WI vs IND 2nd T20 Highlights: Pooran, Hosein heroes; Windies win by 2 wkts

West Indies vs India 2nd T20 Highlights: Nicholas Pooran hit a 40-ball 67 while Akeal Hosein, apart from hitting the winning runs and scoring 16* (10), took 2/29 with the ball. Windies take a 2-0 lead

11:57 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Match Summary

 

It was a heart-thumping end to yet another match of the five-match T20I series as hosts West Indies emerged victorious by two wickets in Providence Guyana to lead the series 2-0. They had won the first game in Trinidad by 4 runs. 

 

Chasing a target of 153, Windies lost two quick wickets in the form of Brandon King and Johnson Charles. Kyle Mayrws too departed soon. But the pairing of former skipper Nicholas Pooran and current captain Rovaman Powell added 57 off just 37 balls to take the game away from the Indian team. Powell became Indian skipper Hardik Pandya's third scalp. He had taken the first two wickets in the first over itself. 

 

Shimron Hetmyer then joined Pooran as the duo added 37 before mayhem commenced in the middle. The Men in Maroon lost four wickets for only three runs in 12 balls to find themselves needing 24 to win from 24 with numbers nine and 10 at the crease.

 

No mugs with the bat in hand, Akeal Hosein (16 off 10) and Alzarri Joseph (10 off 8) did the job for the team with 7 balls to spare. 

 

Earlier in the day, Indian batters failed to make a mark once again as Tilak Varma (51) remained the only shining light in an otherwise ordinary batting display from the men in blue. Ishan Kishan (27), Hardik Pandya (24) and Axar Patel (14) were the other three batters apart from Varma to reach the double figures.

 

For West Indies, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph and Romario Shepherd picked two wickets each to restrict India to 152/7. They would now need 153 to win the match and take a 2-0 lead in the series. 

 

11:40 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Akeal hits a four, Windies win by two wickets

 

The short ball play should not have been employed by Mukesh Kumar it seems., Yorkers were the ask of the hour, but maybe he wanted to take a wicket, who knows? 

 

Four!! Hit down the ground by Akeal for a four and that would mean a two-wicket victory for West Indies and a 2-0 series lead as well.

 

11:37 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 148/8 in 18.2 overs

 

Single and the strike goes to Alzarri Joseph now 

 

Has that hit the advertisement cushion on the full, or is it a one-bounce four? Tow runs would be very crucial at this moment though. Umpires checking it very closely. So it is six runs. Now only five are required of 10 balls. 

 

11:33 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 141/8 in 18 overs

 

Four!! That is one thing that would give a lot of confidence to the two batters on the ground. Four runs from Akeal Hosein 

 

Two more runs from Alzarri Joseph, as he plays inside out over covers, runs for his life before mid-off cuts it back. Single would mean that Windies would now need 12 in 12 balls. Can they get it?

 

11:30 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 132/8 in 17 overs

 

Just three runs from the over means that the West Indies would now need 21 from the last three overs with only two wickets in hand. Both Joseph and Hosein can handle the bat very well though. 

 

11:17 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Another wicket falls, Holder stumped

 

This is pure harakiri from West Indies here as they are losing wicket after wicket and not scoring at all after the fall of Nicholas Pooran. In the last 11 balls, West Indies have scored only two runs and lost three wickets. Unbelievable. 

 

11:13 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Shepherd run out

 

This is suicidal from Shimron Hetmyer. He should not have called for two runs at all. Romario Shepherd, another local boy, has to depart without even facing a ball. 

 

11:12 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 127/5 in 15 overs

 

Ravi Bishnoi has bowled a brilliant over here as Hetmyer has taken all six balls and scored only one run

 

11:08 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 126/5 in 14 overs, Mukesh Kumar gets Pooran

 

After being hit for six, Mukesh Kumar has picked up a wicket very next ball and India could still be in with a chance as the wicket is that of Nicholas Pooran. He has smoked this one too, but it went to Sanju Samson at cover who caught in the second attempt. This would be Mukesh Kumar’s maid T20I wicket. West Indies need 27 from 36 balls to win with Shimron Hetmyer and Jason Holder at the crease. 

 

11:00 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 117/4 in 13 overs

 

Six!! Hetmyer has now smoked this one and he is loving it here at home. The local boy doesn’t want to let go of any opportunities here. 11 runs come from the over as the Windies inch closer to victory.

 

10:57 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 106/4 in 12 overs

 

Hardik Pandya has bowled himself out for 3/35 in his four overs and he has brought in Arshdeep Singh for the 13th over itself. He is not waiting for anything. He wants wickets as soon as possible.

 

10:51 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 99/3 in 11 overs

 

Nicholas Pooran ended the over with a 98-meter six which almost cleared the roof of the traditional pavilion  

 

10:49 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Hetmyer saved by a review

 

Shimron Hetmyer has been saved a review as he was adjudged out caught at the slip by Shubman Gill. Hetmyer, who is a local boy from Guyana heaves a sigh of relief

 

10:43 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 89/3 in 9.5 overs; Fifty for Pooran, Powell out

 

Nicholas Pooran has completed what he left undone in the last game- gets to a fifty in just 29-ball to make great use of his batting form. 

 

Four!! Brilliant from Powell as he threads the gap between the short third-man and point for a four 

 

Wicket!! Hardik Pandya and his ability to get wickets have got him another one as Powell tried to play a cut shot but got the ball straight to the third man which was moved back just before this delivery. West Indies are now four down in the 10th over. 

 

10:37 PM

WI vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 82/3 in 09 overs

 

10 runs from this Chahal over included a gigantic six off the bat of Rovman Powell which was hit inside out. Then there was a chance for the run-out which India were unable to convert yet again.