IND vs WI 1st T20 Highlights: West Indies stun India to win 1st T20I by four runs

Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd produce excellent match-defining spells to guide West Indies to a thrilling four-run win. West Indies take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series at home.

Arshdeep Singh displays his batting skills with two fours off McCoy in the 19th over to take the game to the wire at Brian Lara Stadium.

Obed McCoy puts West Indies ahead with Axar Patel's wicket on the very first delivery in the 19th over. India are in trouble now with no specialist batter available to pull off the chase.

India loses settled Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson in quick succession as Jason Holden concedes no run in the 16th over. India chase 37 runs off last 24 balls with Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav at the crease.

Tilak Varma goes for another biggie with a pull shot off Romario Shepherd's delivery in the 11th over but loses his wicket. India loss two wickets in two overs as they chase 73 runs in the last nine overs. Sanju Samson joins Hardik Pandya in the middle.

Suryakumar Yadav failed off Jason Holder's delivery in the 10th over after scoring only 21 off 21. He has now scored only 99 runs in four innings on the West Indies tour. India need 80 runs to win in the last 10 overs with Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya in the middle.

The young batter announces his entry into international cricket in style as he opens his account with a six and four. Varma quickly adds 29* off 13 and Suryakumar Yadav is batting on 20* off 17 as India put 63 runs on the scoreboard at the loss of two wickets after eight overs.

Ishan Kishan walked off the pitch after smashing Obed McCoy for a four in the 5th over. India loss their both openers with just 28 runs on the scoreboard after five overs. Debutant Tilak Varma joins Suryakumar in the middle as West Indies balance the game.

Johnson Charles reacts quickly to lodge out bails as Shubman Gill misses a shot after stepping out for a biggie off spinner Akeal Hosein. The world no.1 T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav walks in the no.3 position.

Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran added crucial 40s each but the hosts failed to surpass the 150-run total mark. Powell's 48 off 32 knocked rose West Indies's hopes for a challenging total but the Indian bowlers were impressive in the death overs with Arshdeep taking two wickets in the 19th over. Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya bagged one wicket each but there was no success for debutant pacer Mukesh Kumar and spinner Axar Patel.

India's captain gives a crucial breakthrough to dismiss dangerous-looking Nicholas Pooran in the 15th over. West Indies batter smashed 41 off 34 and added 38 runs for the fourth wicket with skipper Rovaman Powell as West Indies reaches the 100-run mark.

After losing openers Kyle Mayers and Brandon King in the 5th over, Nicholas Pooran continues his red-hot form to squash off early pressure. He smashed 25* off just 11 balls as West Indies put 57/2 on the scoreboard after seven overs.

Off his first delivery on this tour, Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal dismisses Kyle Mayers on a duck to give India a breakthrough in the fifth over. He then removes set batter Brandon King on lbw after two deliveries to add early pressure on the hosts. West Indies down at 30/1 in 4.3 overs.

West Indies Playing XI: Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Johnson Charles (wK), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell (c), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy

India Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar

India lost the toss at Brian Lara Stadium in their 200th T20I game and are forced to field first. Mukesh Kumar and Tilak Varma are included in the playing XI for the first time.

The venue played host to the ODI series decider between the two countries and the surface for the same was pretty good to bat on as India scored over 350 while batting first. Hence, a similar wicket can be expected for the curtain raiser of the T20I series. 

Only one men's T20I game has been played thus far at the venue and that too involved both India and the Windies, with team India scoring 190 while batting first and winning the contest by a convincing margin of 68 runs. With the ground dimension not big enough to deter the batters from playing high-flying shots, one can expect some fireworks on Thursday.