West Indies ended India’s fightback in Florida and received their five-match Twenty20 cricket sequence 3-2 after an eight-wicket victory with 12 balls left.
India misplaced the primary two video games of the sequence within the Caribbean. They selected to bat first within the fifth T20 and scored 9-165 at Central Broward Stadium. In reply, West Indies reached 2-171 in 18 overs with each innings interrupted by unhealthy climate.
West Indies opener Brandon King propelled the chase from the beginning. His 55-ball 85 not out included six sixes – one among which introduced up his 50 – and 5 fours. King shared a 107-run stand with Nicholas Pooran (47) for the second wicket.
Earlier, India’s openers did not repeat their dominance from solely 24 hours earlier on the similar stadium within the fourth T20, the place they’d a 165-run stand. This time Yashasvi Jaiswal (5) was out within the first over. He was caught and bowled by spinner Akeal Hosein (2-24), who then lowered India to 2-17 after Shubman Gill (9) was trapped leg earlier than wicket.
No.3 Suryakumar Yadav high scored for India with a 45-ball 61. Fast-medium bowler Romario Shepherd took 4-31.
India was unchanged from the staff that thrashed West Indies on Saturday by 9 wickets. West Indies introduced again pacer Alzarri Joseph and strengthened its spin choices by way of Roston Chase with Obed McCoy and Odean Smith lacking out. But Joseph was costly. His three overs went for 41 runs with no wickets.
India received the third T20 by seven wickets in Providence, Guyana, earlier than the sequence moved to Florida. West Indies received the second T20, additionally at Providence Stadium, by two wickets after the hosts additionally received the opener by 4 runs in Tarouba, Trinidad.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
