Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel help Team India secure thrilling two-wicket win over West Indies in 2nd ODI
Team India defeated the West Indies by two wickets in the second One-Day International of the three-match series on Sunday at the Queens Park Oval venue in Port of Spain.
By Winning the Toss West Indies Decides to Bat First. Brilliant Batting Display showed by Carribbean Team
Shai Hope who was playing his 100th ODI game scored brilliant Hundred. He scored 115 runs from 135 balls. Captain Nicholls Pooran also gives his Important Contribution. Pooran scored 74 runs from 77 balls including 5 maximums and 1 Four.
Kyle Myers also scored valuable 39. West Indies put 311 on the Board in 50 overs with lose fo 6 Wickets.
Shardul Thakur was leading bowler for Team India. His spell is 3/54 in 7 overs.
By Chasing 312, India openers off to a Slow Start they put 43 run Partnership as Shikhar Dhawan caught at Third Man on just 11. Shubman Gill was playing well but he tried a Scoop shot and ended up as giving his wicket to Kyle Myers who himself takes the catch.
Shreyas Iyer and Surya Kumar Yadav at the crease. Surya is yet to deliver with his bat as he got bowled on Inside edge on bowling of Kyle Myers.
Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson Batted together and just fell one run short of putting 100 run stand.
Shreyas Iyer scored his 2nd Consecutive fifty of the series and Sanju Samson scored his Maiden ODI Fifty.
Shreyas Iyer caught leg before to Alzari Joseph as he scored 63 from 71 balls.
After adding 27 Runs with Hooda Sanju Samson got Run out. He scored 54 from 51 balls.
Axar Patel joined Hooda in the Middle.
India is 212-5 in 40 overs. Men in Blue needs 100 Runs in last Ten overs. Then Axar Patel took the charge. Axar and Hooda get to their Fifty Partnership in just 31 balls. Hooda scored 33 as he caught on bowling of Haydan Walsh Jr.
Axar Patel scored his maiden ODI Fifty in just 27 balls.
Wickets are falling on the other end but Axar Patel standing up in the crease.
Axar smoked winnig six to Kyle Mayers when Team India needed 6 from 3.
India chase down 312 in 49.4 overs and Win the match by 2 Wickets.
India already clinch the series as one match to follow.
Axar Patel named man of the Match who scored 64 Unbeaten in 35 balls and also took 1 wicket.
Brief Scores:
West Indies: 311/6 (Shai Hope 115, Nicholas Pooran 74, Shardul Thakur 3/54) lost to India: 312/8 in 49.4 overs (Axar Patel 64*, Shreyas Iyer 63, Alzarri Joseph 2/46) by two wickets.
