India’s hopes of a series win are alive: India defeat West Indies in 4th T20I to level the series 2-2
In Cricket, India beat West Indies by nine wickets in the 4th T20 International to level the five-match series 2-2 at Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, Florida in the United States yesterday. Chasing a target of 179 runs set by West Indies, India made 179 for 1 in 17 overs. For visitors,
Yashasvi Jaiswal unbeaten 84 and Shubman Gill 77 were the top scorer. Yashasvi Jaiswal was declared Player of the Match. Earlier, West Indies won the toss and chose to bat first. The 5th match of the series will be played at Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, Florida today.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (84*) and Shubhman Gill’s (77) record-setting 165-run partnership levelled the ongoing five-match T20I series for India against West Indies with a commanding 9-wicket win in Florida, setting up a Sunday decider. The openers put on the joint highest opening partnership for India to help overhaul the 179-run target with three overs and nine wickets to spare.
Jaiswal and Gill school Windies
Jaiswal led the early charge opening and closing the overs from Obed McCoy and Jason Holder in the powerplay with fours. Gill joined in with a lovely short-arm jab into the midwicket stands and Jaiswal brought up a dominating half-century stand with back to back fours off Romario Shepherd as India began with a strong 10 RPO.
Gill, who had played more the second fiddle thus far, ended the powerplay with an expensive 16-run over that included two sixes off Odean Smith. West Indies were forced into frequent bowling changes but despite a minor slowdown after the Powerplay, India’s 100 came up at the halfway mark in their chase. Gill reached his fifty first, off 30 balls, and two balls later, Jaiswal became the fourth youngest Indian to hit a T20I half-century, also off 30 deliveries.
Upping the ante, Jaiswal mostly dealt in sixes thereafter – Akeal Hosein, Smith, McCoy all came in the firing line – bringing up the 150 stand in the process by the end of the 14th over. The 165-run stand broke a plethora of records – the highest partnership for India for any wicket against West Indies, the all-time highest opening partnership against the Caribbean side and also the joint-highest for India in T20Is.
Brief scores: West Indies 178/8 in 20 overs (Shimron Hetmyer 61, Shai Hope 45; Arshdeep 3-38, Kuldeep 2-26) lost to india 179/1 in 17 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 84*, Shubman Gill 77; Romaro Shepherd 1-35) by 9 wickets
