India defeated West Indies by 22 runs via DLS in the second match of the three-match T20I series at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida on Sunday.
Here are the highlights from the match:
# India win by 22 runs via DLS method!
# The game has been called off due to relentless rain with India taking a 2-0 series lead in the three-match T20I series.
# It has started raining as well at this stage which further reduces chances of the game restarting!
# The DLS par score is 120 at this stage and no further play with result in India sealing the series.
# The players are walking off the field with the groundstaff bringing the covers out. The game has been stopped due to threat from possible lightning!
# Krunal Pandya to bowl the 16th over!
# West Indies 95/4 (15 overs) with six runs from the over as Kieron Pollard scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the ball straight of long-on.
# Ravindra Jadeja is back in the attack!
# West Indies 89/4 (14 overs) as Shimron Hetmyer gets off the mark with a boundary hitting the ball past the fielder at sweeper cover, following the two dismissals.
# Shimron Hetmyer is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Rovman Powell departs for 54 runs off 34 deliveries after being outfoxed by a quickish delivery bowled straight which went on to hit the pads. West Indies 85/4 (13.5 overs)
# Kieron Pollard is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Nicholas Pooran departs for 19 runs off 34 deliveries as he attempts to go for a big hit straight down the ground, with Manish Pandey completing a catch at long-on. West Indies 84/3 (13.2 overs)
# Krunal Pandya to bowl his third over!
# West Indies 83/2 (13 overs) with eight runs from the over as Rovman Powell scores his sixth boundary of the innings, hitting the ball straight down the ground. Powell and Pooran further complete three singles, hitting the ball to long-on and long-off.
# Navdeep Saini to bowl his third over of the innings!
# West Indies 75/2 (12 overs) with nine runs from the over as Rovman Powell scores his third six of the innings, hitting the ball over deep mid. Powell and Pooran further complete two singles, with an extra run off a wide delivery.
# Krunal Pandya to bowl his second over of the innings!
# West Indies 66/2 (11 overs) with four runs from the over as the two batsmen complete three singles hitting the ball through the covers, into the on-side with an extra run off a wide delivery.
# Khaleel Ahmed is back in the attack and set to bowl his third over!
# West Indies 62/2 (10 overs) with five runs from the over as Powell and Pooran complete three singles and a double, hitting the ball to deep cover, into the on-side and between mid-wicket and long-on.
# Spinner Krunal Pandya into the attack!
# West Indies 57/2 (9 overs) with 11 runs from the over as Rovman Powell scores his second six of the innings, slog sweeping the ball over backward square. Pooran and Powell further complete three singles and a double.
# Washington Sundar to bowl his third over!
# West Indies 46/2 (8 overs) with 10 runs from the over as Rovman Powell scores two consecutive boundaries off the third and fourth deliveries. The two batsmen further complete two singles, hitting the ball to cover and third man.
# Navdeep Saini to bowl his second over of the innings!
# West Indies 36/2 (7 overs) with 11 runs from the over as Rovman Powell scores a boundary and a six off the third and final deliveries, hitting the ball over long-off and between cover and mid-off. The two batsmen further complete a single.
# Khaleel Ahmed to bowl his second over of the innings!
# West Indies 25/2 (6 overs) with nine runs from the over as Rovman Powell scores his second boundary of the innings, hitting the ball to backward square leg. Nicholas Pooran further scored his first boundary of the innings following a short of length delivery, hitting the ball past the fielder at deep square.
# Pacer Navdeep Saini into the attack!
# West Indies 16/2 (5 overs) with seven runs from the over as Rovman Powell hits a boundary off his first delivery of the innings, with the ball pitched up. The two batsmen further complete three singles hitting the ball to mid-off, deep third and into the off-side.
# Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed into the attack!
# West Indies 9/2 (4 overs) with just a single off Bhuvneshwar Kumar's second over of the innings, as Nicholas Pooran hit the full delivery down to long-off.
# Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl his second over of the innings!
# Just a single and a wicket off the over as Nicholas Pooran gets off the mark following a shot to short fine leg off a half-tracker. West Indies 8/2 (3 overs)
# Rovman Powell is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Sunil Narine departs for 4 runs off 12 deliveries following a slow delivery which Narine attempts to smash coming down the track but failing to connect, resulting in the ball hitting the stumps. West Indies 8/2 (2.6 overs)
# Washington Sundar to bowl his second over of the innings!
# West Indies 7/1 (2 overs) with six runs from the over as Sunil Narine gets off the mark with a double off a slower knuckleball. Pooran further gets off the mark with a single through square leg.
# Nicholas Pooran is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Evin Lewis departs for a duck as Bhuvneshwar Kumar completes a return catch off a slower length delivery which deceived the opener. West Indies 2/1 (1.2 overs)
# Bhuvneshwar Kumar to share the new ball!
# West Indies 1/0 (1 over) with none of the batsman off the mark and a single run added to the team total following a wide delivery off the second ball.
# Washington Sundar to bowl the opening over of the innings!
# West Indies openers Sunil Narine and Evin Lewis are set to kickstart the chase!
# West Indies need 168 runs to win!
# India finish on 167/5 (20 overs) with 20 runs from the over as Krunal Pandya smashed two consecutive sixes off the first two deliveries hitting the ball over deep square leg and over long-off. Ravindra Jadeja further smashed a six over long-on.
# Keemo Paul to bowl the final over of the innings!
# Six runs from the over comprising of three singles, a double and a wicket. India reach 147/5 (19 overs)
# Ravindra Jadeja is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Manish Pandey departs for six runs off seven deliveries as the batsman edges a short delivery from Cottrell to wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran. India 143/5 (18.3 overs)
# Sheldon Cottrell to bowl his final over of the innings!
# India 141/4 (18 overs) with six runs from the over as Manish Pandey and Krunal Pandey complete a double after the latter hit the ball to the on-side, followed by four consecutive singles.
# Keemo Paul to bowl his third over of the innings!
# Five runs from the over as India reach 135/4 (17 overs) as Pandya and Manish Pandey complete three consecutive singles off the last three deliveries hitting the ball to square leg, deep mid-wicket and mid-on.
# Krunal Pandya is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Virat Kohli departs for 28 runs off 23 deliveries following a full delivery which angled back into Kohli, going on to hit the middle stump. India 132/4 (16.2 overs)
# Sheldon Cottrell to bowl his third over of the innings!
# Four runs and a wicket off the over as Kohli and Pandey complete four consecutive singles, hitting the ball to deep mid-wicket and mid-on. India 130/3 (16 overs)
# Manish Pandey is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Rishabh Pant departs for four runs off five deliveries following a short delivery bowled well wide of off, which Pant attempted to hit to third man without proper contact resulting in a catch to Rishabh Pant. India 126/3 (15.1 overs)
# Oshane Thomas to bowl his final over of the innings!
# India 126/2 (15 overs) with nine runs from the over as Virat Kohli scores his first boundary of the innings, hitting the ball between long-on and deep mid-wicket. Pant and Kohli further complete five singles hitting the ball wide of off, long-on, wide of short third man.
# Sunil Narine to bowl his final over of the innings!
# India 117/2 (14 overs) with six runs and a wicket off the over as Rishabh Pant gets off the mark with a single off the final delivery hitting the ball to deep extra cover.
# Rishabh Pant is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Rohit Sharma departs for 67 runs off 51 deliveries following a short delivery which he fails to connect effectively off, resulting in a top-edge which Shimron Hetmyer completes a catch off. India 115/2 (13.5 overs)
# Oshane Thomas to bowl his third over of the innings!
# India 111/1 (13 overs) with 13 runs from the over as Rohit Sharma scores his third six of the innings, hitting the slower delivery wide of deep mid-wicket. Rohit further scored his sixth boundary of the innings hitting the low full-toss wide of third man.
# Carlos Braithwaite to bowl his second over of the innings!
# Rohit Sharma is now the leading the six-hitter in T20Is having surpassed Chris Gayle (105) during the course of this innings.
# India 98/1 (12 overs) with 11 runs from the over as Virat Kohli scores his first six of the innings coming down the track and hitting the ball straight down the ground for a six. The two batsmen further complete three singles and a double, hitting the ball to deep mid-wicket and long-on.
# Khary Pierre to bowl his second over of the innings!
# India 87/1 (11 overs) with ten runs from the over as Rohit Sharma scores his second six of the innings hitting the ball over deep mid-wicket. The two batsmen further complete four singles hitting the ball to the backward point and to the off-side.
# Sunil Narine to bowl his third over of the innings!
# India 77/1 (10 overs) with five runs from the over as the two batsmen complete four singles, hitting the ball to long-off and long-on which is followed by an extra run off a wide delivery.
# Left-arm orthodox bowler Khary Pierre comes into the attack!
# India 72/1 (9 overs) with four runs from the over as the two batsmen complete four singles hitting the ball to long-on and deep mid-wicket.
# Sunil Narine to bowl his second over of the innings!
# India 68/1 (8 overs) with seven runs and a wicket off the over as Virat Kohli gets off the mark with a single off his first delivery following the dismissal of Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan and Sharma earlier completed two doubles and two singles, hitting the ball square of the wicket, deep mid-wicket.
# Skipper Virat Kohli is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Shikhar Dhawan departs for 23 runs off 16 deliveries as he is bowled following a swipe across the line without proper connect with the ball going on to hit the stumps. India 67/1 (7.5 overs)
# Keemo Paul is back in the attack and set to bowl his second over!
# India 61/0 (7 overs) with nine runs from the over as Shikhar Dhawan scores his third boundary of the innings, hitting the good length delivery past short third man. The two batsmen further complete four singles hitting the ball to long-on, backward square leg, long-off and on the off-side.
# Skipper Carlos Braithwaite comes into the attack!
# India 52/0 (6 overs) with 13 runs from the over as Rohit Sharma scores his first six of the innings following a slower delivery, flicking the ball on one leg over mid-wicket. Rohit further hit a boundary sweeping the short delivery wide of short fine leg.
# Keemo Paul has been introduced into the attack!
# India 39/0 (5 overs) with five runs from the over as Rohit Sharma completes a single off the fourth delivery hitting the ball wide of mid-on. Dhawan further scored his second boundary of the innings off the final delivery, hitting the ball to long-on.
# Spinner Sunil Narine into the attack!
# India 34/0 (4 overs) with 13 runs from the over as Rohit Sharma scores two boundaries off the first and third deliveries. Rohit hit the first boundary over cover followed by a loft over mid-off.
# Sheldon Cottrell to bowl his second over of the innings!
# India 21/0 (3 overs) as Rohit Sharma scores his second boundary of the innings which was followed by Dhawan getting off the mark with a boundary from the final delivery. The two batsmen further complete four singles hitting the ball to cover point and mid-off.
# Oshane Thomas to continue with the ball!
# India 9/0 (2 overs) with three runs from the over as Cottrell bowls three wide deliveries off the first, third and fifth ball down the leg-side. Shikhar Dhawan is yet to get off the mark having played three deliveries so far.
# Sheldon Cottrell to share the new ball!
# Six runs from the opening over as Rohit Sharma gets off the mark with a boundary off the first delivery, hitting the ball fine to the fine leg boundary. Sharma and Dhawan further complete a single after the former hit the ball towards square leg with an extra run off a wide delivery. India 6/0 (1 over)
# Pacer Oshane Thomas to bowl the opening over of the clash!
# Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are ready as well!
# The West Indies players have entered the field and are set to kick start the clash!
# The Indian innings will begin in a few minutes!
# Sunil Narine is set to open the innings for the West Indies in the absence of John Campbell!
# Team India skipper Virat Kohli has won the toss and opted to bat!
# The toss is set to take place shortly!
Virat Kohli-led India will target an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20I series against West Indies when the two sides square off in the second T20I at the Central Broward Regional Park in Florida on Sunday.
India registered a winning start to the T20I series with a four-wicket win in the opening clash on Saturday.
The Men in Blue restricted the West Indies to a below-par score of 95 for nine in the stipulated 20 overs, on a slow and sluggish track after opting to field. Navdeep Saini who made his debut in the clash was the highest wicket-taker accounting for three wickets.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar chipped in with two wickets while Ravindra Jadeja, Khaleel Ahmed, Washington Sundar and Krunal Pandya accounted for a wicket apiece. Kieron Pollard was the highest scorer for the hosts with 49 runs.
In reply, the visiting side lost wickets at regular intervals but they ultimately managed to chase down the score with 2.4 overs to spare.
Heading into the clash, both India and West Indies will look to assess the conditions better and come up with good batting performances.
While the Men in Blue once again bank on their young bowling attack in their bid to seal the series, the Caribbean side will look to bounce back strongly and display a much-improved performance in order to stay alive in the series.
As far as weather is concerned, the day is expected to remain sunny during the playing time, with a minimum chance of rain at that time. If conditions are taken into consideration, spinners are expected to play a decisive role.
Lineups:
# West Indies (Playing XI): Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran(w), Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Carlos Brathwaite(c), Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas.
# India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Navdeep Saini, K Khaleel Ahmed.
