August 06, 2023 07:57 pm | Up to date August 07, 2023 07:37 am IST – Windfall (Guyana)
Tilak Varma (R) of India congratulates Akeal Hosein (L) of the West Indies for successful the 2nd T20I between the West Indies and India at Guyana Nationwide Stadium in Windfall, Guyana on August 6, 2023.
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West Indies beat India by two wickets within the second T20 Worldwide to take a 2-0 lead within the five-match collection right here on Sunday.
Opting to bat first, India scored 152 for seven. West Indies accomplished the chase of 153 with seven balls to spare, as Nicholas Pooran blazed his strategy to a match-winning 67 off 40 balls.
Earlier, enjoying in solely his second match, Tilak Varma top-scored for the guests with a 41-ball 51, which can also be his maiden half-century at this degree.
There have been two wickets apiece for Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph and Romario Shepherd for the house staff on the Windfall Stadium.
Skipper Hardik Pandya made 24 off 18 balls, whereas opener Ishan Kishan was dismissed after a 23-ball 27.
India misplaced the collection opener by 4 runs at Tarouba, Trinidad.
Transient scores:
India: 152/7 in 20 overs (Tilak Varma 51; Romario Shepherd 2/28, Akeal Hosein 2/29, Alzarri Joseph 2/28).
West Indies: 155/8 in 18.5 overs (Nicholas Pooran 67; Hardik Pandya 3/35).
Taking part in XIs:
West Indies: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy.
India: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi.