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Another controversial moment in the ongoing India vs West Indies 1st T20I match of the bilateral series at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. At that moment, it seemed like Ishan Kishan had been dismissed as Matthew Forde attempted a diving catch near the boundary line.
If someone checked the scorecard on Google after the fifth delivery of the eleventh over of the second innings, then he could see Ishan Kishan was caught by Matthew Forde in a sharp catch. The scorecard changed after a while as the umpire had to take a final call after watching the replay of the action on screen multiple times.
Ishan Kishan gets extra lifeline in India vs West Indies 1st T20I
Against Springer, Ishan Kishan sliced the ball towards the deep cover region using his back foot. The fielder was there, but was a bit lazy. Matthew Forde reacted late to move and made a dive at the last moment to grab the ball. The effort was there, but the question was on the execution.
When Forde landed on the ground, his fingers seemed not to be in the exact position they should be to protect the ball from touching the grass and keep the catch clean. While the entire West Indies cricket team asked the umpire to decide in their favour, the umpire gave Ishan Kishan not out after watching the replay of the attempt multiple times. Whether the ball touched the bat or not remains a debate. Another close call in the match.
The opening pair breaks early for India
Team India had a shaky start in the second innings as they lost both of their openers, Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, quickly in the run chase. Unlike the 2026 Asian Games team combination, where VVS Laxman-coached Team India placed Samson, Kishan, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi all together in their playing XI, the Gautam Gambhir-coached Team India preferred to bench Sooryavanshi for this match.
The opening combination of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma proved disappointing, and the responsibility to chase the run was put on the middle-order batters.
Shreyas Iyer is playing a captain's knock
On the challenging surface in Lucknow, the batters find it a bit difficult to score runs while maintaining a lucrative run rate. However, captain Shreyas Iyer is currently at the crease, along with Ishan Kishan, after scoring a century. The partnership of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer is very crucial for the Indian cricket team as they are needed to collect a significant amount of runs to conclude the match.
The West Indies cricket team was desperate to break the partnership when Matthew Forde made the effort to take a catch. When the umpire went against their appeal, the Caribbeans went furious, expressing their displeasure over the umpire's call.
But the umpire remained strong on his decision, and the players had nothing to do with it. The match is still on with Team India on the driving seat. West Indies needs moments of magic to turn things around for them.
