The series will be the first T20I series in India this year.
The first match will be the first T20I in Kolkata since the World T20 2016 final
India come into the series having won four of their five T20Is in the tour of Ireland and England. Prior to that, they won the Nidahas Trophy in a dramatic fashion. Since the World T20 2016, India have won 21 of their 31 matches and lost nine. It includes victories in nine of the 12 series in the period.
Unlike in the other two formats, there is a general hope that the three T20Is will be a close contest. Windies, after all, are the current World T20 champions. It's a tournament they won at the very venue of the first T20I. Their players are in demand all over the world in franchise T20 competitions.
But they're also ranked No. 7 in the format with only Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka below them. India are ranked two, with only Pakistan, who won their 11th consecutive T20I series on Friday, above them.
The numbers of the two sides after the World T20 two years earlier tells the story in itself. Since that epic night at the Eden Gardens, Windies have won only nine of their 24 matches and lost as many as 13.
India XII: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Windies squad: Carlos Brathwaite(c), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Sherfane Rutherford, Oshane Thomas, Khary Pierre, Obed McCoy, Rovman Powell, Nicholas Pooran
India beat West by 5 Wickets,take 1-0 lead in the 3-match Series
Scorecard
West Indies 109/8 in 20 Overs
India 110/5 in 17.5 Overs
Match Result - India won by 5 wickets
MOM - Kuldeep Yadav(India)for his 3/13(4 Overs)
Series REsult - India lead the 3-match series 1-0
India beat the Windies by 5 wickets in a low-scoring T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the three match series.
Kuldeep Yadav starred with the ball, ending the match with figures of 3/13 in 4 overs as the Windies were restricted to 109/8. A useful knock from Dinesh Karthik (31) down the order and a cameo from debutant Krunal Pandya was enough to win the match after a poor showing from India’s top-order.
he Windies batting unit failed to fire after being asked to bat first, leaving India with a small total to chase down.
Even the inclusion of experienced internationals like Darren Bravo, Carlos Brathwaite and Keiron Pollard failed to prevent a batting collapse as the visitors ended their 20 overs having just crossed the 100-run mark.
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