2nd T20 highlights: Simmons' 67* helps WI beat IND, levels series 1-1
Batting first, India scored 170 for 7 with Shivam Dube hitting 54 off 30 balls and Rishabh Pant contributing an unbeaten 33 off 22
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Virat Kohli. Photo: PTI
Windies cricket team beat India cricket team by eight wickets in the second T20 International to level the three-match series 1-1 at Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Batting first, India scored 170 for 7 with Shivam Dube hitting 54 off 30 balls and Rishabh Pant contributing an unbeaten 33 off 22 as West Indies seamer Kesrick Williams and leg-spinner Hayden Walsh got two wickets apiece.In reply, Lendl Simmons scored an unbeaten 67 off 45 balls and Nicholas Pooran scored 38 off 18 balls to finish the chase in 18.3 overs.
Despite Dube's 54 off 30 balls, which had four huge sixes apart from three fours, India didn't get the required momentum during the death overs on a track where Caribbean seamers used a lot of back of length slower deliveries along with well disguised short balls.
The last five overs in the Indian innings produced only 38 runs and West Indies were able to compensate for the 13 wides and two no-balls that they bowled during the evening. Kesrick Williams after being subjected to humiliation from Virat Kohli, came back well with figures of 2 for 30 in four overs including the prized scalp of the Indian captain (19 of 17 balls). There was no 'Notebook Celebrations' but just a quiet 'finger on lips' this time around.
The other bowler, who impressed was leg-spinner Hayden Walsh (2/28 in 4 overs), who pitched the ball good areas and was also able to get some sharp turn on his leg breaks.
Left-arm spinner Khary Pierry who gave away only 11 runs from his 2 overs in the Powerplay, was surprisingly not called on to bowl again.
The highlight of the Indian innings was giant Mumbai all-rounder Dube's big-hitting prowess which he finally displayed at the international level.
The southpaw took a liking to the bowling of West Indies captain Kieron Pollard, smashing three huge sixes in the ninth over. He reached his maiden international fifty in 27 balls (4 sixes, two fours).
Skipper Kohli, who decimated the Windies attack in the game on Friday, saw Dube go big, but couldn't get going, falling to Williams as he mistimed a cut.
KL Rahul who hit a classy half-century in the first match in Hyderabad, cracked a superb boundary, before he skied one from Pierre to Shimron Hetmyer to be dismissed for 11.
Rohit Sharma (15) who did not have a great outing in the series opener fell going for a lap shot off Jason Holder's bowling and had his leg stump pegged back.
West Indies' ploy of bowling back of the length did work as the deliveries were not easily coming onto the bat making it difficult for hitting through the line. Only briefly, it was Dube, who got a hang of Pollard's slower ones and picked them up over deep mid-wicket region.
Here are the playing 11 of both the teams:
India playing 11: Rohit Sharma, K L Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal
West Indies playing 11: Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Kieron Pollard(c), Jason Holder, Khary Pierre, Hayden Walsh, Sheldon Cottrell, Kesrick Williams
10:28 PM![]()
West Indies level the three match series 1-1
The decider to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on December 11 (wednesday)
10:26 PM
Deepak Chahar continues
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Over 18.3; West Indies win by 8 wickets
Over Summary: 0 1 4 ; West Indies: 173-2
Deepak Chahar continues
Ball 3: Pooran pulls the short of length delivery towards deep square leg for FOUR and wins the match for West Indies.
Ball 2: A single for Simmons
Ball 1: Simmons digs out the yorker towards gully region for no run
10:23 PM
Bhuvi continues
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Over 18; West Indies need 3 runs in 12 balls
Over Summary: 4 1 1 1 1 6 ; West Indies: 168-2
Bhuvi continues
Ball 6: Ball on the pads and Pooran smashes towards deep backward square leg boundary for SIX.
Ball 5: Simmons digs out the yorker towards deep square leg for a single.
Ball 4: Pooran punches down the ground for a single
Ball 3: A short delivery and Simmons pulls towards deep backward square leg for a single
Ball 2: Pooran dabs towards square leg for a single.
Ball 1: Pooran drives through extra cover for FOUR
10:19 PM
Ball 6: A full delivery and Simmons nailed it just over long-off for SIX.
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Over 17; West Indies need 17 runs in 18 balls
Over Summary: 0 2 1 1 1 Wd 6 ; West Indies: 154-2
Deepak Chahar [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
Deepak Chahar [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: A full delivery and Simmons nailed it just over long-off for SIX.
Ball 6: WIDE
Ball 5: Pooran clips towards deep square leg for a single
Ball 4: A full toss outside off and Simmons hits towards sweeper cover for a single, missed chance.
Ball 3: Pooran hits towards deep mid-wicket for a single
Ball 2: Pooran goes big, manages only top edge and Iyer fails to take a tough chance, two runs taken.
Ball 1: DOT
10:13 PM
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Over 16; West Indies need 29 runs in 24 balls
Over Summary: 4 0 4 2 1 4 ; West Indies: 142-2
Bhuvneshwar Kumar [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Bhuvneshwar Kumar [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Simmons comes down the wicket and hits over extra cover for FOUR.
Ball 5: Pooran pushes towards long-off for a single
Ball 4: Pooran dabs towards mid-wicket region with a soft hand and collects a double.
Ball 3: Pooran drives through extra cover for FOUR.
Ball 2: Pooran pushes towards extra cover for no run.
Ball 1: Pooran smashes towards deep square leg for FOUR.
10:08 PM
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Over 15; Simmons hits fifty
Over Summary: 0 1 0 6 1 6 ; West Indies: 127-2
Yuzvendra Chahal [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
Yuzvendra Chahal [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
Ball 6: Simmons powers over long-on for SIX.
Ball 5: A single for Pooran towards wide of point
Ball 4: A short delivery and Pooran goes on backfoot, wallopes towards cow corner for SIX
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: A single for Simmons towards sweeper cover
Ball 1: DOT
10:04 PM
Nicholas Pooran, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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Over 14; Kohli takes a stunner to remove Hetmyer
Over Summary: 1 6 6 W 1 0 ; West Indies: 113-2
Jadeja continues
Jadeja continues
Ball 6: Pooran ges beaten outside off.
Ball 5: Simmons collects a single
Nicholas Pooran, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Ball 4: Hetmyer drags from outside off and hits towards long-off. Virat Kohli makes a brilliant effort at the boundary line to remove the dangerous looking Hetmyer. A MUCH NEEDED WICKET FOR INDIA. Hetmyer c Kohli b Jadeja 23(14) [6s-3]
Ball 3: Ball outside off and Hetmyer goes inside out and hits a flat SIX towards deep extra cover, it is turning out to be a big over.
Ball 2: Hetmyer wallopes the short delivery towards deep mid-wicket for SIX
Ball 1: Simmons works towards square leg for a single.
9:58 PM
Shivam Dube continues
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Over 13; West Indies need 72 runs in 42 balls
Over Summary: 1 4 0 1 0 2 ; West Indies: 99-1
Shivam Dube continues
Ball 6: Hetmyer works the yorkish length delivery towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Ball 5: Hetmyer digs out the yorkish length to cover for no run.
Ball 4: Simmons cuts towards backward point and Chahal makes a diving effort to save a certain boundary. Meanwhile a single taken
Ball 3: Simmons cuts, but doesn't have the requied width for a run, no run
Ball 2: Simmons cuts short and wide delivery through backward point for FOUR.
Ball 1: Hetmyer gets an leading edge through backward point for a single.
9:54 PM
Ravindra Jadeja, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
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Over 12; Hetmyer smashes SIX
Over Summary: 0 1 6 0 0 1 ; West Indies: 91-1
Ravindra Jadeja, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Ball 6: A single for Hetmyer towards long-on
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: Hetmyer slog sweeps towards deep mid-wicket for SIX.
Ball 2: A single for Simmons towards square leg
Ball 1: DOT
9:51 PM
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Over 11; Simmons hitting big
Over Summary: 2 1 1Nb 4 1 0 0 ; West Indies: 83-1
Shivam Dube, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Shivam Dube, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Ball 6: A yorkish length, Hetmyer gets an inside edge to keeper, no run.
Ball 5: Hetmyer gets an inside edge onto the pads for no run.
Ball 4: Simmons carves towards sweeper cover for a single.
Ball 4: Simmons carves towards sweeper cover for a single.
Ball 3: FREE HIT, Simmons powers yorkish length delivery towards cow-corner for FOUR.
Ball 3: Hetmyer punches towards sweeper cover for a single and third umpire calls NO BALL.
Ball 2: Simmons clips towards deep backward square leg for a single.
Ball 1: Simmons flicks through short fine leg for a couple of runs.
9:44 PM
Sundar bowls his last over of the match
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Over 10; Sundar gets Lewis
Over Summary: 1 0 1 0 W 0 ; West Indies: 73-2
Sundar bowls his last over of the match
Ball 6: Shimron Hetmyer, left handed bat, comes to the crease and blocks
Ball 5: A flighted delivery, Lewis comes down the wicket and beaten on the flight. Pant removes the bail in a flash. Lewis st Pant b Washington Sundar 40(35) [4s-3 6s-3]
Ball 4: DOT
Ball 3: Simmons hits towards long-on for a single.
Ball 2: Simmons goes for a wild swing, misses.
Ball 1: Lewis collects a single towards cover region
9:39 PM
Chahal continues
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Over 9; West Indies need 100 runs in 66 balls
Over Summary: 2 0 4 6 0 0 ; West Indies: 71-0
Chahal continues
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: Simmons cuts towards backward point for no run
Ball 4: Simmons slog with great wrist work from outside off over deep mid-wicket fielder for SIX.
Ball 3: Simmons cuts and Jadeja made a rare miss-field and ball touches the boundary line, FOUR.
Ball 2: DOT
Ball 1: Simmons hits towards deep backward point for a couple of runs.
9:35 PM
Washington Sundar continues
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Over 8; India lost their REVIEW
Over Summary: 1 6 1 0 0 0 ; West Indies: 59-0
Washington Sundar continues
Ball 6: DOT
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 4: Lewis tries to play a cross batted shot, misses as ball doesn't jumps that much. A half hearted appeal, umpire declines. Virat Kohli takes REVIEW. Replays shows: No bat involved, impact wa outside off, India LOST THEIR LONE REVIEW.
Ball 3: Simmons clips towards deep square leg for a single.
Ball 2: Simmons smashes straight down the ground for SIX
Ball 1: Lewis gets an leading edge and ball falls short of Bhuvi at short fine leg, a single taken.
9:30 PM
Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
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Over 7; Lewis on fire
Over Summary: Wd 1 1 6 0 0 1 ; West Indies: 51-0
Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Ball 6: Lewis goes on backfoot and punches towards sweeper cover for a single
Ball 5: Lewis tries to guide, beaten.
Ball 4: Lewis dabs towards backward pint region for no run
Ball 3: Lewis smashes towards deep backwards square leg for SIX
Ball 2: A single for Simmons
Ball 1: Lewis punches towards sweeper cover for a single
Ball 1: Lewis punches towards sweeper cover for a single
Ball 1: WIDE
9:25 PM
Sundar continues
Ball 5: DOT
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Over 6; CRR: 6.83 REQ: 9.29
Over Summary: 1 6 0 6 Wd 0 1 ; West Indies: 41-0
Sundar continues
Ball 6: A single for Lewis towards long-off
Ball 5: DOT
Ball 5: WIDE
Ball 4: Lewis comes down the wicket and lofts towards deep extra cover for SIX
Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Lewis goes down the knees and slog sweeps towards deep mid-wicket for SIX
Ball 1: Simmons collects a single
Topics : Virat Kohli K L Rahul Mohammed Shami Rohit sharma kuldeep yadav India vs West Indies West Indies tour of India Kieron Pollard Nicholas Pooran India cricket team West Indies cricket team
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First Published: Dec 08 2019 | 4:47 PM IST
