West Indies batting lineup surrendered to Indian spinners as the visitors won the five-T20I series by 4-1. West Indies batters with the exception of Shimron Hetmyer looked clueless against Indian spinners and got all out for 100 and lost the match by a huge margin of 88 runs.
Axar rules powerplay overs
Axar Patel was sensational in the powerplay overs. Jason Holder opened the innings for West Indies and got bowled for a three-ball duck. Shamarh Brooks and Devon Thomas got out to Axar as well.
Incomprehensible collapse
Hetmyer tried to anchor the run chase but did not get any support from the other end. Skipper Nicholas Pooran got out to Kuldeep Yadav. In the middle overs, Indian spinners Ravi Bishnoi and Kuldeep rushed through Caribbean batting lineup.
Hetmyer’s lone show, spinners rule
Hetmyer got to his half-century and helped West Indies reach the 100-run mark. The southpaw hit five fours and four sixes in his 35-ball 56. Bishnoi took four wickets whereas Kuldeep bagged three wickets as West Indies got all out for 100 with 26 balls left in the innings. This was also West Indies’ second-lowest total against India in the format. This is also the first time spinners have taken all 10 wickets in men's T20Is.
Another opener on the block
Earlier, Indian skipper won the toss and opted to bat first. Rohit made a few changes for the dead rubber. Ishan Kishan got the chance to open again but scored just 11 runs from 13 deliveries. The latest entrant to the list of openers, Shreyas justified the promotion up the order. He shared a 76-run stand for the second wicket with Deepak Hooda.
The partnership laid a foundation for big score. Hooda scored 38 runs from 25 deliveries before he lost his wicket to Hayden Walsh. Shreyas completed his first half-century as opener in T20Is but could not carry on. He got out caught and bowled after scoring 64 runs 40 deliveries.
Good total on the board
Sanju Samson batted ahead of Pandya but could only score 15 runs from 11 deliveries. Dinesh Karthik, the designated finisher got out to Odean Smith as well. Pandya helped India finish well despite Smith taking wickets in slog overs. The all-rounder got out in the final over. He scored 28 runs from 16 deliveries. India posted a total of 188/7 in the final game of the series.
Obed McCoy was expensive once again in his first spell. The left-arm pacer conceded 27 runs in his first two overs. He was not given a chance to bowl in the slog overs.
