Tilak Varma struck his first worldwide half-century, however it was not sufficient to stop India from slipping to a dramatic two-wicket defeat within the second T20I in opposition to West Indies in Guyana on Sunday.
India struggled to 152-7 after successful the toss and batting first and, regardless of Nicholas Pooran’s 67, seemed to be heading for victory when West Indies misplaced 4 wickets for 3 runs to slide to 129-8.
However, tailenders Alzarri Joseph and Akeal Hosein stored their cool and slogged the successful runs to see the West Indies house with seven balls to spare.
AS IT HAPPENED | INDIA VS WEST INDIES SECOND T20I
After successful Thursday’s opener in Tarouba by 4 runs, West Indies take a 2-0 lead within the five-match sequence.
The 20-year-old Varma, who helped gentle up the IPL with 343 runs for the Mumbai Indians this season, made 51 from 41 balls earlier than clipping left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein to positive leg the place Obed McCoy pouched the catch.
Varma got here to the crease within the fourth over after Shubman Gill was caught at third man off Alzarri Joseph, and Suryakumar Yadav, taking part in his fiftieth T20I, was run out by a direct hit from Kyle Mayers to depart India on 18 for 2.
Varma added 42 for the third wicket with Ishan Kishan earlier than the opener was bowled by Romario Shepherd for 27.
Sanju Samson fell cheaply, and after the dismissal of Varma, who hit 5 fours and one six in his 51, it was left to skipper Hardik Pandya with 24 from 18 balls to pull the Indians in the direction of a half-decent goal.
West Indies made the worst potential begin as Pandya eliminated Brandon King and Johnson Charles within the first 4 balls of their reply.
SCORECARD | INDIA VS WEST INDIES SECOND T20I
Pooran, nonetheless, rapidly discovered his vary clubbing six fours and 4 sixes in his 40-ball 67.
Mayers (15) and skipper Rovman Powell (21) provided some assist and West Indies seemed to be in management till Pooran hammered Mukesh Kumar to Samson within the covers.
From 126-4, West Indies misplaced 4 wickets for simply three runs, three of them within the sixteenth over delivered by Yuzvendra Chahal.
The third of these noticed Shimron Hetmyer’s eighth man out, leg earlier than on evaluate for 22. That left them needing 24 from the final 4 overs with simply two wickets remaining.
Joseph and Hosein, nonetheless, edged them to victory.
The vacationers received the previous two Test sequence 1-0 earlier than beating the West Indies 2-1 within the ODIs.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com