India tour of West Indies | Good to start out off T20I collection with a win, says Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik performed a quickfire knock of 41 not out off simply 19 balls after India’s middle-order failed in opposition to West Indies within the first T20I.

Dinesh Karthik with Ravichandran Ashwin within the center throughout 1st T20I in opposition to West Indies. (Courtesy: AP)

HIGHLIGHTSDinesh Karthik scored 41 not out off simply 19 ballsIndia defeated West Indies by 68 runs in first T20IRohit Sharma hit a fifty on his return to steer India

India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik expressed his happiness after the Men in Blue defeated West Indies by 68 runs within the first T20I of the five-match collection on Friday (July 29).

Karthik, who joined the Indian squad for the T20Is within the Caribbean, hit a quickfire 41 not out off simply 19 balls to assist India submit 190 for six after being put into bat. The 37-year-old’s innings arrange the match for the guests after India’s middle-order, which did not embrace Suryakumar Yadav as he was despatched in to open, did not construct on the beginning given by captain Rohit Sharma (64 off 44).

India’s bowlers then efficiently restricted West Indies to 122 for 8, with Ravichandran Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh and Ravi Bishnoi taking two wickets every.

“Turning on the heat. Good to start off the series with a win!” Karthik, the Player of the Match, tweeted.

Turning on the warmth
Good to start out off the collection with a win!#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/J164FbRSQs

— DK (@DineshKarthik) July 29, 2022

While Karthik is taken into account as top-of-the-line finishers within the shortest format, Rohit stated that he was pleasantly stunned by the workforce’s late cost at Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad.

“We knew it was going to be slightly tough, the shot making wasn’t easy at the start. The guys who are set need to carry on for longer and the way we finished off the first innings was a great effort,” Rohit stated after the match.

“When we finished the first 10 overs, we didn’t think we could get to 190. It was a great effort from the boys and a great finish. There are three facets of the game which we are trying to improve. We have got to try and back the ideas about executing it with the bat. We want to try certain things and all in all I thought it was a great effort.”

With the victory, India took their win-loss file to 14-6 in opposition to West Indies. The Men in Blue have now gained their final 5 T20Is in opposition to the Men in Maroon. The groups will play the second T20I on August 1 at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.

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