WI vs IND 2nd T20I Commentary - Basseterre (01 August 2022)

A low full toss, on off. Smith hits it hard to long off. The batters take one. Oh, no! The umpire signals a no ball as the bowler oversteps. Free Hit to follow. 

SIX! BOOM! Devon Thomas is making a solid statement with the blade here! It is a short ball, outside off. Devon Thomas stands tall and smokes it over the wide long off fence for a maximum. Devon Thomas makes the most of the Free Hit here.

FOUR! Devon Thomas gets the winning runs with a fine boundary. It is a length ball, outside off. Devon Thomas cuts it through point for four. WEST INDIES WIN THE GAME BY 5 WICKETS.

Arshdeep Singh comes 'round the wicket and angles it in full and on middle. Devon Thomas pushes it to long off for an easy single. Arshdeep Singh has been on the money in the death overs so far.

OUT! TIMBER! Arshdeep Singh just keeps on delivering under pressure. Is there a twist left in the tale? West Indies lose their fifth wicket. Arshdeep Singh fires in a yorker, in the blockhole. Rovman Powell tries to dig it away but plays the wrong line. The ball sneaks past his blade to rattle the stumps. West Indies need 15 more now off 10 balls.

Overthrows this time! It is full, on off. Smith pushes it to extra cover and scampers across for a quick single. Avesh Khan collects the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. There is no one backing up and the batters take one more.

Swing and a miss! Full length, wide outside off. Smith tries to go downtown but only connects with thin air.

Two is the call but they only get one! It is a low full toss, on off. Smith slaps it down to long off. Hardik Pandya is quick to get to the ball. They take one. 12 needed in 7 balls.

A full-length ball, on off. Devon Thomas comes down the track and drives it towards sweeper cover. Dinesh Karthik sprints to his right and keeps it down to two runs. 10 needed in the final over now!

Cries of 'catch it' but the ball falls well short of the fielder. This is short and on middle and leg, Devon Thomas pulls it high in the air but it falls way before the deep square leg fielder. They cross.

In the air but once again the ball falls in no man's land. He bowls it short again and on middle, Rovman Powell goes for the pull but miscues it and the ball goes up in the air. Luckily for Powell it falls in the vacant short mid off area. They get a single again.

Goes full and on leg, Devon Thomas drills it towards long on for a single.

Short ball, on off. Powell pulls it to wide of long on for a single.

SIX! BANG! This should ease some pressure. It is short, on off. Thomas sends it sailing over the mid-wicket fence with a pull shot. 

Length ball, on off. Thomas mistimes his pull to deep square leg for a single.

Singh fires in a yorker, on off. Powell gets his blade down in time and works it to long off for a single.

Swing and a miss! Arshdeep Singh comes from 'round the wicket and serves it on a length, wide outside off. Devon Thomas tries to punch it away but misses.

Two dots on the trot! A slower one now, on a length, on top of leg. Devon Thomas gets inside the line and tries to flick it away but misses.

Fuller, on off. Thomas drives it through cover-point for a single.

Back of a length, on the bodyline. Rovman Powell looks to hook it away. It hits him on the body off the gloves. The batters sneak a quick single.

Fuller, on middle and leg. Thomas drills it to long off for a single. Just 4 runs off the over.

Great bowling by Avesh. This is full and way outside off, Brandon King moves to his left way before the ball has been bowled which gives Avesh the chance to change his line.

SIX! What a shot! This is on a length and on middle and leg, Brandon King stands tall and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie.

OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Avesh Khan  with a great comeback after being hit for a six. He nails the yorker this time. Brandon King once again tries to make room by going to the leg side but he cannot put his bat down in time to dig this one out. The ball goes through and crashes into the stumps. Brandon King has to go back but he has done his job. India still in the game, can they get couple of wickets quickly to put more pressure on the Windies?

Nicely bowled! Full length, outside off, this one nips in off the deck. Rovman Powell looks to defend it on the front foot. He gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Length, on off, blocked to point.

Short ball, on the body. Powell pulls it to deep square leg for a single. 7 runs and a wicket off it. 

A flatter one, around off. Tad shorter as well and King cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

Beaten! This is fuller and outside off. Thomas looks to drive it away but misses.

Angling into leg. Thomas paddles it to fine leg for a couple.

Misfield by Ashwin! Not ideal when you have to defend a low total. This is fuller and around off. Thomas drives it off the outside half of his blade towards right of backward point. Ashwin there misfields and it allows the batters to take two.

On the shorter side, on off. Thomas punches it to covers for a single.

Tad shorter in length again, on off. King pushes it to long off for a single.

Darts this one on leg, skids through of the deck, Devon Thomas looks to flick it but gets hit on his thigh pads.

Tossed up full and on off, Devon Thomas taps it to point for a single.

FOUR! Powerful hit! This is floated full and on off, Brandon King goes down and smashes it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Excellent fielding! It is full, outside off. King slashes it hard toward wide long off. Suryakumar Yadav does well in the deep to save a boundary. They take two.

Fuller, on middle and leg, King eases it back to the bowler.

Slightly short, outside off. King punches it through covers for a quick single.

Flatter and quicker on middle, Brandon King knocks it back to the bowler.

Short and on middle and leg, Brandon King pulls it awkwardly to square leg and scampers across for a quick single.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Ravindra Jadeja takes a blinder to send Hetmyer back in the hut. This is short and on middle and leg, it is there to be hit. Shimron Hetmyer makes room but gets cramped a bit due to the pace and hits uppishly but firmly towards the bowler. Ravindra Jadeja shows quick reflexes and takes a sharp low catch moving to his left. However, the umpires wants to check if the catch is clean or not as Jadeja takes it quite low. The replays shows that there is no need to change the decision and Hetmyer has to go. A much needed wicket for India and Windies are three down now.

Darts this one on leg, Devon Thomas looks to flick it but misses and gets hit on his thigh pads.

This is full and on the stumps. King stays back and dabs it down past backward point. Two runs taken.

A huge appeal for lbw! The umpire shows no interest. Rohit Sharma though decides to take the review. It is tossed up, around off, turning in a touch. Brandon King gets down on one knee and tries to sweep it away but misses. He gets rapped on the pads. The umpire shows no interest but Sharma thinks otherwise. The UltraEdge show no bat is involved. The Ball Tracking shows that the impact is outside the line. The original decision stands. Rohit Sharma's ploy of taking the review does not benefit his side.

Touch short, on middle and leg. King blocks it back the bowler.

  Flatter one, outside off. King cuts it through point for one.

FOUR! Slapped! It is a short ball, on off. Shimron Hetmyer pulls it powerfully towards long on and gets a boundary.

BEATEN! It is tossed up, outside off. It grips and turns in with some extra bounce. Shimron Hetmyer tries to block it on the front foot but gets beaten.

Full and on off. Shimron Hetmyer tries to push it through covers. It goes towards mid on off the inner half. They cross for one.

FIFTY FOR KING! A very composed knock from the opener. It is full and on off. King eases it to mid on and crosses for one. He soaks himself in the applause.

Serves this full and on middle from 'round the wicket, Shimron Hetmyer blocks it to covers.

This is full again and on middle and leg, Shimron Hetmyer tries to work it on the leg side but gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal for LBW but the finger stays down. The ball looped up of his pads towards the short third man region. There is an overthrow and the batters get one leg bye.

Pulls his length back a bit and on off, Brandon King watches it through and guides it towards third man for a single.

Full and on off, Shimron Hetmyer miscues his drive to point.

Nice slower bouncer from Pandya. This is on off, shaping away a bit, Shimron Hetmyer thinks about playing it but decides to leave it alone at the end.

NOT OUT! Shimron Hetmyer survives. Hardik Pandya bowls this on a length again and on off, nips away, Shimron Hetmyer tries to guide it to the off side but gets a thin outside edge towards the keeper. Rishabh Pant takes the catch and appeals for it but the umpires are not sure about it. They take it upstairs to see if the catch is clean or not. The soft signal is not out. The UltraEdge shows that there is clear bat involved but the replay shows the ball bouncing in front of Pant before he pouches it. So, the on field decision remains.

Full, on off. King hits it down to long on for a single.

Tossed up, on middle and leg. Pooran tucks it to mid-wicket for one.

Short ball, on off. King makes room and cuts it hard to deep point for just a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! A big wicket for India. Ravichandran Ashwin breaks this stand which was starting to hurt them. It is tossed up, full and on off. Pooran dances down the track and goes for the lofted drive. He does not get the desired distance on it and ends up hitting it high in the air towards long on. Suryakumar Yadav settles under it and takes a sharp catch.

Looped up, full and on off. King taps it to point and rotates the strike.

Shimron Hetmyer wastes no time in getting off the mark. It is darted on the pads, Shimron Hetmyer clips it to short mid-wicket and crosses for one. West Indies need 66 runs off 60 balls.

Length delivery on middle, Brandon King tries to play it to the off side but mistimes his shot to long on. They get a single.

Short and on middle , Nicholas Pooran pulls it hard but straight to short mid-wicket.

Bangs another short ball but this time on outside off, Nicholas Pooran tries to slash at it but misses. The Indians appeal for a 'catch' but the umpire is not interested. The umpire calls it a wide.

On a length and on off, Nicholas Pooran dabs it to point.

Good length delivery again and on middle, Nicholas Pooran gets into position early but miscues his pull to the leg side. They cross.

Great fielding there. This is back of a length and on middle, Brandon King goes on his back foot and swats it towards mid-wicket. Dinesh Karthik at short mid-wicket does well diving to his left to stop the single.

Almost a yorker and on off, Brandon King digs it towards mid off for a quick single.

FOUR! Top shot! It is full, wide outside off. Nicholas Pooran reaches out and crunches it past backward point for a boundary.

SIX! High and handsome! It is a short ball, on the body. Nicholas Pooran swivels on the back foot and smokes it over the square leg fence for a maximum. This one goes way back into the crowd.

Khan goes full, on off. Pooran drives it to mid off for a quick single.

Swing and a miss! A slower bouncer this time, outside off. King stays back and tries to chase it but misses. It meets the keeper on a bounce.

Back of a length, outside off. King works it to deep backward point and rotates the strike.

Full-length ball, wide outside off, angled across the left-hander. Nicholas Pooran tries to reach out but misses. An expensive start with the ball for Avesh Khan.

OUT! TAKEN! Hardik Pandya comes into the attack and gets the breakthrough straightaway. He bowls this full and on the pads, Kyle Mayers tries to flick it over the fine leg fence but cannot get the right power behind it and hits it high up in the air. Ravichandran Ashwin there did not have to move much as he pouches it safely. Can India capitalise on this breakthrough?

Length ball, on off. King stays back and dabs it down to third man for an easy single.

Goes full and wide of off, Nicholas Pooran slashes hard at it but misses it completely.

Good length and on the leg stump, Nicholas Pooran stays back and tucks it through square leg for one. He gets off the mark with that.

EDGY BUT FOUR! This is on a good length and outside off, Brandon King tries to cut at it but only manages a thick outside edge past the wicket keeper. The ball races away to the third man fence for a boundary.

Play and miss! He bowls this full and outside off, Brandon King goes for the cover drive but gets beaten.

Fuller, on middle and leg, Brandon King flicks it to wide long on for a single.

Tossed up, on the stumps. Kyle Mayers goes back and works it to long on for a single.

FOUR! Nicely played! It is floated and full, on leg. Brandon King comes inside the line of the delivery, gets down on one knee and sweeps it over short fine leg. One bounce into the ropes.

SIX! All the way! Brandon King is on a roll! It is fuller, on middle and leg. Brandon King comes down the track and tonks it over the bowler's head for a maximum.

Flatter and short, outside off. King tries to cut it away but gets beaten.

Fuller, on off. Kings blocks it to covers. 12 runs off the over. A great one for West Indies. At the end of Powerplay, West Indies are 46/0.

On the shorter side, on off. King punches it to covers.

Fires it flatter on middle. King skips down the track and hits it straight to the cover fielder.

Same result again! This is darted on middle and leg. King makes some room and drills it to the cover fielder again.

FOUR! This time he finds the gap! Jadeja bowls it on the middle stump line again. This time King decides to sweep it. He does that perfectly as the ball races away through the gap towards the square leg fence.

Jadeja continues to fire his deliveries on the middle stump line. King makes room and drives it to the cover fielder.

Single to end the over! This is fuller on middle. King knocks it down to long on for a single.

Tad shorter and around off. King cuts it to deep point for a single.

Just short of the mid-wicket fielder! This is full and on the pads. Mayers flicks it bit uppishly but the ball ends up falling a bit short of Bhuvneshwar Kumar at mid-wicket. He stops it quite well in the end.

This is a slower short delivery on off. Mayers pulls it but is early on the shot again and the ball goes off the bottom of his blade onto the turf.

NO BALL! Arshdeep Singh oversteps, this is on the shorter side, on off. Mayers pulls it to mid-wicket. Free Hit coming up.

FOUR! Mayers slams this down the ground and that boundary might just open the floodgates for Mayers. This is full on middle. Mayers drills it powerfully and the ball races away towards the long fence.

Pulls his length back, on off. Mayers defends it towards the off side.

Dot to end the over, so despite a boundary and a no ball, only 6 runs from it. On a length, angling into leg. Mayers looks to clip it but misses. The ball hits his pads and goes towards the leg side.

Back of a length, on off. King blocks it off the back foot back to the bowler. Not much swing for Bhuvneshwar Kumar so far.

FOUR! Finds the edge but it races away towards the fence. It is a length delivery, around off. King looks to defend but just opens the face of his blade at the last moment and the ball goes away towards the third man fence for a boundary. It looked like an edge initially but it was well played by King.

Short and outside off. King cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

Bangs it short on middle. Mayers pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

On the shorter side again, on off. King pushes it to covers this time.

Single to end the over, 7 from it! Back of a length and around off. King punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Up and over, but just a single! This is full, around off. It is swinging away and Mayers lifts it aerially but short of the sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! Excellent timing! Back of a length, around off. King just waits for it and steers it through backward point for a boundary.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for King! This is on the shorter side and outside off. King cuts it well in front of square this time for a boundary. He is timing it beautifully today.

Great change of pace! A slower length delivery, that is angled away from the batter. It is around off and King is beaten as he looks to push it towards the off side.

Back of a length, outside off. King punches it to deep cover for a single.

Another slower delivery that outfoxes the batter! It is a slower short delivery, outside off. Mayers is early on his pull shot and misses it completely.

FOUR! West Indies and Brandon King are underway in style! Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it short and outside off. King cuts it firmly past the diving fielder at cover-point for a boundary.

Kumar goes a tad fuller and closer to off this time. King dabs it towards point.

Back of a length and angling into leg. King looks to clip it but misses. The ball brushes his pads and goes behind square on the leg side. A leg bye taken.

On the shorter side, on off. Mayers blocks it solidly off the middle of his blade to mid off.

Keeps it a tad short, around off. It bounces sharply but Mayers manage to defend it onto the turf nicely in the end.

Mayers is off the mark as well! This is full and on the pads. Mayers flicks it to fine leg for a single.