India beat West Indies in the second match of the three-game T20I series and with this victory Rohit Sharma’s side also managed to win the T20I series after a clean sweep in the ODI series.
West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl first. While India got to a bad start as Ishan Kishan failed to make the mark as an opener, Rohit departed for 19 in 18 balls after a fine partnership with Kohli . Virat Kohli, batted brilliantly and scored 52 runs off 41 balls, including 7 fours and 1 six. Although, after losing Kohli, the hosts were struggling at 106/4 in 13.4 overs before Rishabh Pant and
Venkatesh Iyar joined hands to take their team out of trouble.
The pair formed a crucial stand of 76 runs. Pant smashed a brilliant unbeaten knock 52 off 28 balls, including seven fours and a maximum, while Iyer made 33 from 18 deliveries. Chasing the target West Indies openers Kyle Mayers and Brandon King were off to a decent start and they added 34 runs before the former was dismissed by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in the 1st ball of the 6th over.
In the end, Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran added sensational 100 runs together but it was not enough to win the match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel kept their calm in the last two overs of West Indies innings and helped India seal the T20I series against the West Indies.