WI vs IND 5th T20I Commentary - Lauderhill (07 August 2022)

OUT! Hetmyer holes out and that's the final nail in the coffin for West Indies. A googly, fuller in length and around leg, Shimron Hetmyer clears his front leg for a big shot but only manages to mistime it in the air towards long off. Shreyas Iyer takes the catch with ease in the deep. The end is nigh for West Indies. 

Flatter and outside off, Obed McCoy looks to punch it but misses.

Darts it down the leg side, Obed McCoy looks to slog sweep it but misses as the ball hits his pads.

OUT! INDIA WIN BY 88 RUNS! All ten wickets fell to the spinners, for the first time in a T20I game, informs the on-air commentator. Flighted and around off, turning away, Obed McCoy goes down to heave it across the line but does not get enough power behind his shot. A simple catch for Deepak Hooda at long on and Ravi Bishnoi finishes with a 4-wicket haul.

Fuller and turning away from around off, Shimron Hetmyer looks for a mighty heave but misses.

Fuller again, Shimron Hetmyer flicks it to deep mid-wicket. 

Aerial but safe! Loopy and full, around off, Hetmyer goes down for the slog sweep but it takes the top edge and flies behind first slip. It lands safely wide of short third man. No run taken.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Short and outside off, Shimron Hetmyer goes on the back foot and powers it down to wide long on. Sanju Samson attempts to stop it with one hand but misses and concedes a boundary.

Flatter and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer sweeps it towards mid-wicket for one. 100 up!

Fuller and on middle, Walsh defends it out solidly.

Fuller and on off, Shimron Hetmyer defends it solidly.

Fuller again, Shimron Hetmyer blocks it back towards the bowler.

Darts it down the middle, Shimron Hetmyer again defends it back towards Ravi Bishnoi. Three dots in a row.

FOUR! Fastest fifty for Shimron Hetmyer in T20Is, off 28 balls! Short in length and on middle, Hetmyer goes on the back foot and hammer-pulls it to wide long on for a boundary. He is the last man standing for West Indies.

Goes outside leg, Shimron Hetmyer looks to flick it but misses. Wide called.

On off and fuller in length, Shimron Hetmyer eases it to short third man for a quick run.

Darts it around the leg stump, Hayden Walsh defends it away.

OUT! Through the gate! It's a procession for West Indies. Kuldeep cooks a brilliant delivery. Lands it full and around off, Drakes takes his front leg forward to drive but leaves a big gap between his bat and pad. The ball spins through the gate and goes on to unlock the stumps.

Fuller and outside off, Odean Smith looks to play at it but misses.

Flatter and on the stumps, Odean Smith defends it back towards the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT! It's a meek surrender from West Indies. Kuldeep serves another googly, around off and a bit on the shorter side, Odean Smith goes back and tries to pull but only gets a top edge. It balloons behind the keeper and Hardik Pandya moves across to his left from first slip to grab the catch. Shimron Hetmyer can't do anything, he is running out of partners.

On off and a touch short in length, Hayden Walsh defends it towards the leg side.

Slightly shorter and on off, Hayden Walsh hits it past point. A double-wicket maiden as Hetmyer turns down the single.

FOUR! Struck hard and straight! Flighted delivery, pitching full and around off, Rovman Powell bludgeons it down the ground and beats long on.

Flatter and outside off, Rovman Powell looks to cut it but gets a bottom edge. The ball bounces near the keeper.

OUT! Given lbw! Rovman Powell takes the DRS. Coming to the delivery - Bishnoi hurls across a well-disguised googly. It lands a bit short around off and turns back in along with staying low. Rovman Powell is caught deep inside the crease as he attempts to hit it on the leg side. He is rapped on the back leg, they appeal and the umpire agrees. DRS time! No bat is involved, UltraEdge confirms. Ball Tracking declares it plumb in front. Three reds. 106 needed off 51 balls.

Five wides! Turning down the leg side, Keemo fails to work it around and the keeper also fails to collect. It races behind to the fine leg fence.

OUT! PLUMB LBW! The on-field decision is reversed. Another well-disguised googly from Bishnoi. Keemo Paul misreads it as he stays inside the crease attempting to work it on the leg side. He fails to do so and is thudded on the pads. The appeal is made but the finger stays down. Pandya takes the DRS and the Ball Tracking shows three reds. Paul is done and dusted for this innings.

Fuller nd on off, Dominic Drakes knocks it to long off for one.

Outside off, Shimron Hetmyer eases it towards the fielder at short third man.

SIX! That's a great start for West Indies after the break. Fuller in length and outside off, Hetmyer gets the room to swing his arms and dismisses it over long off.

Bowls a full toss wide outside off, Shimron Hetmyer looks to play at it but misses. Wide called.

SIX! Goes the distance again. Avesh Khan is on the shorter side with his length, around off, Shimron Hetmyer stands back and clubs it over wide long on.

Fuller and outside off, Shimron Hetmyer eases it to short third man. The fielder has a needless shy at the striker's end which costs India a run.

Fuller and on off, Rovman Powell flicks it towards the short mid-wicket fielder.

Bowls it outside off, Rovman Powell defends it away.

Fuller in length and on the stumps, Rovman Powell tucks it towards deep square leg for one. 15 from the over!

Fuller and on off, Shimron Hetmyer digs it towards long on for one.

Outside off and skidding away, Rovman Powell looks to play at it but misses.

Bowls it outside leg, Rovman Powell plays a lap sweep towards fine leg for a brace.

Slightly shorter and on middle, Rovman Powell defends it solidly back towards the bowler.

Goes fuller and on leg, Rovman Powell plays a paddle sweep towards fine leg for one more.

Outside off, slightly shorter, Shimron Hetmyer punches it to down to wide long on for a single.

Fuller and down the leg side, Shimron Hetmyer looks to defend it but misses as the ball hits his pads. A half appeal by Pandya but the umpire is not interested.

SIX! With the wind goes Shimron Hetmyer and nails it. Short and around middle, sits up nicely for the batter, Hetmyer swings at it with all his might and dispatches it over mid-wicket.

Shorter and outside off, Shimron Hetmyer pulls it and keeps it down. The ball goes towards the deep mid-wicker region. They collect one.

Shorter again, Rovman Powell pulls it without much timing but wide of mid-wicket. The mid on fielder cuts it off and they cross.

On a length and on middle, Shimron Hetmyer flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Shorter and down the leg side, Rovman Powell swivels and pulls it but gets a bottom edge. The ball goes behind where Dinesh Karthik makes a good stop diving to his left.

Flatter and on middle with some turn, Nicholas Pooran defends it to the off side.

Goes outside off, Nicholas Pooran plays it with soft hands towards short third man.

Flatter and on middle, Nicholas Pooran hits it to covers for a single.

Slightly shorter, Shimron Hetmyer goes on his back foot and strokes it to extra cover for one more.

OUT! Pooran is a dead duck in front of the stumps! A body blow to West Indies as their in-form skipper departs. Kuldeep delivers it a bit short around middle, perhaps a flipper that skids straight on and keeps a bit low as well. Nicholas Pooran opts to play from the back foot but fails to keep it away and is pinged on the back pad. The appeal is made and the finger goes up. Nicholas Pooran knows he is plumb in front and returns without even thinking about a review. 139 runs needed in 73 balls.

Slightly short down the leg side, Rovman Powell blocks it back towards the bowler. A bit uppish but safe.

Slightly shorter, around off, Shimron Hetmyer looks to play at it but gets a slight bottom edge. The ball bounces towards the keeper. The replays show that it was off the back thigh pad.

SIX! Handsomely put away! Back of a length, around off, Shimron Hetmyer sits back inside the crease and smokes it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

Risky single. A length ball around off, Hetmyer hits it towards covers and sets off for a run. Samson has a shy at the striker's end but misses. That would have been close in case of a direct hit. Touch and go.

On off and much fuller, Nicholas Pooran drives it to cover-point and takes another quick run.

On off, slightly shorter, Shimron Hetmyer pulls it towards deep backward square leg. The ball falls short of the fielder. They collect one.

This one lands on off as well, Nicholas Pooran miscues his drive towards long on for one.

FOUR! Hetmyer is dealing in boundaries at the moment. Width there outside off, Shimron Hetmyer reaches out and crunches it through point.

Fuller in length and around off, Hetmyer plays a mistimed drive to mid off.

Slightly short and around off, cutting away, Hetmyer plays late but finds short third man. Pooran shows interest in a run but is sent back. Nicholas needs to be careful after what happened with him in the last match.

Shortish and outside off, punched to covers. A loud shout of no from Hetmyer.

Delivers it on a length around off, Shimron Hetmyer defends it down from the back foot.

Full in length and wide outside off, Hetmyer smacks it to covers where the fielder makes a partial stop. They cross for a run. After the end of the Powerplay, West Indies are 38 for 3. 151 needed off 84 balls.

FOUR! Shot! Flatter delivery, around off, Brooks shimmies down the track and flat-bats it over extra cover for a boundary.

OUT! STUMPED! Axar gets his revenge. Makes an adjustment to his line and length and strikes again. Flatter delivery, around middle and skidding off the surface, Brooks comes down the track and tries to perhaps go over long on. He misses and Dinesh Karthik does the rest behind. 165 needed off 94 balls.

FOUR! Gets off the mark with a boundary. Fuller in length, around leg, Hetmyer goes down on one knee and muscles it over backward square leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Intent evident from Shimron. Fuller and around off this time, Hetmyer sits down on one knee and powers it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

A touch short as a result of the last two boundaries, around off and Hetmyer goes back to work it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

OUT! CLEANED UP! Another wicket for Axar. Absolutely brilliant. His accuracy is immaculate. A quicker one, a touch short and around off, skidding in, Devon Thomas sits back deep inside the crease and attempts to cut. He is cramped for room and ends up losing his stumps. West Indies are in deep trouble now. End of an eventful over, 13 runs and two wickets off it.

Arshdeep steams in from 'round the wicket and delivers a full ball wide outside off, Brooks slices his drive over cover-point for a single.

A low dipping full toss outside off, Thomas squeezes it out to backward point where the fielder dives and takes the pace off the ball. He deflects it towards sweeper cover and the batters get one.

FOUR! In the gap and down the hill. A length ball around off, Brooks stays back and swings his bat hard at it. Gets enough connection and it speeds past the mid on fielder.

Yorker around off, it's dug out to the off side. The ball rolls in the vacant area at covers and they cross.

Width there outside off, Thomas taps it down to point and looks for a run. He is sent back and Thomas grounds his bat before the direct hit from Bishnoi strikes the stumps.

FOUR! Streaky! This one is on a length and outside off, Devon Thomas goes for a full-blooded drive but gets a thick outside off. It flies past the diving Dinesh Karthik and finds the fence at third man.

Flatter and on middle, helped on the leg side but not in the gap.

Wide! Fires a flat delivery down the leg side, Brooks tries to sweep but misses.

Quicker and fuller outside off, pushed to covers.

Another quicker one, landing around off and turning away a bit, Brooks does well to defend from the back foot.

Fuller and on middle, forced to mid on for a sharp single.

Bowls it flat and in the line of the stumps, it's pushed defensively to covers.

Serves it a bit short and on middle, Thomas goes on the back foot and plays it down to mid-wicket. Another tidy over from Patel.

Fuller in length and outside off, Brooks reaches out and pushes it to cover-point. Another dot.

Play and a miss! Angling away from the batter, on a length and outside off, Shamarh Brooks has a loose push at it and misses.

West Indies open their account after 8 deliveries. Full and outside off, Brooks pushes it gently to mid off and pinches a single.

FOUR! Wonderful shot! Arshdeep pitches it up and around off, Thomas plays a punchy drive through covers and finds the gap at covers for a boundary.

Too full in length and wide outside off, Thomas guides it through point for a run. The umpire is keeping a close eye on Arshdeep's landing. The bowler has been asked to stay away from the danger area.

Back of a length, around off, Brooks plays it down to backward point where a misfield allows a single.

Starts with a flatter and fuller ball on middle, Holder defends it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

Fullish and on off, Holder again plays it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

OUT! BOWLED! The move to open with Holder flops. He gets out for a 3-ball duck. Axar Patel hurls across an arm ball, flatter through the air and around middle and leg, Jason Holder shuffles across the stumps to play the paddle shot but fails to connect. It goes on to disturb the wickets and India strike early.

Flatter again, outside off, pushed to covers.

Loopy and full around off, Devon Thomas gets forward and pushes it to cover-point.

That is defended solidly off the front foot. Axar begins with a wicket maiden.