India vs West Indies, 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer seal it for India

Ravi Bishnoi was looking for when he came running around from long-off to take a well-judged catch of Nicholas Pooran, but sadly he touched the boundary rope while back-tracking to maintain the body balance. But the youngster was quick to get over that disappointment and made a telling impact in his debut international match. He ended up with two for 17 in his four overs — and was named 'Man of the Match' — to help India restrict West Indies to 157 for seven after skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and put the opposition in at the start of the first T20I here on Wednesday. The skipper later laid the foundation for Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer to end it in style as India recorded a six-wicket victory, reaching 162 for four in 18.5 overs. Bishnoi, who became the first member of India U-19 2020 World Cup squad to make the senior team debut, struggled a bit with his line and length, bowling six wides also. But he kept attacking the batters that fetched him rich dividends.

The Jodhpur boy was not afraid to even challenge the batters with some flights in his deliveries. “I was just trying to bowl stump to stump and not give them room because they have the power to clear the boundary,” he said after the West Indies innings. Bishnoi claimed his maiden international wicket by trapping Roston Chase with a googly and followed it up by getting Rovman Powell caught by Iyer at long-on two balls later.

Wicketkeeper-batter Pooran stood tall for West Indies after skipper Sharma won the toss and put the rivals in to bat first. Living up to his big purse in the recent IPL mega auction, the left-hander hit a fluent 61 off 43 balls that helped them put up a fighting 157 for seven in 20 overs. Pooran did not miss out anything that was