West Indies beat India by 9 wickets with the help of their robust batting lineup. Batting first, India registered 190 on board which was chased effortlessly by the power hitters of West Indies.
Here are the top 5 moments from the match:
- INDIAN BATTING LINEUP
Despite a decent total of 190, the Indian Batting lineup still felt short of 20-30 runs when the likes of West Indian hitters came into the limelight. Virat Kohli opened the innings for India with Shikhar Dhawan and provided the team a great start.
However, Virat and Dhawan were sent back to the pavilion in the same over. Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan managed to put on 39 and 23 runs on the board for Team India respectively.
Dinesh Karthik proved to be the highest run scorer for Team India with 47 runs off just 29 balls. India lost their momentum after Karthik”s wicket. However, the skipper felt that the target should have gone up to 220-230 and they were 25-30 runs short which cost them the match.
– by Shraddha Kejriwal
- Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant was finally given a chance in the playing 11 after a long wait. The young lad had a tremendous IPL season for Delhi Daredevils earlier this year. However, Rishabh Pant failed to deliver and was struggling to get the runs in the middle over. Rishabh Pant came to bat after Skipper Virat Kohli’s dismissal and scored 38 runs off 35 balls. Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine were in a crucial role to not let the youngster settle in and made it even tougher for Pant.
- Jerome Taylor
Jerome Taylor proved to be the most beneficial bowler for West Indies. Jerome Taylor in his 4 overs gave 31 runs and took 2 wickets with an economy of just 7.75. Taylor, sent back MS Dhoni back to the pavilion trying to slog over extra cover who scored just 2 runs followed by Rishabh Pant who was struggling in the middle overs.
- Evin Lewis
Evin Lewis with his extraordinary innings of 125 runs off just 62 balls helped West Indies to reach the target in just 18.3 overs. Evin Lewis left no time for the Indian bowlers to contemplate their game. Lewis’ innings was a sheer example of “raining fours and sixes” which consisted of 12 sixes and 6 fours. With a strike rate of 201.61, Evin Lewis’ match-winning performance was rewarded by a Man of the Match award. Along with Lewis, Marlon Samuels 39 runs off 29 deliveries proved to be beneficial for the Windies as well.
- Missed opportunities
Indian Cricket Team’s fielding, as well as bowling, has been shocking not only for the players on the field but also for the fans. The destructive Evin Lewis was dropped a couple of times which resulted in him scoring a massive total 125 runs. It was one of those rare occasions where MS Dhoni missed the stumpings. To sum up all these, it was a disappointing day for Indian bowlers and fielders.
“And in the field as well, we dropped a few chances and if you don’t grab them you don’t deserve to win,” Kohli said after the match.
– by Shraddha Kejriwal