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Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: @himanshu_a30
A thriller to start the series. The game pretty much went up and down during India's innings, before settling in West Indies' hands off the last ball. Deiva Muthu's report is up, where he describes how Holder and co did what they did, as we bid you goodbye from Tarouba. Join us for the second T20I on Sunday. Until then, take care!
Rovman Powell, the winning captain: "It's a very good feeling. We talked about starting the series on a positive note, and we did that today... After watching the Indians bowl, I was thinking if we were a spinner short. But the fast bowlers bowled into the wicket. It was difficult to bat, it was always going to be a good powerplay and a slowdown in the middle. This series will be decided how the West Indian batters play spin in the middle overs... it makes the left-hand batters very important. All the overs that Holder bowled were fantastic. At the interval, he told us to [take] pace off."
Hardik Pandya speaks now: "We were right in the chase. We made some errors which cost us, but it is fine. A young team will make mistakes. Throughout the game, we were in control. I have always believed that in T20 cricket, if you lose wickets, it becomes difficult to chase down a total. When we lost a couple of wickets [in a row]... it cost us. The bowling combination [of three spinners] was down to the conditions. We wanted Yuzi and Kuldeep to play together, and Axar brings batting. For Mukesh to have these two weeks and make his debut was fantastic. Very pleasing to see the way Tilak started his innings."
Jason Holder is the Player of the Match for his 2 for 19: "The amount of cricket I have been playing for the last three years is a lot. So the break [from ODIs] was well needed... We made them work hard for their runs. I guess the double-wicket maiden was a turning point. The conditions dictated our total. Pleased with the guys. With the quality side that India is, you always think they will chase that... We always wanted early wickets, and put the pressure back on them."
Time for the presentations
Chandan: "So 4 wides from Arshdeep in 19th over remains the difference between the two sides"
Ibrahim: "From nowhere, WI have stunned India. Incredible"
Ashish: "Arshdeep should be given full marks for trying that second."
2.21pm So West Indies win on what was a slow pitch, and go 1-0 up in the five-match series. They started well with the bat, then slowed down to finish on what seemed like a below-par total. But then they began nicely with the ball, before the debutant Tilak hit back with an attacking innings. And once he was gone, it was only a dream that was left when Arshdeep got two late boundaries. Holder bowled four overs for 2 for 19, including a double-wicket maiden. Hang around for the presentations.
Debutant Mukesh has to hit a six for a win
Arshdeep Singh run out 12 (11m 7b 2x4 0x6) SR: 171.42
7 off 3
Back around to the left-hander
Kunal: "Super Over, dare I say?"
Chahal will take strike. Shepherd from over the wicket.
Kuldeep Yadav b Shepherd 3 (21m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
Shepherd will bowl the last over, but not before a discussion with Powell and Holder. Around the wicket.
Okay, India need 10. West Indies are allowed only four on the boundary. Beware of outside and inside edges here.
"If you look at West Indies, they had Alzarri Joseph coming in at No. 11 and he can hit a mean ball"
In a series that eventually became Pooran vs the rest, the West Indies batter won his individual battles
Captain says "sometimes losing is good because it teaches you a lot of things" and was happy with how the youngsters in the squad performed
With the two openers roaring back to form, and Gaikwad possibly in the mix, India have a happy headache
Romario Shepherd played the lead role for West Indies with the ball and, despite Suryakumar Yadav's 61, India failed to find rhythm in the decider
