6
Overs0.4
Score13 - 0
Keemo Paul to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! High and handsome. Paul pushes the length up and gets the ball to curve back in towards the batter. Sharma just holds his shape and swings it away with the swing of the ball.
0
Overs0.3
Score7 - 0
Keemo Paul to Abhishek Sharma, No damage done this time! Bowled on a hard length, angled away at 133.2 kph, Sharma hangs back and has a swing across the line but the ball sails over the blade.
5wd
Overs0.3
Score7 - 0
Keemo Paul to Abhishek Sharma, FIVE WIDES! Oh, dear. Paul drifts down leg, on the shorter side. Sharma swivels for the pull but fails to lay any bat on it. Shai Hope dives to his right and gets a glove on it but it is not enough as the ball races down to the fence. Free Hit continues.
1nb
Overs0.3
Score2 - 0
Keemo Paul to Abhishek Sharma, No Ball! Paul tries to push it across the left-hander and gets significant movement through the air. It drifts beyond the tramline as Sharma swings and misses. Oh, Keemo has overstepped. Free Hit coming up.
1
Overs0.2
Score1 - 0
Keemo Paul to Sanju Samson, Samson and India are underway with a quick single. A bit of nip back into the right-hander, not all that short, on off and middle. Sanju stays beside the line for the cut. Ends up chopping it down beside the strip on the off side for one.
0
Overs0.1
Score0 - 0
Keemo Paul to Sanju Samson, Goes past the bat straight away. Bowled by going slightly wide on the crease, on a good length, in the channel, moving away in the air. Samson does not move his feet at all and has a tentative prod at the ball as he gets beaten on the outside edge.
We are all set for the match to begin. The umpires are out in the middle, and the players of West Indies can be seen forming a huddle before taking to the field. There's a big roar from the crowd as the Indian opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson make their way out to the middle as well. It seems like Samson will be taking strike, and he'll be facing Keemo Paul first up, who's ready to take the new ball. Also, 4 bowlers can bowl a maximum of 2 overs each. Let's get the party started...
PITCH REPORT - Ian Bishop expects there to be some moisture in the surface after all the rain and time spent under covers. However, the pitch looks good on top. Ian believes that the pitch could be on the slower side, and there could be some lateral movement on offer for the seamers.
The captain of India - Shreyas Iyer says he would have bowled first as well. Shares that they weren’t expecting to get a game in given the rain, and credits the excellent drainage system for the quick turnaround. He feels the pitch looks pretty good and says the team will have to be aggressive without crumbling under pressure. He acknowledges that West Indies have a wide array of shots and have been playing solid cricket to challenge India, but his side's focus remains on sticking to its strengths. Informs that they have two changes with Shivam Dube and Bhuvneshwar Kumar coming into the side.
The skipper of West Indies - Shai Hope says that they will bowl first. He goes on to add that the surface looks good, but with the rain around, expect the conditions to be a bit wet. On the shortened contest, he says that they do have the power hitters, but first up, they need to focus on their bowling. He goes on to say that this has been a good series and they want to finish on a high, and ends by informing that they are going in with an unchanged side.
