In the first T20 match, West Indies won the exciting or very close match by only 4 runs with India due to good performance in bowling, fielding, and batting. After winning this match, West Indies leads the series by (1-0) in the 5 T20 match series against India.

Earlier, West Indies won the toss and chose to bat first and made a good score of 149/6 in 20 overs due to good batting by Rovman Powell 48 (32), Nicholas Pooran 41 (34), and Brandon King 28 (19). Yuzvendra Chahal 2/24 (3), Arshdeep Singh 2/31 (4), Kuldeep Yadav 1/20 (4), and Hardik Pandya 1/27 (4) were good bowling from the Indian side. After this inning, West Indies set a good target of 150 runs in 20 overs for India to win the first T20 match.

During chasing, India loses 9 wickets, scored 145/9 in 20 overs, and lose this match by only 4 runs with West Indies due to good bowling by Jason Holder 2/19 (4), Obed McCoy 2/28 (4), Romario Shepherd 2/33 (4), and Akeal Hosein 1/17 (4). Tilak Varma 39 (22), Suryakumar Yadav 21 (21), and Hardik Pandya 19 (19) were good batting from the Indian side.

Jason Holder (WI), 2/19 (4), was declared as the Player of the Match due to his great performance in bowling.