5th T20I: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav starred to help India decimate West Indies by 88 runs in the fifth T20I and win the series 4-1 in Lauderhill.
5th T20I: Shreyas, Axar and Kuldeep star as India decimate West Indies to win series 4-1 (AP Photo)
HIGHLIGHTS
- India hammered West Indies by 88 runs in the fifth T20I
- India won the five-match T20I series 4-1 in Lauderhill
- Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer starred for India
India’s spin trio of Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi spun a web as the tourists hammered a clueless West Indies by 88 runs in the fifth T20I to win the five-match T20I series 4-1 on Sunday.
Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi ruled the roost with the ball and the West Indian batters had no response to their clever variations. Barring Shimron Hetmyer’s fighting knock, it was a meek surrender from the other batters.
West Indies vs India, 5th T20I Highlights
After opting to bat first, the Indian team posted a commanding total of 188 for seven against the West Indies in the fifth T20 International, in Lauderhill.
All 10 wickets to spinners as India thump West Indies
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Stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya (28 off 16 balls) played a nice little cameo to beef up the score in the end with 18 runs coming off the penultimate over bowled by Jason Holder. Due to lightning in the vicinity of the stadium, the match was halted for 15 minutes after 14.3 overs, when India was nicely placed at 135 for three.
Iyer performed admirably in an unfamiliar position as an opener but also won his little ‘battle within battle’ with Deepak Hooda (38 off 25 balls), who was equally impressive during his stay at the crease.
The Iyer-Hooda pair added 76 runs in only 7.1 overs and their partnership was nothing short of breathtaking with as many as four sixes (two each) hit between them apart from a flurry of fours.
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