IND vs WI: Team India has won the recently played 3 ODI series between India and West Indies by 2-1. Now there will be an exciting start to the 5-match T20 International series between the two teams, the first match of which will be played on 6 October at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. So far only one T20 International century has been scored on this ground, which came from the bat of former Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Since Rohit has now retired from T20 International cricket, fans are very excited about who will be the batsman to score the second T20I century on this ground of Ekana. Before this exciting match, let us know what has been the T20 record of Team India at Ekana Stadium.
How is Team India's T20I record at Ekana Cricket Stadium?
Team India's T20 International record at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow has been excellent. Here India's victory percentage is 100. Team India has played a total of 3 T20 matches on this ground so far and has won all the matches. The first T20 match on this ground was played between India and West Indies on 6 November 2018.
In the first match on this ground, India defeated West Indies by 71 runs.
In the historic inaugural match of the Ekana Stadium, India defeated West Indies by 71 runs. In this match, former captain Rohit Sharma played a historic inning of 111 unbeaten runs in just 61 balls. On the basis of his innings, Team India scored a huge score of 195 runs for 2 wickets. In reply, in front of the sharp bowling of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khalil Ahmed, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav, the West Indies team could score only 124 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.
In the second match, Team India defeated Sri Lanka by 62 runs.
In this match played against Sri Lanka, Team India had registered a one-sided victory by 62 runs. For the Indian team, which came to bat first after losing the toss, opener Ishan Kishan played a blazing inning of 89 runs in 56 balls, while Shreyas Iyer also scored an unbeaten 57 runs. With the help of these two innings, India made a big score of 199/2. While chasing this huge target of 200 runs, the Sri Lankan team got trapped in the maze of Indian bowlers and could score only 137 runs after losing 6 wickets in 20 overs.
In the third match, Indian team defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets.
This match played against New Zealand was very low-scoring and breath-taking, which India won by 6 wickets. On the turning pitch of Ikana, the Indian spinners left the Kiwi team helpless and restricted New Zealand to a paltry score of 99/8 in 20 overs. However, it was not easy for India to chase this small target of 100 runs, but Suryakumar Yadav (26 runs not out) batted intelligently and gave Team India a thrilling victory with one ball remaining by hitting a four in 19.5 overs.
India-West Indies T20I schedule
• First T20 match: 6 October – Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
• Second T20 match: 9 October – JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
• Third T20 match: 11 October – Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
• Fourth T20 match: 14 October – Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
• Fifth T20 match: 17 October – M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
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