Kolkata: The T20 series between India and West Indies (IND vs WI T20 Series) has started. The first match of the series (IND vs WI 1st T20) was played in Kolkata on Wednesday. By winning this match, India took a 1-0 lead in this series. Batting first, West Indies gave India a target of 158 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the first match of the series. But there was a time where West Indies captain Kieron Pollard got very excited. He injured two of India’s finest players during his aggressive innings.
During the West Indies innings, Nicholas Pooran scored 61, Kyle Myers 31 and finally captain Kieron Pollard scored 24 runs in 19 balls. Pollard was looking very aggressive during his innings. Due to which now the Indian team has got a headache. Actually, Indian all-rounder Deepak Chahar and batsman Venkatesh Iyer got injured in the process of blocking Pollard’s shot. In the 17th over of the West Indies innings, Venkatesh Iyer, who was fielding towards long on, injured his hand while trying to block a shot from Polar. Although the ball had crossed the boundary.
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On the other hand, in the 19th over, Deepak Chahar also injured his right hand while trying to stop a sharp shot played towards the square leg of Polar off Bhuvneshwar Kumar. However, he managed to stop the boundary. Trouble was seen in his hand. Both the players had to take the help of the physio and had to leave the field. However, Venkatesh Iyer came out to bat during the Indian innings and he also hit a winning six.
Now before the second match of the T20 series to be held on February 18, both these players will be scanned, only after which it will be known whether these two players will be included in the playing XI or not. Let us tell you that in the first T20 match, leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi debuted for India, who also became the hero of India’s victory. He also got the ‘Man of the Match’ award in his very first match. Which is a matter of great pride for any new player.