In the opening international match at Brian Lara Stadium, India chose to field three spinners instead of the single spinner West Indies had, and it paid off handsomely. Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, and Ravi Bishnoi together claimed five of the eight wickets that fell, helping India win the first T20I of the five-match series by 68 runs. Spinner economy rates in T20s played at this site prior to Friday were 6.31, which is the fourth-lowest of all West Indies grounds. They again had the fourth-lowest average of any Caribbean venue where spinners have bowled in more than ten innings, averaging just 20.91. Thanks to skipper Rohit Sharma’s half-century and Dinesh Karthik’s flawless finishing act of an unbeaten 41 off just 19 balls, India managed to post a substantial 190 for 6 on what appeared to be a slow surface. This was done before the West Indies’ batting became entangled in the web of spin. Suryakumar Yadav, India’s sixth opener in T20Is this year, joined Rohit as they headed out to bat after being given the ball. With a four off Obed McCoy in the first over and another off Jason Holder in the following, Suryakumar got things rolling quickly. His signature wristily-flick for six over fine leg was also seen, with rookie Alzarri Joseph taking the fall. Suryakumar was stagnating due to Akeal Hosein’s introduction, though. He was dropped off the spinner’s opening ball, … Continue reading India won by 68 runs Rohit Sharma,Karthik and the spinner the star of T20