The West Indies beat India by nine wickets in the one-off T20I at Kingston, Jamaica on Sunday. After being asked to bat, the visitors scored 190/6 courtesy Dinesh Karthik’s 48. In reply, Evin Lewis’ unbeaten century guided the Windies home with nine balls to spare. His 125 not out is now the highest score by a West Indies batsman in T20Is.
After the dismissal of Chris Gayle, Samuels and Leiws built a 100-run partnership and tore the Indian bowling attack apart. For India, Kuldeep Yadav managed to scalp a wicket in his four overs for 34 runs.
Evin Lewis smashes an amazing 125 including TWELVE sixes to help the West Indies thrash India by 9 wickets.
Over 18.3 | Score 194/1
Lewis finishes things off in style with a massive six and took his tally of sixes to 12.
Windies chase down 191 with 9 wickets in hand against India.
Evin Lewis, now also writes himself into history books with the highest T20 score in a chase.
Over 18 | Score 183/1 | Marlon Samuels 31 (27); Evin Lewis 119 (61)
100 run partnership comes up between Lewis and Samuels.
Over 17 | Score 178/1 | Marlon Samuels 27 (21); Evin Lewis 119 (61)
Lewis seems to be in a hurry to finish things off.
Hit consecutive sixes off Jadeja to take his sixes tally to 11.
Windies need 13 runs in 18 balls.
Over 16 | Score 164/1 | Marlon Samuels 26 (20); Evin Lewis 106 (56)
150 up for the West Indies as Samuels hit Yadav for consecutive fours.
Over 15 | Score 149/1 | Marlon Samuels 21 (17); Evin Lewis 100 (53)
Lewis hit 2 sixes in Jadeja's over and took his sixes tally to 9.
HUNDRED! Evin Lewis brought up his 2nd T20I 100 in 53 deliveries.
West Indies need 42 off 30 balls now.
Over 14 | Score 135/1 | Marlon Samuels 21 (16); Evin Lewis 87 (48)
Pressure off Marlon Samuels as he cut a short-wide ball off Shami for a four.
He followed it with a flat-bat six.
Then he ended the expensive over with another boundary.
Over 13 | Score 119/1 | Marlon Samuels 6 (11); Evin Lewis 86 (47)
Excellent 13th over from Ravindra Jadeja. Just 2 runs came off it. Windies need 72 runs in 42 balls.
Over 12 | Score 117/1 | Marlon Samuels 5 (7); Evin Lewis 86 (45)
Lewis got down on one knee and slogged it to the long fence. Windies need 74 runs off 48 balls
Over 11 | Score 106/1 | Marlon Samuels 3 (5); Evin Lewis 79 (41)
It's raining sixes at Sabina Park! 100 up for the West Indies with a huge six courtesy of Lewis.
Windies need 85 runs in 54 balls.
Over 10 | Score 95/1 | Marlon Samuels 2 (4); Evin Lewis 70 (36)
Lewis continues the onslaught after Gayle's fall. Windies need 96 runs in 60 balls.
Over 9 | Score 86/1 | Marlon Samuels 1 (2); Evin Lewis 62 (32)
Finally someone takes a catch and it's none other than MS Dhoni.
WICKET! 8.2 over: Chris Gayle c MS Dhoni b Kuldeep Yadav 18(20)
Gayle not as lucky as Lewis. Dhoni calls for the catch early.
Over 8 | Score 82/0 | Chris Gayle 18 (18); Evin Lewis 61 (30)
Just one boundary came off this over from Ashwin. 7 runs added to WI's score.
Over 7 | Score 75/0 | Chris Gayle 17 (15); Evin Lewis 56 (27)
Lewis welcomed Yadav with a massive six. The ball literally went out of the ground.
The shot brought Lewis' fifty off just 24 balls
Everything is going right for Lewis, survived another scare as DK failed to take a simple catch.
Over 6 | Score 66/0 | Chris Gayle 17 (13); Evin Lewis 47 (23)
Lewis is on fire! Another huge six, this time off Bhuvi.
Followed his maximum with a boundary.
DROPPED! Lewis survives as Kohli and Shami collide.
Over 5 | Score 52/0 | Chris Gayle 15 (11); Evin Lewis 35 (19)
Back-to-back sixes for Lewis as he goes after Ashwin. 50 up for the West Indies in the 5th over.
Over 4 | Score 36/0 | Chris Gayle 14 (10); Evin Lewis 21 (14)
19 runs from Shami's first over. Decent start from West Indies in pursuit of 191.
Over 3 | Score 17/0 | Chris Gayle 9 (8); Evin Lewis 7 (10)
Another good over by Bhuvi. Just 4 runs came off it. Windies need 174 more runs.
Over 2 | Score 13/0 | Chris Gayle 8 (7); Evin Lewis 4 (5)
Gayle smoked the last delivery off Ashwin's over for a six over long-off.
Over 1 | Score 5/0 | Chris Gayle 2 (2); Evin Lewis 3 (4)
Good start by Bhuvi, gave away just 5 runs in the first over.
Gayle and Lewis are at the crease. Gayle is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack.
India post a target of 191 for the West Indies.
Over 20 | Score 190/6
Ravindra Jadeja picked up a six and two fours off the last over of the innings as 18 runs were added to India's total.
Over 19 | Score 172/6 | Ravindra Jadeja 6 (5); R Ashwin 4 (4)
India have not scored a boundary in more than 20 deliveries now. 8 runs were added to India's total in the 19th over.
Over 18 | Score 164/6 | Ravindra Jadeja 4 (3); R Ashwin 0 (0)
India have lost wickets at regular intervals as the West Indies have made up for the damage done by India openers.
WICKET! 17.6 over: Kedar Jadhav c Sunil Narine b Kesrick Williams 4(4)
Jadhav wanted to play a pull shot over the on-side, could not get enough bat on it.
Over 17 | Score 158/5 | Ravindra Jadeja 2 (1); Kedar Jadhav 0 (0)
West Indies have made a comeback in the 16th over.
WICKET! 16.4 over: MS Dhoni c Marlon Samuels b Jerome Taylor
Beaten by the slower one as he charged down the track.
WICKET! 16.5 over: Rishabh Pant c Walton b Jerome Taylor 38(35)
Pant looked to ramp a short ball by Taylor but edged it to keeper.
Over 16 | Score 153/3 | Rishabh Pant 36 (32); MS Dhoni 1 (1)
150 is up for India in the 16th over.
Pant began Samuel's over with a huge six and followed it with a boundary over extra cover.
WICKET! 15.4 over: Dinesh Karthik b Marlon Samuels 48(29)
DK attempted a sweep shot but was beaten.
Over 15 | Score 140/2 | Rishabh Pant 24 (28); Dinesh Karthik 48 (28)
Slow over for India and an excellent over for the West Indies by Jerome Taylor, only 5 runs came off it.
Over 14 | Score 135/2 | Rishabh Pant 21 (24); Dinesh Karthik 46 (26)
The only boundary of the over came off DK's bat. 7 runs were added to India's total.
Over 13 | Score 128/2 | Rishabh Pant 19 (20); Dinesh Karthik 41 (24)
50 partnership is up between Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik off 38 balls.
DK played a pull shot on the 3rd delivery of the 13th over, it went high and out of the fence for a six.
Another six came off the last delivery of the over.
Over 12 | Score 114/2 | Rishabh Pant 18 (19); Dinesh Karthik 29 (19)
Karthik ended Narine's over with a splendid cover-drive that raced towards the boundary.
India's Current Run Rate: 9.5
Over 11 | Score 105/2 | Rishabh Pant 14 (15); Dinesh Karthik 24 (17)
100 up for India with a huge six off Dk's bat and it was followed by a boundary. 12 runs came off the 11th over.
Over 10 | Score 93/2 | Rishabh Pant 13 (12); Dinesh Karthik 13 (14)
Karthik got a boundary in the 10th over as we are half-way through India's innings.
Over 9 | Score 87/2 | Rishabh Pant 12 (11); Dinesh Karthik 8 (9)
Pant bagged a boundary with a pull shot off Badree. 9 runs added to India's total in the 9th over.
Over 8 | Score 78/2 | Rishabh Pant 5 (7); Dinesh Karthik 6 (7)
7 runs came in Sunil Narine's first over. Karthik cut Narine through point to fetch his 1st boundary.
Over 7 | Score 71/2 | Rishabh Pant 1 (3); Dinesh Karthik 3 (5)
Only 5 runs came in the 7th over of the Indian innings, lowest of the match, so far.
Over 6 | Score 66/2 | Rishabh Pant 1 (2); Dinesh Karthik 0 (0)
The sixth over of the Indian has been the most dramatic, so far.
First six of the match came off Kohli's bat on the first delivery of the 6th over. The maximum was followed by a four through third man.
WICKET! 5.3 over: Virat Kohli c Sunil Narine b Kesrick Williams 39(22)
Kohli failed to read the slower one from Williams and played a hook shot.
WICKET! 5.5 over: Shikhar Dhawan run out (Kesrick Williams) 23(12)
Terrible mix-up between Dhawan and Rishabh Pant.
Over 5 | Score 54/0 | Shikhar Dhawan 22 (11); Virat Kohli 29 (19)
Fifty is up for India in the 5th over, fastest for India against the West Indies.
Dhawan welcomed Windies skipper Carlos Brathwaite into the attack with a boundary. Then Kohli got a boundary through covers.
Over 4 | Score 42/0 | Shikhar Dhawan 17 (9); Virat Kohli 24 (15)
Back-to-back boundaries for Virat Kohli in the 4th over. First to long off then to deep midwicket.
Over 3 | Score 32/0 | Shikhar Dhawan 16 (8); Virat Kohli 15 (10)
So far the best over for the West Indies. Only one boundary came off Dhawan's bat.
Over 2 | Score 26/0 | Shikhar Dhawan 12 (5); Virat Kohli 14 (7)
Consecutive boundaries for Kohli on the first two balls of the 2nd over. Dhawan ended the over with a boundary.
Over 1 | Score 13/0 | Shikhar Dhawan 8 (4); Virat Kohli 5 (2)
Excellent first over for India. Skipper Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan mean business right from the onset.
Kohli and Dhawan are at the crease. Kohli is on strike. Badree will open the attack.
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Windies (Playing XI): Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Chadwick Walton(w), Marlon Samuels, Kieron Pollard, Rovman Powell, Carlos Brathwaite(c), Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree, Jerome Taylor, Kesrick Williams
West Indies have won the toss and have opted to field.
New Delhi: Team India clinched the five-match ODI series 3-1 against West Indies after winning the fifth and final ODI by 8 wickets to register third consecutive ODI series victory against Carribean side. The Men in Blue would now be up against the West Indies in the only T20I at Sabina Park on Sunday.
When?
India and West Indies will meet in the T20I in Jamaica. The T20I will be played on Sunday, July 9, 2017.
Time?
The T20I match between India and West Indies begins at 9:00 PM IST (Sunday evening). The toss will take place 30 minutes before the start of live action.
Where?
The T20I match between India and West Indies will be played at the Sabina Park in Kingston. The weather forecast in the city says that it will cloudy throughout with heavy rain in the evening.
Where to watch it?
The T20I match between India and West Indies can be streamed live on SonyLIV. The match will telecast on Ten 1 HD, Ten 3, Sony SIX and Sony SIX HD.
