After the CWC 2019 debacle, India made a comeback by sealing the three-match T20I series after they won the game against West Indies by 22 runs (DL Method). This made the netizens happy and they praised Virat Kohli and men for the same. With this, they praised the Indian cricket team for the feat! Here’s how the match panned out after India won the toss and elected to bat first. Rohit Sharma gave a blistering start to the match despite Shikhar Dhawan’s departure on the score of 23 runs. Virat Kohli was the second-highest scorer making 28 runs. India vs West Indies Highlights of 2nd T20I 2019 Match.

Titbits from others helped the team reach a total of 167 runs. West Indies lost early wickets as the openers made way to the pavilion in the first three overs. Only Rovman Powell showed intent and scored 54 runs from 34 balls and got out. Rains played a spoilsport and after waiting for a while, the match the DLS method came into play. With this, India won the game by 22 runs. Now let’s have a look at the stat highlights:

# Rohit Sharma got the record of most number of sixes in  T20I and surpassed Chris Gayle. Sharma now has 107 sixes and Gayle has 105.

# Hitman now has the most number of T20 fifties and surpassed Virat Kohli. Sharma has scored 21 fifties and Kohli has 20.

# India also has second-most number of consecutive wins in the T20Is. So far India has won five matches consecutively.

# Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have the most number of 50 plus partnerships in T20I. This is the tenth time that Sharma and Dhawan have brought in a partnership of 50 runs.

After the match, Virat Kohli said, “Winning is always going to be a priority. But sealing the series gives the chance to bring few guys in. The idea is always going to be to win first. But winning the first two games gives the cushion. Starting with the new ball, the way Sundar has bowled against guys who come hard at the ball, he's done a tremendous job.” India will play their third T20I tomorrow as the Men in Blue win the series by 2-0.

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