West Indies 155 or 8 (Pooran 67, Pandya 3-35, Chahal 2-19) beat India 152 for 7 (Tilak 51, Joseph 2-28, Shepherd 2-28) by two wickets
Powell’s calls, bowlers’ execution spot on
Rovman Powell had misplaced the toss, however his ways ensured India’s batters hardly felt settled on a pitch the place the ball was gripping and turning. Throughout India’s innings, there have been solely two events when a West Indies bowler bowled a minimum of two overs in a row. And even that first occurred solely when Jason Holder bowled the ninth and eleventh overs, with the fixed rotation of bowlers not permitting India any momentum.
Obed McCoy, Holder, Hosein and Joseph executed the plan to perfection, combining to seize 4 for 111 throughout 16 overs – an financial system fee of lower than seven an over – throughout a number of change-ups. There had been quick ones zipping and skidding by means of on the two-paced pitch – from the tempo bowlers and the left-arm spinner Hosein alike – in addition to slower balls, cutters and turning deliveries, which India’s batters couldn’t come up with.
West Indies obtained every little thing they might have hoped for on Sunday to maintain India in verify: the slowness of the pitch taking part in a component in a forefront from Shubman Gill, a direct-hit to run Suryakumar Yadav out, flip to have Sanju Samson stumped, and tempo and accuracy to wash up Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan. Batting was tough on this monitor generally too, as India struggling to 53 for two off the primary 9 overs indicated.
Tilak’s maturity holds India collectively
Despite hitting two boundaries, Tilak was solely on 21 off his first 24 balls. But even then these fours hinted at his confidence: the primary was a clear loft over mid-on, the following a daring scoop over short-fine leg. He in the end upped the tempo and completed with 51 from 41, although he did take pleasure in some luck.
When on 25, his pull shot was anticipated by Shepherd at brief effective leg, the place he caught his proper hand up just for the ball to brush it and trickle to the rope; on 30, McCoy ran and dived to his left from long-on, however dropped one other robust likelihood. But a reverse-sweep for 4 and a heave over brief effective for six quickly after confirmed Tilak nonetheless wasn’t afraid to take his probabilities.
Pooran shakes India up
Pooran had arrived on the crease with West Indies 2 for two after 4 balls, and managed solely a single from his first 5 deliveries. But he then got here to life as if abruptly waking up from deep sleep. Pandya was heaved over long-on for six and slashed by means of level for 4 within the third over; Mukesh Kumar was slapped and drilled by means of cowl for fours within the fifth; and Ravi Bishnoi was deposited for 4, 6, 4, 4 to finish the powerplay.
That gave West Indies 61 runs off the primary six overs, and Pooran obtained to his half-century off 29 balls to begin the tenth over. It all regarded rosy for West Indies whereas he was on the crease, earlier than his dismissal triggered that mini-collapse and set nerves jangling of their dressing room. Fortunately for them, a stoic Hosein and Joseph had been as much as their process.
Himanshu Agrawal is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
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