Axar Patel emerged as India’s no longer truly hero with the bat as the left-arm spinner hit an unbeaten 64 to aid the company gun down a 312-bustle goal in a thriller in the 2nd ODI of a 3-match sequence in opposition to West Indies in Trinidad on Sunday.
The judge has also assured India’s 12th consecutive bilateral sequence judge in opposition to the West Indies and fifth consecutive bilateral ODI sequence judge in the Caribbean.
WI vs IND, 2nd ODI: Highlights
Chasing 312 to evaluate, India 32 wished from 24 balls when Axar slammed two consecutive fours off Romario Shepherd to train up his fifty off honest 27 balls. Avesh Khan, too, hit a boundary in the identical over as India aloof 13 from the 47th. Alzarri Joseph followed it up with a four-bustle 48th over.
With the equation now correct down to 15 off 12, Jayden Seales conceded honest seven and picked up the wicket of Avesh. Kyle Mayers, bowling the closing over in an LOI for the vital time, had 8 runs to play with. He went for 2 off the vital three earlier than Axar sealed the deal with a six off the fourth ball.
Shikhar Dhawan fell on the closing ball of the 11th over for 31-ball 13. Shubman Gill scored43 runs, while Suryakumar Yadav (9) failed to label all yet again. The duo of Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson cast the largest 99-bustle partnership for the fourth wicket. The aged scored 71-ball 63 earlier than losing his wicket to Alzarri Joseph on the closing ball of the 33rd over. Samson’s maiden ODI fifty which consisted of three fours and as many sixes took India past the 200-bustle imprint.
Earlier, West Indies rode on opener Shai Hope’s involving 115 while skipper Nicholas Pooran’s 74-bustle knock to submit 311 for six in opposition to India in the second ODI on Sunday. Hope, who used to be pushed aside cheaply in the vital ODI, added 65 runs off 55 balls for the outlet wicket with Kyle Mayers (39), earlier than stitching yet another 62-bustle stand with Shamarh Brooks (35).
After the exit of Mayers and Brooks, Hope found his supreme ally in skipper Pooran, who confirmed his huge-hitting prowess in the center of his 74 off 77 balls with the support of six maximums and one four. The 2 shared a 117-bustle stand off 126 balls.
Hope was simplest the 10th batter to obtain a hundred in his 100th ODI earlier than getting pushed aside on 115. Hope kept focusing on constructing partnerships an