T20 Lewis Blasts Quickfire Half Century Scorecard

Medium pacer Stuart Binny is called into the attack. It remains to be seen how effective he will be against the rampaging West Indies batsmen who are looking to attack every delivery.

Binny's slow medium pace is proving to be easy fodder for Lewis, who welcomes him by smashing the first two balls for sixes.

Lewis welcomes him by smashing the first ball over midwicket for a six and then crashes the next ball straight down the ground for another maximum.

Binny under pressure as he bowls a big wide outside the off-stump and gives away an extra run.

Binny bowls a full toss as Lewis lofts it over mid-off for another maximum to make it a hat-trick of sixes.

Lewis slaps a short ball over the off-side for another six, this time over the covers before he pulls it fine on the leg side to make it five sixes in a row.

Lewis in sight of an unique milestone but he fails to make proper connection off the last ball, getting just a single, to miss six sixes in the over.

A nightmare for Binny as he is smashed for 32 runs in his first over with West Indies blazing their way to 164 for one in 11 overs.

Lewis has smashed his way to 82 from 32 balls, hitting four fours and eight sixes.

Charles on fire, proving to be unstoppable at the moment. He again slogs a length ball from Jadeja over midwicket for a four and picks the next one off his pads and this time it carries over the fence for a six.

India's bowlers are running for cover at the moment as it rains sixes and fours in Florida.

Charles cuts a short ball from Jadeja but it falls short of Bhuvneshwar at point who sends in a wild throw to concede another extra run.

Charles ends the over in style as he lofts another one down the ground for a six with Jadeja going for 33 runs in his two overs, while Ashwin has given 24 in his two overs.

Shami is called back into the attack. Lewis throws his bat at a wide delivery but gets a thick edge past Dhoni for a four before he takes one.

Shami brings India relief with the wicket of Charles, who is bowled after a cracking innings of 79 from 33 balls.

Charles, who hit six fours and seven sixes, looked to paddle Shami but missed a yorker and was bowled.

But he has given West Indies a solid foundation, putting on 126 runs for the opening wicket from just 57 balls.

West Indies are keen to continue the onslaught as the dangerous Andre Russell is promoted to No. 3 and he gets off the mark with a single.

Lewis steers the fifth ball past point for a four to race to his fifty, from just 25 balls. A single from the last ball as Shami concedes 11 runs despite picking up the wicket.

West Indies are comfortably placed on 132 for one in 10 overs, and will be looking to continue their momentum for the second half of their innings and end up somewhere close to the 250-run mark, or maybe even more!

Spin from both ends as left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. Left-hander Lewis immediately targets him as he welcomes him with back to back sixes off the first two deliveries of the over.

Jadeja adjusts his pace, as he bowls it flat and full and concedes just one run from the remaining four deliveries.

Charles not slowing down at all. He gets his front foot out of the way and crashes him down the ground, over long-on for a six.

He looks to cut the next ball but is beaten before he gets it past point for two runs to take his team past the 100-run mark, in the eighth over.


Lewis joins the party as he lofts the first ball of Bumrah's second over straight over long-off for a six as West Indies race to 50, from just 4.1 overs.

Another length ball from the young pacer is carted over the off-side by Lewis for a four.

Bumrah tries the slower ball as Lewis makes room and steers it to thirdman for a single.

He bowls a good yorker as Charles can't beat the fielder at midwicket but he swings a slower ball over midwicket for a six to continue the assault.

Charles tries to paddle the last ball but can't make proper connection and still manages to steal a single.

This has been an amazing exhibition of power hitting as West Indies smash 64 from the first five overs, scoring at over 12 per over.

A desperate Dhoni brings his best bowler off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin into the attack.

He starts with a surprise leg-spin delivery which Charles defends before he takes a single and Lewis also picks one.

Ashwin continues to bowl leg-spinners as Charles lofts it straight down the ground for a six. He carts the next ball over long-on for another six as the left-hander races to 51 from just 20 balls, having hit five fours and four sixes already.

Ashwin goes back to his conventional off-spin as Charles has another go but fails to make proper connection.

West Indies have been brutal, smashing 78 from six overs, making most of the Powerplay overs.

Charles has slammed 51 from 21 balls, while Lewis has hit 26 from 15 balls.

Shami is taken off after being hit for 17 runs in his first over as he makes way for Jasprit Bumrah.

Lewis defends the first ball as Bumrah starts with a short one before he pulls the next, but mishits it over the mid-on for two runs. He gets the next ball off the middle, pulling it square through the leg side for a four and then steers it past point for another couple.

Bumrah tries a full delivery which Lewis smashes powerfully but Rahul at mid-off makes a good stop, to concede just one despite not stopping it cleanly.

Charles has a big swing off the last ball, trying to despatch it over midwicket but fails to make connection.

Bhuvneshwar beats Lewis for pace as the left-hander looks to pull but is too late into the shot before he attempts the same shot off the next and again mishits but manages to clear short fine leg for two runs followed by a single.

Charles continues his attacking approach, as he sweeps it past short fine leg for a four. The fielder is moved back as Charles swats it ugly fashion but manages to get it fine enough for another boundary. He pulls the last ball which falls safely in the vacant space in the fine leg region for two runs.

Charles has smashed his way to 31 from 13 balls with West Indies racing to 46 for no loss in four overs.


Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the second over and he will look to pull things back after a big first over for the Windies.

He starts with a gentle outswinger to Lewis who is content to watch it through to the keeper before he cuts the next to thirdman for a single.

Charles has another wild swing but Bhuvi gets some extra bounce as the right-hander top edges it over the slip fielder for a four. He comes down the track and attempts another heave over the leg side but fails to make connection.

He slaps the last ball square on the off-side for two runs as WI race to 24 for no loss in two overs with Charles smashing 21 from nine balls.

Pacer Mohammad Shami to open the bowling and facing him is Johnson Charles with Evin Lewis at the other end.

He starts with a wide down the leg side before he gets one to pitch perfectly just outside the off-stump to beat the right-hander.

Charles makes his intentions as he clubs a length delivery high over long-on for a six to get off the mark in some style. He swats the next ball across the line but gets enough power to get is past midwicket for a four followed by a single to thirdman.

Left-hander Lewis takes a quick single on the off-side for his first run of the match.

Charles looking in a rush as he pulls a short ball through midwicket to get 17 runs from the first over.

The big news is that West Indies's dashing opener Chris Gayle misses out because of injury and so will fast bowler Jason Holder.

India also have made quite an important change as KL Rahul, who had a superb run in IPL this year, comes into the side in place of the experienced Shikhar Dhawan.

India are playing three fast bowlers in Mohammad Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, while all-rounder Stuart Binny also gets a game.

They will also bank on their two spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, to contribute with the bat.

19:04 India win toss, elect to bowl vs West Indies: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has won the toss and elected to bowl in the first Twenty20 International in Lauderhill, Florida.

Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop reckons it is a high scoring ground as was witnessed in a few games of the CPL earlier this year.

"170 is the average score batting first. The ball should come on to the bat quite nicely," he said.

Welcome to the coverage of first Twenty20 International between West Indies and India at the Central Broward Regional Park, in Florida, the only purpose-built cricket stadium in the United States.

The two Twenty20 Internationals, to be played over the weekend, will be the first instance of India being involved in a competitive match in the USA.

Days after India cruised to victory in the four-match Test series for their third successive triumph on the Caribbean soil, the team's seasoned campaigner Mahendra Singh Dhoni will return to lead the side in the two T20I games.

The 14-member Indian team will see the return of as many as 11 regular players who were rested from the tour to Zimbabwe in May, earlier this year.

Dhoni, who retired from the longest format of the game in December 2014, is scheduled to play just seven more matches in 2016 -- two T20Is against the West Indies in USA and five ODIs against New Zealand in India.

Dhoni's last assignment was against Zimbabwe, where he led a young Indian team to victory in both the ODIs and T20I series in Harare in June.

The two-match series is going to be the first of what will develop into an annual event in the USA, as part of efforts to reach out to new markets and audiences.
18:17 India's ranking will drop if it loses 0-2 to Windies in T20Is: Two-time World Twenty20 champions West Indies can leapfrog second-ranked India in the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings when they go head-to-head in the two-match series in Lauderhill, on August 27 and 28.

India is currently on 128 points, four behind table leaders New Zealand, while third-ranked West Indies is on 122.

Led by new captain Carlos Brathwaite, who smashed four consecutive sixes to clinch this years ICC World Twenty20 final against England in Kolkata, the West Indies will move to second on 127 points with a 2-0 victory and relegate India to third place on 124 points.

However, a 2-0 win will enable India join number-one ranked New Zealand on 132 points, but Mahendra Singh Dhonis team will be ranked second when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point.

In this scenario, the West Indies will slip to fourth with 118 points, one point behind South Africa.

A 1-1 series draw will keep India ahead on 128 points, with the West Indies on 123.