ICC T20 World Cup 2016: India vs West Indies - 5 Talking Points

#4 – Indian pacers strike early

Gayle was castled by a delivery from Bumrah which swung sharply

No total is safe when someone like Chris Gayle gets going. On an important night, the West Indies were banking upon the destructive opener to give them a frenetic start. The Indian bowlers were aware that the margin for error was very low.

Surprisingly, Dhoni gave the ball to his seamers instead of pitting Ashwin against the 36-year old batsman. Bumrah repaid his skipper’s faith and bowled a spectacular over by breaching Gayle’s defense with late-swing.

Ashish Nehra sustained the pressure by allowing the new-ball to swing under lights. Soon, he got his reward as Marlon Samuels was done in by the change of pace and lobbed a simple catch to Rahane.

Both the fast bowlers had begun well as the West Indies were dealt a couple of significant blows.