Indian fast bowler Prasidh Krishna had made his debut in the ODIs in 2021 against England in Pune and in that match he had scalped four wickets conceding 54 runs and announced his arrival vigorously.
Now in the second match of the three-match ODI series between India and West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the right-arm bowler produced another stellar show to help team India in winning the second ODI match between India and West Indies.
Terrific bowling
Krishna picked up four wickets against West Indies to help his side in successfully defending a target of 238 runs.
While chasing a target of 238 runs the visitors lost the match by 44 runs. Krishna bagged wickets of Brandon King, Darren Bravo, Nicholas Pooran and Kemar Roach. Krishna conceded just 12 runs in 9 overs at an economy of 1.33, the lowest in ODIs by an Indian bowler so far. Apart from this, he also broke the record of the best performance by Indian bowlers in ODIs which was previously held by Mohammed Shami.
Learning lessons
It is important to mention here is that Krishna has been coached by Glenn McGrath at the MRF Pace Academy. Krishna has also taken bowling coaching from Jeff Thomson at Cricket Australia's (CA) Center of Excellence.
In a situation like this, the 25-year-old pacer seems to have confirmed his place in the team for the third and final ODI against West Indies. At the same time, for the upcoming matches as well, the Karnataka-born bowler can expect to be a regular starter for team India.
Batting first, the hosts had registered a total of 237 runs in 50 overs, losing 9 wickets. KL Rahul scored 49 runs off 48 balls and later Suryakumar Yadav played a brilliant knock of 64 runs off 83 balls to help his side in reaching a defendable total.
For West Indies, their bowlers- Alzarri Joseph and Odean Smith, picked up two wickets each.
In reply, the visitors started their batting patiently but kept on losing wickets in quick succession. Krishna’s magical and tight bowling display eventually helped team India in securing a second consecutive victory in the three-match ODI series.
Indian team will take on West Indies in a three-match T20I series, in Kolkata, after the completion of the ODI series.
