New Delhi. The first T20 match of the 5-match series between India and West Indies was played at the Brian Lara Stadium on Thursday, 03 August. West Indies captain Rovman Powell won the toss and decided to bat first. Captain Hardik Pandya was seen getting emotional during the national anthem before the match. The all-rounder was seen having tears in his eyes and wiping them.
Significantly, Pandya has already expressed his feelings on camera. He got emotional during a post-match interview after India’s thrilling win against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. The all-rounder made valuable contributions with both bat and ball during the match, taking 3 wickets and scoring 40 runs with the bat.
Hardik became emotional after the national anthem
Hardik Pandya got emotional after the national anthem in the first T20 match against West Indies. Its pictures have gone viral on social media. Hardik Pandya also captained India in the last two matches of the recent ODI series against the West Indies. He played a strong inning of 70 not out in the last ODI. Hit 4 fours and 5 sixes in his innings. Coming into the game, Pandya was under some pressure as he had a poor run in IPL 2023 and could only register scores of 5 and 7 in the first two ODIs.
India got defeated in the first T20
In the first T20I, West Indies batting first scored 149/6 runs in allotted 20 overs. Captain Rovman Powell played an inning of 48 runs for his team. Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh got 2-2 wickets. At the same time, in response to this, India scored 145 runs for 9 wickets. Tilak Verma scored the highest 39 runs. Three West Indies bowlers got two wickets each.