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That's It. Heroics from the West Indies tailenders. Alzarri Joseph and Akeal Hosein. Under pressure they kept their calm and targetted the Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar overs to collect the winning run. The hosts now go up 2-0 in the series. The next match will be make or break for India. Anyhow despite showing sparks, India didn't play inspiring cricket in the series till now.
Out! Definitely there is a twist now. Jason Holder has no clue about the bowling of Yuzvendra Chahal and gets beaten only to find himself just out of the crease as Ishan Kishan takes the bails off. The game is now well poised for an Indian comeback.
Out! Is there a twist here? Shimron Hetmyer runs his partner Romario Shepherd out. Shepherd trusted his partner's call blindly and ended up stranded halfway down the pitch when Ishan Kishan clipped the bails off.
Out! Finally India gets the prized wicket of Nicholas Pooran. Wide of off-stump delivery and Pooran goes hard on it, crunches it straight to the hands of Sanju Samson at point. But it seems the wicket has come too late.
Out! Rovman Powell ends up playing a shot too many. Tries to cut hard on a rising delivery by Hardik Pandya, but it takes the outside edge and flies to the hands of the third man fielder. Hardik takes his third wicket.
Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell takes out West Indies from another position of trouble and launches a counter-attack to push India into backfoot. Pooran leads the charged as he completes his half-century in just 29 deliveries.
Out! Kyle Mayers, who looked dangerous initially, falls to Arshdeep Singh. Does not pick the knuckle ball this time and gets trapped in front of the wicket. India have struck with early wickets and clawed back into the game.
Out! Double strike for India. Johnson Charles almost replicates the same dismissal as Brandon King, tries to go for an on the rise drive and finds the fielder. West Indies finds themselves in trouble, once again.
Out! West Indies lose their opener early, very early. Brandon King looks for an on the rise drive and the ball holds a little for the drive to loft a bit and straight into the hands of the man in covers.
Some quick wickets in the end including the likes of captain Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel and then some desperate striking from Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh takes India to just to a par total at the end of a struggling innings. West Indies will be the happier side going into the break.
After two grinding series in the Test and ODI format between India and West Indies, the two opponents are currently engaged in the T20I series. The five match series has West Indies leading it by now with the margin of 1-0 after their win in the 1st T20I played in Trinidad. It was an encouraging and morale boosting victory for the Caribbeans as they lead in the tour for the first time. For India it was a shock loss. They got lost midway through the chase and ended up way ahead of the finishing line. The batting didn't turn up at all and the bowling also conceded more than what they expected on a slow and spin-friendly pitch. India will be much more prepared as they enter the 2nd T20I with clarity in their mind. IND vs WI 2nd T20I 2023: India Aim for Better Showing in the Batting Department for Bouncing Back Against West Indies.
With Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma rested, Hardik Pandya is leading the Indian Cricket team in the T20Is. Tilak Varma and Mukesh Kumar were the debutants in the first game and both had a good outing, specially Tilak, who played some remarkable shots and proved that he belonged at this level. Mukesh was economical at the death. The senior members were the ones who would be under the spotlight here, specially the likes of Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav, who has shown tremendous performance in the IPL. Sanju Samson suffered an unfortunate runout with India looking tentative overall and trying to play safe.
India are currently preparing for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 which is set to be hosted in the Carribean Islands alongside USA through this series. Hardik Pandya, currently the Indian skipper admitted this in the 1st T20 and they will want the same team to get as much gametime behind them as possible. West Indies, on the other hand will look at their batting mainstays Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer and will also try to add another spinner alongside Akeal Hosein to stranglehold the Indian middle order. IND vs WI, 1st T20I 2023: Losing Wickets in a Row Cost Us The Match, Says Skipper Hardik Pandya.
Squads:
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya(c), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Tilak Varma
West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran(w), Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell(c), Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Oshane Thomas, Brandon King, Odean Smith, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd
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