Brandon King’s unbeaten 85 helped West Indies beat India by eight wickets within the fifth and closing T20I and clinch the five-match sequence 3-2 right here at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida on Sunday.
West Indies chased down a goal of 166 runs in 18 overs in a chase that was arrange by Romario Shepherd’s profession finest 4/31 within the first innings and completed by King.
The 3-2 end result breaks India’s streak of remaining unbeaten in 12 T20I sequence and provides West Indies its first sequence win over India since 2017.
It was a dominating run chase by the hosts regardless of dropping Kyle Mayers within the second over off Arshdeep Singh. Nicholas Pooran was promoted to quantity three to maintain the left-right mixture in play.
The duo made merry of the powerplay restrictions and smacked 61 runs off it to get a stable begin. While each King and Pooran saved going for boundaries in opposition to every bowler, they made certain to offer Kuldeep Yadav sufficient respect who was bowling with management and completed with figures of 0/18 in his 4 overs.
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The match had a number of pauses as a consequence of rain however the longest one got here within the thirteenth over when the play was stopped as a consequence of lightning precautions. After greater than half an hour stoppage, Pooran bought out to part-timer Tilak Varma for 47 off 35 balls, but it surely was too late for India to make a comeback.
With 47 nonetheless left to attain, Shai Hope continued from the place he left yesterday whereas King saved discovering boundaries with ease. Hope completed the match with a six off one other part-timer Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Earlier, Shepherd triggered India’s center order collapse to limit it to 165/9.
Opting to bat first, India misplaced each Jaiswal and Shubman Gill early within the innings. Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma helped India get better early jolt with a 49-run stand for the third wicket. However, it misplaced Varma to a one-hand diving catch on return by Roston Chase.
While Suryakumar regarded in good contact and performed with attacking intent, India saved dropping wickets from the opposite finish. Shepherd eliminated each Sanju Samson and Hardik Pandya cheaply, earlier than choosing two extra decrease order wickets – Arshdeep Singh and Kuldeep Yadav.
Suryakumar made 61 off 45 balls to assist India attain a decent complete of 165.
India finishes a month-long tour of the Caribbean, profitable Tests and ODIs whereas West Indies clinched the T20Is.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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