India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Ishan Kishan
and Ravi Bishnoi made way for Twenty20 International debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal
and Kuldeep Yadav.
The West Indies made one change to the eleven that last played the
Indians – Jason Holder made way for Roston Chase.
On winning the toss, Rovman Powell, the West Indies’ skipper, chose to
bat.
The start of play was delayed.
The Powerplay of the West
Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and
the sixth over. They scored 38, without the loss of a wicket.
The West Indies’ openers put on 50 off seven overs (42 balls). India had
conceded an extra at that point. While Brandon King’s contribution to the
partnership was 28, Kyle Mayers’ contribution to it was 21.
Mayers, whose 20-ball innings included three boundaries and a six,
eventually scored 25. Forty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Arshdeep
Singh. Axar Patel broke the 55-run partnership.
Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. The West Indies
had scored 73 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While King was batting on
32, Johnson Charles had scored 12.
Sixty-five balls (10.5 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling
review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Charles, the batsman, failed
to add to the aforementioned score. His 14-ball innings included a boundary and
a six. It was upheld by the West Indian umpire Patrick Gustard. Nineteen balls
after Mayers’ dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kuldeep, who broke
the 20-run stand.
The West Indies scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). India had conceded
half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Nicholas Pooran, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries
and a six, scored 20. Twenty balls after Charles’ dismissal, he was stumped by
Sanju Samson. Kuldeep broke the 30-run stand.
King, whose run-a-ball innings included five boundaries and a six,
scored 42. Four balls later, he was caught by Kuldeep, who broke the one-run
stand.
Sixteen overs into the match, India sought a bowling review. They
challenged the decision for a wicket. Shimron Hetmyer was the batsman. It was
upheld by the West Indian umpire Nigel Duguid.
Powell, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes,
scored 40. He was unbeaten.
Hetmyer, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight.
Fourteen balls after King’s dismissal, he was caught by Tilak Varma. Mukesh
Kumar broke the 17-run stand.
Romario Shepherd, who faced five balls, scored a couple. He was
unbeaten.
The West Indies scored 150 off 19.4 overs (118 balls). India had
conceded eight extras at that point.
India eventually conceded nine extras. The West Indies scored 159 for
the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.
Arshdeep and Hardik Pandya, India’s skipper, bowled three overs apiece.
While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 18. They were wicketless, as
was Yuzvendra Chahal, who bowled four overs, conceding 33.
Mukesh, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 19. He picked up a
wicket, as was Axar, who bowled four overs, conceding 24.
Kuldeep, who bowled four overs, conceded 28. He picked up three scalps.
The Powerplay of India’s
innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the
sixth over. They scored 60, and lost a couple of wickets.
Jaiswal, who faced a couple
of balls, scored a run. Four balls into the chase, he was caught by Alzarri
Joseph. Obed McCoy broke the six-run stand.
Shuman Gill, whose 11-ball
innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-two balls later, he
was caught by Charles. Joseph broke the 28-run stand.
India scored 50 off 5.3 overs (34 balls). The West Indies had conceded a
couple of extras at that point.
Suryakumar Yadav was the player of the match. His half-century – which
included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 23 balls.
The third-wicket put on 50 off 28 balls. While Suryakumar’s contribution
to the partnership was 28, Varma’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution
to the partnership was a run.
Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored
97 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Suryakumar was
batting on 64, Varma had scored 23.
India scored 100 off 10.3 overs (65 balls). The West Indies had conceded
four extras at that point.
Suryakumar eventually scored 83 off 44 balls, which included 10
boundaries and four sixes. Fifty balls after Gill’s dismissal, he was caught by
King. Joseph broke the 87-run partnership.
India scored 150 off 16.2 overs (100 balls). The West Indies had
conceded five extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of
extras they eventually conceded.
Tilak Varma, whose 37-ball innings included four boundaries and a six,
eventually scored 49. He was unbeaten, as was Hardik, who scored 20 off 15
balls, which included a boundary and a six.
India, who scored 164 for the loss of three wickets off 17.5 overs, had
a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won with 13 balls to spare.
Powell bowled five wicketless balls, conceding 10.
Shepherd bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 36.
Hosein and Chase bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded
31, the latter conceded 28.
McCoy bowled two overs, conceding 32. He picked up a wicket.
Joseph bowled four overs, conceding 25. He picked up a couple of scalps.
The West Indies led the five-match series 2-1.
