A short summary of 2nd t20I
In the second t20I West Indies shown why they are two-time world champions in the shortest format of cricket. In that match, India batted first and scored 170/7 in 20 overs. S Dube was the top run-scorer with 54 runs off 30 deliveries. RR Pant † was the second top run-scorer with 33 runs off 22 balls. The captain of the team V Kohli has gone with scoring 19 runs off 17 balls. KOK Williams and HR Walsh took two wickets each. SS Cottrell, K Pierre, and JO Holder took one wicket each.
In reply the windies team opener LMP Simmons smashed 67 runs off 45 deliveries and goes not out. E Lewis contributed 40 runs, SO Hetmyer added 23 runs to his team scoreboard. N Pooran † smashed 38 runs off 18 balls and goes not out. In the end, West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 9 balls remaining).
3rd t20I preview
Pitch report is not coming out from the news but West Indies coach Phil Simmons said of the pitch. “In all likelihood, Mumbai is likely to roll out another belter.” The weather report is clear. It is the series decider match so India should keep the same playing XI. Windies team also looking to stick the same playing XI with injured Allen sidelined.
From The First Two T20I’s Some Players Stats.
The captain of the Indian team V Kohli is the leading runs scorer with 113 runs, KL Rahul scored 73 runs and S Dube scored 54 runs. E Lewis scored 80, SO Hetmyer 79 and LMP Simmons 69. K Pierre took three wickets, HR Walsh 2 and SS Cottrell also took two wickets. From Indian bowlers, RA Jadeja took two wickets, Washington Sundar 2 and YS Chahal also took two wickets.
Form guide
India LWWWL (last five completed games, most recent first)
West Indies WLLLW
India (probable): 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4 Rishabh Pant (wk), 5 Shreyas Iyer, 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Washington Sundar, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal.
West Indies (probable): 1 Lendl Simmons, 2 Evin Lewis, 3 Brandon King, 4 Shimron Hetmyer, 5 Nicholas Pooran (wk), 6 Kieron Pollard (capt), 7 Jason Holder, 8 Khary Pierre, 9 Kesrick Williams, 10 Sheldon Cottrell, 11 Hayden Walsh Jr.
