seven balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Allen. Chase broke the 29-run stand.
Kohli, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored 17. Three balls later, he was caught by Pollard. Allen broke the two-run stand.
India scored 100 off 12.5 overs (77 balls). The West Indies had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Rishabh Pant, who faced eight balls, scored as many. A dozen balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Smith. Sheldon Cottrell broke the 19-run stand.
India scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). The West Indies had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.
Suryakumar, whose 18-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 34. He was unbeaten, as did Venkatesh, who scored 24. His 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six.
India, who scored 162 for the loss of four wickets off 18.5 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with seven balls to spare.
Smith bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 31.
Shepherd bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 24.
Hosein bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 34.
Allen bowled 11 balls, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket.
Cottrell bowled four overs, conceding 35. He picked up a wicket.
Chase bowled four overs, conceding 14. He picked up two scalps.
India led the three-match series 1-0.
