Ashwin's no-ball gave Man-of-the-Match Simmons 'life' at 18 when Jasprit Bumrah had taken the catch while Pandya overstepped when the right-hander was on 50. Simmons went to score an unbeaten 82 to win it for the Caribbeans.
"It was a bad toss to lose. Then it was a 7 pm start which meant that second innings started half an hour early. It was not bad when we started bowling. The spinners did not have much on offer due to dew. We have a history of problems when the spinners bowl with wet ball. The only thing I am really disappointed are the two no-balls," Dhoni said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
"There was not much on offer, we wanted our fast bowlers to make a game out of it at the time as it was difficult for the part-timers against big-hitters like Russell. I felt that if they bowl well then part-timers will get a cushion of extra 5-7 runs," said Dhoni.
Dhoni said that T20 is a demanding format but they have been used to it due to IPL.
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