Shai Hope scores 52 as West Indies bat first against India in Lucknow T20
India won the toss and chose to bowl in the first T20 against West Indies in Lucknow, where captain Shai Hope made a half-century.
India and West Indies are playing the first T20 international at the cricket stadium in Lucknow. India won the toss and chose to bowl first, so West Indies had to bat first.
Kamil Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer opened the innings for West Indies, but both were back in the pavilion early. Pooran made 12 and Hetmyer was run out for 5. West Indies had lost three wickets in nine overs. According to the BCCI, the score after seven overs was 53 for 3.
Captain Shai Hope held one end together and played a half-century innings of 52 runs before being dismissed. After him, Rovman Powell returned without opening his account.
Roston Chase then fell after making just 5 runs. Romario Shepherd also could not play a significant innings, and Matthew Forde contributed only 2 runs.
India's bowling looked good from the start. Naman Dhir dismissed Hope, who had been batting superbly. Arshdeep Singh took the wicket of Pooran, while Axar Patel sent back Powell. For India, Naman Dhir took 3 wickets and Kuldeep Yadav took 2 important wickets.
India's team includes Shreyas Iyer, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Yadav and Arshdeep Singh.
The West Indies team includes Shai Hope (captain), Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Roston Chase and Shamar Springer.
The match is in progress.
