Spurred on by a massive and bellicose Indian contingent they nearly chased down 246.
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But with India needing eight runs off the last over, all-rounder Dwayne Bravo produced a brilliant last over that cost just six runs, and Lewis was quick to praise his teammate. Some days it does not. In fact it was in the first 12 overs where we gave away too many runs.
India lost the two-match series, 1-0, after the second match at the same venue was abandoned to wet outfield. More about the team selections and toss up in a short while.
“As soon as he came in, I knew that he will make me run a lot”. “I like cricket; I don’t care who wins”.
Heavy rain forced the second Twenty20 global between West Indies and India at the Central Broward Regional Park on Sunday to be abandoned as a no-result.
India seemed in control of the match after dismissing the Windies for a paltry 143. The match ended with no result after India cut through the West Indies early in the match by getting them all out for just 144 and then themselves raced to 15 no loss. India managed to score 8 off the first over. The likes of Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine leaked runs above 13 runs of the economy. The fans will be eager for it to stay away. In the T20s, there was not much to gain but one way or the other they would not be very disappointed knowing that they came back really strongly on Sunday. Leslie Reifer and Joel Wilson, the on-field umpires, eventually decided that the minimum of five overs couldn’t be bowled by the cut-off time. Another high-scoring encounter should be expected. “Johnson Charles who had two good knocks, Dwayne Bravo with that clinching last over, there were many positives”.
West Indies reached the halfway mark of their innings in record style – its 132 runs beating the previous best after 10 overs of 131 set by South Africa against England at Centurion in 2009.
One change in the Indian squad that the 1st game by just one run in a nail-biting finish yesterday, The Carribean batsmen took full advantage of the small pitch and struck beautifully to score 243 runs batting first.
India’s star batsman Virat Kohli was caught down the leg side by wicketkeeper Andre Fletcher off Bravo for just 16 with the total on 48. He now has 1614 runs and is only behind Chris Gayle’s tally of 1665 in 2015. However, Charles went berserk smashing two boundaries and a six in the next three deliveries.
However, Dhoni said he has played in worse conditions during his career, citing the example of 2011 tour of England.
“He (Rahul) is a compact player and at the same time can play unorthodox shots and he plays all over the ground, can hit over covers, over mid on and mid off”.
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Despite losing the match, India put the solid fight thanx to the heroics of KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, and MS Dhoni.
