Highest match aggregates (India vs West Indies 489 runs) – U.S.A. could not have asked for anything better than Indian team’s maiden visit in Florida. After completing the Tests series, both India and West Indies landed in Florida to play hurriedly organised T20 series which saw something special in the first game itself. On a flat deck, the batsmen of both the teams punished the bowlers of opposition team and piled up 489 runs on the board in total.
West Indies batted first and charted 245 runs on the board. The opening pair of Evin Lewis and Johnson Charles shared 126 runs for the first wicket in just 9.3 overs. The succeeding batsmen continued the aggressive batting and ended with a score of 245.
Everyone knew that Indian team will also go after the score but the end result was heartbreaking as India lost the game by a margin of just one run. Meanwhile, KL Rahul scored a century in 46 deliveries to take India that much close to West Indies total but missed the mark in the end.