It was a great game of cricket, with the contest swinging both ways, but Hosein and Joseph led West Indies to a decisive victory.
West Indies overcame India by two wickets in the second T20I, with tailenders Akeal Hosein and Alzarri Joseph holding their nerves in the last overs after Nicholas Pooran’s courageous half-century. It was a great game of cricket, with the contest swinging both ways, but Hosein and Joseph took West Indies to victory with their unbeaten 26-run partnership for the ninth wicket.
The Indian bowlers were able to keep the visitors in the game in the final overs by capturing important wickets, but they were unable to overcome Hosein and Joseph. At Providence Stadium in Guyana, West Indies chased down the 153-run goal with 7 balls to spare.
West Indies lost two wickets in the first over while chasing the target, thanks to Hardik Pandya’s outstanding bowling performance. Brandon King was out for a golden duck, while Johnson Charles was out for two.
Nicholas Pooran smacked the Indian bowlers out of the park, quickly bringing the West Indies back into the game. The southpaw scored 67 runs off 40 balls, including six fours and four sixes. He had some assistance from Rovman Powell (21) and Shimron Hetmyer (22), but it was insufficient.
West Indies faced a mini-collapse following Pooran’s wicket, as they continued to lose wickets at regular intervals, but Hosein and Joseph came through for them. Hosein drove in the winning runs for the Windies.
NICHOLAS POORAN AND TAILENDERS HELP WEST INDIES BEAT INDIA BY 2 WICKETS IN A THRILLER:
IND versus WI, 2nd T20I: Nicholas Pooran and Tailenders Help West Indies Win by 2 Wickets
It was an exciting game of cricket, with the match swinging both ways, but in the end, Hosein and Joseph led West Indies to an important victory.
West Indies defeated India thanks to 67 runs from Nicholas Pooran:
West Indies overcame India by two wickets in the second T20I, with tailenders Akeal Hosein and Alzarri Joseph holding their nerves in the last overs after Nicholas Pooran’s courageous half-century.It was a great game of cricket, with the contest swinging both ways, but Hosein and Joseph took West Indies to victory with their unbeaten 26-run partnership for the ninth wicket.
The Indian bowlers were able to keep the visitors in the game in the final overs by capturing important wickets, but they were unable to overcome Hosein and Joseph. At Providence Stadium in Guyana, West Indies chased down the 153-run goal with 7 balls to spare.
West Indies lost two wickets in the first over while chasing the target, thanks to Hardik Pandya’s outstanding bowling performance. Brandon King was out for a golden duck, while Johnson Charles was out for two.
Earlier, Tilak Varma, a young Indian batsman, came to the rescue with his maiden international half-century, rescuing the star Indian batsmen. The southpaw scored 51 runs to help India reach 152/7.
Varma, who was India’s leading scorer in the first T20I in Trinidad with 39 off 22 deliveries, came up with another fighting knock, scoring 51 off 41 deliveries after the visitors got off to a terrible start, losing two wickets for 18 runs. Shubman Gill failed to score big again and was removed for 7, while Suryakumar Yadav was bowled for 3.
Varma kept the innings together, going in at 76/4 and responded with a magnificent effort in only his second T20I appearance. He began carefully and then played some spectacular shots to help India reach the three-figure mark. His 51 came off 41 deliveries and included five fours and one six.
Ishan Kishan (27) and Hardik Pandya (24) both contributed significantly with the bat to India’s comeback.
As India failed to reach 150 runs, Romario Shepherd (2-28), Alzarri Joseph (2-28), and Akeal Hosein (2-29) each took two wickets.
