IND vs WI, 1st T20: India beat West Indies by five wickets
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India won by five wickets with Dinesh Karthik making an unbeaten 31 and Kuldeep Yadav taking three wickets.
India beat West Indies by five wickets in the first Twenty20 international of three-match series in Kolkata on Sunday.
Dinesh Karthik's unbeaten 31 and Kuldeep Yadav's three-wicket haul helped India to win the match at Eden Gardens.
Chasing a modest 110 for victory, the hosts achieved their target with 13 balls to spare.
Debutant fast bowler Oshane Thomas and skipper Carlos Brathwaite took two wickets each.
Earlier India won the toss and invited Windies to bat first and bowlers justified skipper Rohit Sharma's decision of bowling first.
At one point, the current World T20 champions were 28-3 inside five overs.
India win by five wickets, but boy were they made to work hard!
— ICC (@ICC) November 4, 2018
Oshane Thomas bowled a rapid spell, claiming 2/21, while captain Carlos Brathwaite took 2/11 but Dinesh Karthik's experience and Krunal Pandya's hitting saw India home. #INDvWI SCORE ⬇https://t.co/62bWHZv4lD pic.twitter.com/yxd9p6VUId
India's bowling unit made the difference for the team by taking early wickets to build pressure on the guests.
Krunal Pandya and Khaleel Ahmed, who made their T20I debut, got one wicket each.
Pandya got the big-hitting Kieron Pollard out for 14 with his left-arm spin to celebrate his first international wicket.
Fabien Allen hit a 20-ball 27 in his first T20 game for the West Indies before falling to another debutant Khaleel.
While India's spin sensation Kuldeep Yadav, who returned impressive figures of 3-13, was the most economical bowler for his side with an impressive economy of 3.25.
The second match is in the north Indian city of Lucknow on Tuesday.