Rahul, Dhawan give India a good start after WI crash for 196
July 31, 2016  02:57


India 68-0 (15 ovs) vs WI 196 | Scorecard


Rahul plays another brilliant drive through the covers for a magnificent four and Viv Richards claims: "I would love to play a shot like that."

But a couple of deliveries later, Rahul throws his bat at a wide delivery and is beaten, a rare loose shot from the youngster.

Dhawan gets an outside edge off Gabriel but it falls short of the slips for a single. However, in the next over he hits an overpitched delivery from Holder right off the middle for a four. He repeats the shot off the last ball of the over for another boundary as India cross the 50-run mark, in the 13th over.

Cummins slips one down the leg side as it moves away further as even wicketkeeper Dowrich struggles to stop it, to gift the Indian four byes.

The next ball is wide as Rahul rides on top of the bounce and steers it past point for a four.

India are sitting pretty on 68 for no loss in 15 overs, scoring at well over four runs per over mark and just 128 runs behind West Indies, who managed just 196 batting first.

Rahul has been very positive, scoring 42 from 51 balls, while Dhawan has made 21 from 40 balls with the openers batting trouble free so far.
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