India vs Windies 2018 | Rohit Sharma |

India restricted Windies for just 109 for 8 in the first T20 International at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday.

Windies entered the contest with the stats and history firmly favouring them. The reigning world champions hold a 5-2 win-loss ratio over India in eight meetings. They have also the last four encounters against the Men in Blue. However, history and stats made little difference as India blew them away with the ball.

Asked to bat first, Windies were off to a decent start, racing away to 16 off 2 overs. However, the game turned on its head once Umesh Yadav sent back Denesh Ramdin. Six balls later, Shai Hope departed after a comical run out which opened the floodgates. Any hopes of scoring big took a big blow when Shimron Hetmyer was sent back by Jasprit Bumrah for just 10. Kieron Pollard and Darren Bravo stopped the rot for a while by adding 19 runs before both of them departed in quick succession. As a result, Windies found themselves reeling at 49 for 5.

India vs Windies 2018: Twitter Reacts As India Restrict Windies For Paltry Total
India vs Windies (Credits: AP)

Windies kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and never looked in contention to score a competitive total. Fabian Allen then scored 27 off 20 to guide the team to a respectable score.

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For India, Kuldeep Yadav starred with the ball, taking 3 for 13 off his four overs.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the innings:

https://twitter.com/imsgshinde/status/1059085463279947776

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https://twitter.com/Mridul20283451/status/1059089333548998656

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