IND beat WI by 22 runs (D/L method) | India vs West Indies, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd T20I Match - Commentary

West Indies have a stiff target in front of them. They have seen how India approached their innings today and should be trying to ape it. The hosts need to play out the initial phase safely but not overcautiously as stroke-making won't be easy once the ball gets old. Can the Windies chase this down to level the series? Do join us in a short while to find out.

Unlike Saturday, the Indian openers came good in this match and formed a 67-run association. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli then took it forward with a 48-run partnership and put India in a strong position. But a flurry of wickets followed after that and from 115/1, the visitors slipped to 143/5 in a space of 29 balls. The handy cameo from Krunal Pandya at the very end propelled the score past the 150-run mark.

The final over has really spoiled all the good work done by the West Indian bowlers before the 20th over! Once again the Indian middle order failed to come to the party and a few loose shots put the Men in Blue in a spot. Oshane Thomas and Sheldon Cottrell were the standout bowlers, who bowled well especially at the death.

Keemo Paul to Ravindra Jadeja. Paul finally nails his yorker and serves it outside off, Jadeja squeezes it out towards covers and crosses. 20 from the over, a big finish for India as they end on 167/5!

Keemo Paul to Ravindra Jadeja. SIX! Jadeja joins the party! Keemo is leaking runs here. Another yorker gone wrong and Jadeja needs no second invitation there. He muscles a full toss down to cow corner and it lands flush on the ropes.

Keemo Paul to Krunal Pandya. Slower length ball outside off, Krunal is early into his shot a bit and forces it down off the toe end towards long off. Just a run.

Keemo Paul to Krunal Pandya. Clever slower one, short and wide outside off, Krunal flashes and misses.

Keemo Paul to Krunal Pandya. SIX! And again! Paul delivers a length this time, around off and angling in, Krunal latches onto it and launches it over long off for back-to-back maximums. Momentum shifting!

Keemo Paul to Krunal Pandya. SIX! This one has gone the distance! Taken a while but it has come at the right time for the Indian team. Paul fails to land his yorker and Pandya makes full use of a full toss in his half. He swings and swings it hard over square leg for a maximum. 150 up!

Sheldon Cottrell to Krunal Pandya. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

Sheldon Cottrell to Ravindra Jadeja. Run out chance! Missed. Angling down the leg side, Jadeja misses his flick and it goes behind off his pads. They try to steal a leg bye and Pooran misses his shy at the striker's end. Had he hit, Krunal was a goner.

Sheldon Cottrell to Ravindra Jadeja. A near yorker, Jadeja clips it through mid-wicket and rushes back for the second run. The throw comes in and the keeper tries to deflect it to stumps but fails in his attempt.

Ravindra Jadeja is the new batsman with 9 balls left in the innings.

Sheldon Cottrell to Manish Pandey. OUT! Smart bowling by Sheldon Cottrell. He alters his length and bangs in a short ball around middle and leg. Manish Pandey stays leg side of the delivery and attempts to pull it over the leg side. But there is good bounce on this one and it takes the top edge. The keeper jumps to pouch the catch and once again Pandey fails to impress.

Sheldon Cottrell to Krunal Pandya. A yorker around leg, sliding down, Pandya fails to get it away and is hit on the pads. The ball rolls down to short fine leg and they steal a leg bye.

Sheldon Cottrell to Manish Pandey. Lands it on a length around middle and off, Pandey makes room and guides it towards short third man for a quick run.

Keemo Paul to Manish Pandey. Slower one, around off, Pandey flicks it through square leg for one.

Keemo Paul to Krunal Pandya. Full and on middle, eased down through mid on for a run.

Keemo Paul to Manish Pandey. Manish has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single.

Keemo Paul to Krunal Pandya. Full toss again, Krunal forces it down towards long off for one.

Keemo Paul to Krunal Pandya. A low full toss on off, Pandya tries working it around but gets a leading edge. It rolls through extra cover and they take a couple of runs.

Keemo Paul to Krunal Pandya. Fullish and on off, Pandya pushes it off his front foot to covers.

Keemo Paul is back on. Watch out for his change in pace.

Sheldon Cottrell to Krunal Pandya. A length ball on middle and off, Pandya tries to work it on the leg side but misses. It goes off his pads to the leg side and they cross. Given as a run. 9 runs in the last two overs along with two wickets. West Indies are applying brakes on India.

Sheldon Cottrell to Manish Pandey. Short in length and pulled down to deep mid-wicket for one.

Sheldon Cottrell to Krunal Pandya. Fullish, very full in fact, Pandya somehow keeps it out in the gap at square leg and crosses.

Sheldon Cottrell to Krunal Pandya. A yorker on middle, Krunal digs it out on the leg side.

Krunal Pandya is the new batsman.

Sheldon Cottrell to Virat Kohli. OUT! Cottrell is having a great weekend. Dismissed Virat on Saturday and Sunday, now that's a big player to dismiss twice in two days. A nicely served fuller length ball on middle, a hint of movement as it holds off the surface a bit, Kohli wants to play his trademark flick shot but the ball sneaks through his blade and uproots the middle stump. Here comes the salute from Sheldon. A timely breakthrough for the Windies, this will cost India at least 25-30 runs.

Sheldon Cottrell to Virat Kohli. Driven through the covers by the batsman. Two runs added to the total.

Change in bowling. Sheldon Cottrell returns to bowl at the death.

Oshane Thomas to Virat Kohli. Short and on off, Kohli pulls it from the middle of the bat to deep mid-wicket for one. Oshane has finished his spell, 4-0-27-2 from him this evening.

Oshane Thomas to Manish Pandey. Shortish and on off, Pandey jams it out on the off side and rotates the strike.

Oshane Thomas to Virat Kohli. A mistimed pull shot by Kohli and it goes through square leg for one.

Oshane Thomas to Manish Pandey. This time Pandey pulls and places his shot to wide mid on for a run.

Oshane Thomas to Manish Pandey. Shortish and on middle, Pandey pulls it across the line but finds the mid-wicket fielder.

Manish Pandey is the new batsman.

Oshane Thomas to Rishabh Pant. OUT! Pant throws away his wicket early once again! A golden duck on Saturday followed by a 5-ball 4 on Sunday. Thomas has his second wicket. He delivers it short and outside off, Rishabh stands back to play the upper cut but fails to pack his shot with enough power. It flies in the air and Pollard takes the simplest of catches near the fence at third man. A dejected Pant is on his way back.

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant. Skidding away from around off, Pant plays it late and dabs it towards short third man for a run. 4-0-28-0, Narine is done for the evening.

Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single.

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant. Skidding down the leg side, helped through square leg for one.

Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Taps a length ball late and places it to the left of short third man. A comfortable single taken.

Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Wow, those wrists of steel! Kohli shimmies down the track to a full delivery and flicks it with authority to the deep mid-wicket fence. He generates a lot of power through his bottom hand.

Sunil Narine to Rishabh Pant. Flatter and full on middle, Pant nudges it down through mid on for a run.

Sunil Narine is back on. He has one more over up his sleeves and is called in mainly for the new batsman.

Oshane Thomas to Rishabh Pant. Off the mark! Fullish and outside off, Pant drives it through covers for one. 6 from the over along with the prized wicket of Rohit Sharma.

Oshane Thomas to Rishabh Pant. Greets the batsman with a sharp bouncer around off. Pant sways away and it's called a wide for height!

Rishabh Pant walks in next. He bagged a golden duck in the last match and would be itching to prove himself here in Miami.

Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. OUT! Massive breakthrough for West Indies! The dangerous Rohit Sharma has been sent packing. Shortish length ball around off, Sharma stays back and tries powering it across the line. But it appears that the ball hurries onto his willow and takes the top edge. Hetmyer gets underneath it from extra cover and takes the skier safely by backtracking a bit. End of an entertaining knock by the Hitman!

Oshane Thomas to Virat Kohli. The batsman plays the pull-shot. They pick up a single.

Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Ouch! That would have hurt Sharma. Fractionally short and on middle, rising up off the surface, Sharma tries working it across the line but misses and is hit on the right elbow. The ball ricochets behind and they cross for a leg bye.

Oshane Thomas to Virat Kohli. Clips a full ball down through wide mid on and crosses for a quick run.

Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Back of a length ball angling in around off, Sharma tries forcing it across the line but it takes the inner half of his bat and runs in front of square leg for a single.

Oshane Thomas returns into the attack.

Carlos Brathwaite to Virat Kohli. Pitches it up and around off, Kohli uses his feet and pushes it towards covers. Dot ball again to end the over but 13 came off it. 34 in the last three overs.

Carlos Brathwaite to Virat Kohli. Uses his wrists to work a length ball in the gap at mid-wicket. Two taken.

Carlos Brathwaite to Rohit Sharma. Poor delivery, short and down the leg side, Sharma pulls it down to fine leg for a run.

Carlos Brathwaite to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Goes over the off side this time. Not in full control though. A full toss on off, Rohit tries to go straight but ends up slicing it off the outside edge over point for a boundary.

Carlos Brathwaite to Rohit Sharma. Too full in length outside off, Sharma reaches out for it and digs it out towards point.

Carlos Brathwaite to Rohit Sharma. SIX! Rohit has the license now to go big! Brathwaite serves it right into the slot, full and angling in around off, Sharma swings his bat across the line and dumps it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Carlos Brathwaite is back on.

Khary Pierre to Virat Kohli. Flatter and quicker on middle, punched from the back foot towards the leg side. Pierre quickly moved to his right to stop the ball at mid-wicket. Dot to finish a 11-run over.

Khary Pierre to Rohit Sharma. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total.

Khary Pierre to Rohit Sharma. Edgy! Flighted and on middle, Rohit top edges his attempted sweep and it goes in the air. Falls in no man's land towards fine leg and the batsmen take a couple of runs.

Khary Pierre to Virat Kohli. Calmly knocks a full ball down to long on and rotates the strike.

Khary Pierre to Virat Kohli. SIX! That's a maximum for Kohli! He jumps down to the pitch of the delivery and chooses the safest part of the ground, i.e. over the bowler's head. Wonderful timing and it sails over the sightscreen.

Khary Pierre to Rohit Sharma. Floated full ball on middle, Sharma works it through the gap at mid-wicket for a run.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Already a brilliant stop by Cottrell but had he taken that, it might have been the catch of the series. Rohit lifts this full one high over mid-wicket, Cottrell in the deep runs to his left and dives to catch the ball. He gets both hands to it but can't keep it in. The batters take just a single as Cottrell saves three for his side.

Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Full and outside off, Kohli nudges it to cover and gets a single.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Six followed by a single. Full on off, driven through mid off by Rohit. Brings up the fifty for Rohit! He continues to boss this format!

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Shortish and on off, Sharma defends it off the back foot.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. SIX! Slammed over mid-wicket for a maximum. Narine bowls this one short on middle and leg, Rohit just goes onto the back foot and hoicks it over the mid-wicket fielder. With this six, the Hitman becomes the highest maximum getter in T20Is.

Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Full on middle and off, played towards third man for a single. Gives the strike to Sharma.

Khary Pierre to Virat Kohli. On off, Kohli strokes it to long off and keeps a single.

Khary Pierre to Virat Kohli. Short on off, Kohli punches it but finds cover-point.

Khary Pierre to Rohit Sharma. Outside off, Sharma nudges it to sweeper cover for a run.

Khary Pierre to Virat Kohli. Flighted around off, Kohli milks it to cover for one.

Khary Pierre to Rohit Sharma. Flighted on middle, Sharma milks it to long on for one.

Khary Pierre to Rohit Sharma. WIDE! Misses his line and darts one down the leg side. Rohit looks to sweep but misses. Wide signalled.

Khary Pierre to Rohit Sharma. Quicker on middle, Rohit taps it back to the bowler.

Khary Pierre is into the attack now.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Single to end the over. Flighted on middle, Rohit strokes it to long on and keeps the strike.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Short again, this time on off, Kohli cuts but finds point.

Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Shorter on off, VK pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Tossed up on off, Kohli looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads. First mistimed shot from the skipper.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Floats it on middle and leg, Rohit nudges it to long on for a single.

Sunil Narine to Virat Kohli. Floated on middle, Kohli whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Sunil Narine is back on.

Keemo Paul to Virat Kohli. Very good looking pull to get off the mark. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, Virat pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket and gets a single. 7 runs and a wicket off the over. Successful one for West Indies.

Skipper, Virat Kohli walks out to bat.

Keemo Paul to Shikhar Dhawan. OUT! Bowled! West Indies finally break the opening partnership. Full and straight on middle, Dhawan looks to play the uppish flick across the line but misses it completely. Paul does not miss and disturbs the timber. Dhawan would be disappointed with that. He was looking very good in the middle but he fails to convert his start.

Keemo Paul to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball around off, Dhawan strokes it wide of point and gets a couple.

Keemo Paul to Rohit Sharma. On the pads, Sharma flicks it to the on side and gets a single.

Keemo Paul to Shikhar Dhawan. Broken bat! Good length ball around off, Dhawan comes down the track and looks to drive but the ball goes off the bottom half of his bat. They take a run but the bat is broken.

Keemo Paul to Shikhar Dhawan. Good length ball on off, Dhawan strokes it through covers and gets a single. The fielder throws it at the keeper's end but the ball keeps low. Pooran looks to whip the bails off but misses the ball allowing them to take the second.

Carlos Brathwaite to Rohit Sharma. Smart change of pace. Brathwaite bowls a good length ball but takes the pace off the ball. Rohit is early in his pull, the ball comes late and hits him on his ribs. 9 runs off the skipper's first.

Carlos Brathwaite to Shikhar Dhawan. Now sensibly strokes it to long on and gets to the other end.

Carlos Brathwaite to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Very good batting! Good length ball outside off, Dhawan plays it late through square on the off side and fetches himself a boundary.

Carlos Brathwaite to Shikhar Dhawan. WIDE! Brathwaite sees Shikhar Dhawan shuffle across his stumps so he tries to bowl wide outside off. He goes very wide and ends up bowling it outside the tramline. Dhawan leaves it alone. Wide signalled.

Carlos Brathwaite to Rohit Sharma. Off cutter on the pads, RS flicks it towards square leg and rotates the strike.

Carlos Brathwaite to Shikhar Dhawan. Length ball on off, Rohit punches it towards long off for one.

Carlos Brathwaite to Rohit Sharma. Brathwaite starts with a slower ball outside off, Rohit drives it through cover for a single.

Skipper, Carlos Brathwaite has introduced himself into the attack.

Keemo Paul to Rohit Sharma. Single to end the over. Full on middle and leg, RS strokes it through mid on and keeps the strike. India 52/0 at the end of Powerplay. Solid start from the visitors.

Keemo Paul to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Brilliant execution! Fuller on off and middle, Rohit gets down on one knee and sweeps it towards the fine leg region. He did not time it well but gets the desired result. That brings up India's 50 too.

Keemo Paul to Rohit Sharma. On the pads, Rohit flicks it wide of fine leg and gets a couple.

Keemo Paul to Rohit Sharma. SIX! First biggie of the day! Paul bowls a rank full toss on middle and leg, Rohit says thank you very much and smashes it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

Keemo Paul to Rohit Sharma. Smart bowling. Keemo sees Rohit come down the track so he bowls it on a length closer to the body. Rohit looks to hit it but gets an inside edge onto the pads. Sharma wanted a single but Dhawan says no.

Keemo Paul to Rohit Sharma. Paul starts with a full ball on off, Rohit pushes it to mid off.

Keemo Paul is into the attack now.

Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Beats the diving mid on fielder! Floated on middle, Dhawan comes down the track and hits it with venom wide of mid on. The fielder there dives to his right but cannot stop the ball which beats him for pace.

Sunil Narine to Shikhar Dhawan. Fuller around off, Dhawan looks to sweep but it goes to mid on off the lower half of his bat.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Shorter on off, Rohit hangs back and pulls it towards wide long on for a single.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Tossed up around off, Sharma pushes it to cover.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Flighted on off, Rohit defends it off the front foot. Dhawan wanted a run but Rohit says no. Good call.

Sunil Narine to Rohit Sharma. Starts with a floated ball full on off, Rohit taps it back to the bowler.

Spinner on now. Sunil Narine is into the attack.

Sheldon Cottrell to Shikhar Dhawan. Good effort from the man at point. Length ball outside off, Dhawan plays his favourite cut shot but the man at point dives to his right and gets his hand to it. Takes the pace off the ball because of that. The fielder from third man cleans it up. Two taken.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Full on middle and leg, Sharma milks it down to long on for a run.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Length ball on off, RS plays it to point.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Stylish! Fuller on off, Rohit just lofts it over mid off for an easy boundary. His second in this over.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Fuller on the pads, Rohit flicks it towards square leg and gets a couple.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Beautiful! Rohit makes batting look so easy! Fuller on off, Rohit lofts his drive over covers for a boundary. Effortless from Ro-Hit!

Oshane Thomas to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Second boundary of the over and Dhawan gets his first. Back of a length ball on off, Shikhar uses the bounce and helps it over the third man region for a boundary.

Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Length delivery around off, Rohit helps it down to third man and gets to the other end.

Oshane Thomas to Shikhar Dhawan. Quick running. On top of middle, Dhawan pushes it towards mid off and calls for a fast single.

Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Much better line and length this one. Hits the deck hard around off, Rohit pushes it to cover and gets a single.

Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Lovely wrist work. On the pads, Rohit just picks it up and flicks it over mid-wicket for an effortless boundary.

Oshane Thomas to Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan is off the mark! Good length ball on off, Dhawan pushes it wide of mid off and gets a single.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Ends the over with a very good ball. Cottrell hits the deck hard around off, Rohit looks to tap it towards third man but the ball goes off the upper half of his bat and goes behind on a bounce.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Much better. Full on off, Rohit pushes it to mid off.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. WIDE! Cottrell continues to struggle with his line here and bowls one more down the leg side. Rohit misses his flick. Third wide of the over.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Decent line. Bowls it full on middle and leg, Rohit flicks it but finds mid-wicket.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Fuller on the stumps, RS defends it off the front foot.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. WIDE! Another one sprayed down the leg side. Wide given by the umpire.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. On the leg side, Rohit looks to flick but the ball kisses his pad on its way to the keeper. Dhawan was asking the umpire if it is a wide but the umpire says no as it deflected off his pad.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. Very good ball. Full and comes in to the right-hander. Rohit too plays it well with a push to mid on.

Sheldon Cottrell to Rohit Sharma. WIDE! False start for Cottrell. He starts with bowling one down the leg side. Rohit looks to flick but misses. Wided by the umpire.

Sheldon Cotrell to bowl from the other end.

Oshane Thomas to Shikhar Dhawan. Beaten again! Good length ball on off, Dhawan looks to defend but misses.

Oshane Thomas to Shikhar Dhawan. NOT OUT! Nothing on the Ultra Edge and West Indies lose their sole review. Short ball around off, Dhawan looks to play the upper cut but misses. Pooran takes it and starts celebrating but nothing from the umpire. Brathwaite takes the review straightaway. Replays roll in and Ultra Edge shows no spike on it.

Review for caught behind. Dhawan is the man in question. The West Indies players are confident that they have their man. Let's see what the replays have to say.

Oshane Thomas to Shikhar Dhawan. Better line to the southpaw. Back of a length ball on top of middle, Dhawan keeps it down off his back foot.

Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Angles it in on the pads, Rohit flicks it to the on side and gets a single.

Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. WIDE! Thomas struggles with the line and sprays this down the leg side. Wided by the umpire.

Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. Once again it is on the body, Rohit defends it back to the bowler.

Oshane Thomas to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! India are off with a bang! Thomas bowls a real loosener first up. It is on the body, Rohit flicks it fine down the leg side for a boundary.

We are all set to begin! The West Indies skipper are in a huddle with their skipper having a word with them before they take their respective positions. Indian openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma stride out to the middle to open the innings. Oshane Thomas to bowl the first over of the game.

West Indies Playing XI - Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Carlos Brathwaite (C), Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre (IN for John Campbell), Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas.

India playing XI (Unchanged)- Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed.

West Indies skipper, Carlos Brathwaite says that it looks like a better wicket than the last game and he expects the pitch to not change much. Further adds that bowling first gives them more time to assess the conditions. Says the team needs to take smarter decision and not just go aggressive or defensive but just play smart cricket. Informs that Pierre comes in place of Campbell which means Narine would open the batting.

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli says that the wicket looks good and he expects the pitch to get slower as the game goes on and hence he wants to bat. Reckons the ball will come onto the bat in the first six overs but then one might have to assess the conditions. On his team changes, Virat informs they are playing the same eleven.

TOSS - We are all set for the spin of the coin. Up goes the coin and falls in the favour of Kohli. INDIA WIN THE TOSS AND OPT TO BAT FIRST.

PITCH REPORT- Daren Ganga is the pitch master for the game once again. He says there is a little bit of dark spots on the surface due to the overnight rains. He feels that it is a better wicket than yesterday. On the surface he says there is a bit of grass covering on the wicket.

Welcome ladies and gentlemen for the second T20I between West Indies and India in Florida. The bowlers dominated the first game on a sluggish surface and that made the game a low scoring affair. The venue and the pitch remain the same for this encounter as well and it's all about how the batsmen adjust to the conditions. The bowlers are expected to receive decent purchase from this track and if they perform like yesterday, the batters will have their task cut out. Let's hope for a more competitive battle between bat and ball. Stay tuned for more updates...