India vs West Indies 1st T20I: Fresh battle commences as teams clash for the first time since World Cup. LIVE updates here

Shikhar Dhawan disappoints on his return as he departs for 1.

India are 4/1. 

Kohli and Rohit make Windies bowlers toil.

After six overs, India are 31/1.

Sunil Narine deceives Rohit Sharma as he throws his wicket away.

India are 32/2.

Two in two for Narine as Rishabh Pant is dismissed for a golden duck.

India are 32/3

Keemo Paul disturbs Manish Pandey's timber.

India are 64/4.

Virat Kohli's wicket puts India in all sorts of trouble.

India are 69/5

Can Krunal Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja take India home?

India are 85/5 after 15 overs.

Keemo Paul cleans up Krunal Pandya with India eight short of victory.

India are 88/6.

Indian skipper Virat Kohli believes in cricket's American dream!

It seems that all is well in Florida ahead of the 1st T20I.

The Indian players are involved in a team huddle before they begin their new journey post World Cup 2019.

India win the toss and elect to bowl first.

Here are the Playing XI of both sides.

Indian players walk out to take the field as Live action is about to begin. 

Washington Sundar picks up the wicket on his second delivery as John Campbell walks back without scoring.

West Indies are 0/1.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar joins the part as he castles Evin Lewis for naught.

After 2 overs, West Indies are 8/2.

Nicholas Pooran departs after a cameo knock. 

West Indies are 28/3 in the fifth over.

Two in two for Navdeep Saini. He scalps Shimron Hetmyer.

West Indies are 28/4 after 5 overs.

Khaleel Ahmed joins the party as he sends back Rovman Powell.

West Indies are tottering at 33/5 in the sixth over.

Indian bowlers keep Windies batsmen at bay.

After 10 overs, West Indies are 45/5.

Krunal Pandya gets his second wicket as he removes skipper Carlos Brathwaite off his own bowling and breaks a vital partnership.

West Indies are 67/6.

Sunil Narine departs as West Indies lose their way.

West Indies are 70/7.

Kieron Pollard losing partners at the other end after Keemo Paul's dismissal.

West Indies are 88/8.

Navdeep Saini traps Kieron Pollard plumb in front of the wicket for 49.

West Indies are 95/9.

Saini finishes with a wicket maiden as West Indies are restricted to 95/9 in their 20 overs.

Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma walk out to the middle as India begin their run chase of 96.

India will begin their bilateral series against West Indies as both teams lock horns against each other in the first of the three-match T20I at Lauderhill, Florida on Saturday.  Apart from the T20I series, the Men In Blue will also be playing three One Day Internationals and two Tests. The three-match Test series will be a part of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship (2019-2021). The biggest news is that of Shikhar Dhawan's come back from injury.

The Men In Blue will be looking to start fresh after their heart-breaking ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final exit last month where skipper Virat Kohli will be eyeing to rebuild a new side for the ICC World T20 in 2020 and 2021 respectively and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. 

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As Team India start their new journey post the quadrennial event with a T20I series, let us take a look at both India and West Indies' records when they have met each other in the shortest format of the game.

Head-to-head-records

India have a great record in international T20 cricket having won 70 of the 115 matches. Out of the 11 T20I's that the Men In Blue and the Men In Maroon have played, both teams have won five matches apiece. 

Meanwhile, India won the inaugural edition of the ICC World T20 in 2007 while the reigning T20 world champions are the only team to have won it on two occasions. They were crowned champions in 2012 and 2016 respectively under Darren Sammy's captaincy. 

At the same time, the Calypso Boys had suffered a 3-0 whitewash when they had visited India last year. 

The build-up

Both Manish Pandey and Shreyas Iyer, who were part of the recently-concluded A series in the Caribbean, come into the senior team with runs under their belt. Spin all-rounder Washington Sundar and pacers Khaleel Ahmed and Deepak Chahar are also back in the T20 squad while speedster Navdeep Saini and Deepak's brother Rahul are in line to make their India debut. With Rohit Sharma and a fit-again, Shikhar Dhawan set to open, the number four spot seems likely to be occupied by K L Rahul, who has fond memories of the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, having scored an unbeaten 110 in his last innings here almost three years ago. 

India will be expected to beat the West Indies though they are most dangerous in the shortest format. The explosive Kieron Pollard and spinner Sunil Narine are back in the side though Chris Gayle will only be seen in the ODIs.The injured Andre Russell has been ruled out after he failed to recover from a knee injury. He has been replaced by Jason Mohammed in the West Indies’ 14-man squad.

Weather

Well, this is what will determine whether the contest will happen or not. But, the news is not a good one. It is expected that there will be a thunderstorm with a huge chance of rain according to Accuweather, Florida on Saturday. The MET department has predicted that the cloud cover will be 95 percent throughout the morning.

The squads:

West Indies: John Campbell, Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicolas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Rovman Powell, Carlos Brathwaite (c), Keemo Paul, Sunil Narine, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas, Anthony Bramble, Jason Mohammed, Khary Pierre.

India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Rahul Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini.

Match starts 8 PM IST.

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(With PTI Inputs)

Chahar brothers Deepak and Rahul's collective dream of representing India.

Indian skipper Virat Kohli says that it is a perfect opportunity for Rishabh Pant to unleash his potential in MS Dhoni's absence.