India lose a thriller against WI despite Rahul's century

August 27, 2016 23:28

INDIA LOSE BY 1 RUN!

India 244-4 (20 ovs) vs WI 245-6 | Scorecard

KL Rahul slammed a quickfire century, hitting an unbeaten 110 from 51 balls but captain MS Dhoni was dismissed off the last ball as India lost by one run against West Indies in the first T20I in Florida.

Chasing a record target of 246 runs, India needed two runs off the last ball but Dhoni failed to finish off the match and was caught at short thirdman for 43, from 25 balls.

Rahul finished unbeaten on a wonderful innings of 110 from 51 balls, hitting 12 fours and five sixes.

Dwayne Bravo held his cool in the final over despite Dhoni being dropped off the first ball of the final over and didn't concede a single boundary off it.

What a superb outcome, as a total of 489 runs were scored in 40 overs as India were beaten off the last ball of the match.

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