India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI: Axar Patel propels India to series win over West Indies Cricket News – Times of India

port of Spain: Akshar Patel A blistering knock of 64 not out off 35 balls, his maiden ODI half-century, as India registered a sensational series win by two wickets West Indies Here in the second game.
Setting a tight target of 312, the visitors were reduced to 205 for five in 38.4 overs but Patel chased down India’s target with his six to take the visiting team home on Sunday with two balls to spare.
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With six runs needed off the last three balls, Patel smashed Kyle Meyers for a straight over the bowler’s head as India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Patel hit five sixes and three fours in his unbeaten innings and added 51 runs from 33 balls with Deepak Hooda (33) to keep India on the hunt.
it was later Shreyas Iyer (63) and Sanju Samson (54) tried to chase down well-paced half-centuries.
Before going to bat, Shai Hope Captain Nicholas Pooran displayed his great hitting ability during his 77-ball 74 with six sixes and a four, scoring 115 off 135 balls while West Indies posted 311 for six.

in the north, Shubman Gill (43) looked in good touch as he hit five boundaries to give India a decent start during his 49-ball knock, but the captain Shikhar Dhawan (13) Difficulty going on at the other end.
The India captain was the first to depart with Meyers taking a brilliant catch at third man off Romario Shepherd.
Meyers then got India back with two quick wickets, first off a well-set Gill and then removing Suryakumar Yadav (9), who once again pulled one over his stumps.

Iyer and Samson tried to chase down a partnership of 99 runs off 94 balls, but once both were gone, India still needed 105 runs in 11 overs.
After that it was all Patel show as he kept fighting despite losing Hooda and Shardul Thakur.
Earlier, Hope played an anchor to perfection as he added 65 runs with opener Meyers (39), before forging another 62-run partnership with Shamrah Brooks (35).
Hope then found his ideal ally in the form of captain Pooran as the two shared a 117-run partnership.
Hope, dismissed cheaply in the first ODI, hit eight fours and three sixes in his innings of 115 runs in 135 balls.
For India, the spin duo of Patel (1/40) and Hooda (1/42) were economical, but Yuzvendra Chahal (1/69) was expensive as he hit six sixes and two fours.
Mohammad Siraj (0/47) bowled well but the ODI debut of Avesh Khan (0/54 in 6 overs) was forgettable, while Thakur (3/54) improved the back end with three wickets.
Hope looked in full flow as he played some fine shots on the off side before reaching the figures of three in his 100th ODI with a six in the 45th over.
Earlier, Meyers separated debutant Avesh, slamming him for successive boundaries in the fourth and sixth overs as the Indian pacer, guilty of bowling too full and short, scored 36 runs in his first three overs. ended by giving
Thakur was also not spared as Meyers hit a four and a six in his first two balls but Siraj kept things tight in his opening spell.
Hooda hit his first ball straight to the bowler with Meyers’ first breakthrough.
Brooks and Hopes then teamed up with Hooda and Patel to try to form a partnership as just 42 runs came from the 11th to the 20th over.
Chahal was brought into the attack late and was taken to the cleaners in the 21st over with Hope and Brooks hitting a six and a boundary.
But Dhawan brought Patel back and he made a wicket maiden to dismiss Brooks and the Indian captain took a low catch.
Chahal struck another blow with Brandon King, his slog sweep as West Indies slipped to 130 for three.
Pooran took his time initially and then used his legs to hit some big shots against the spinners, especially Chahal.
Hope also hit three boundaries and completed his half-century by hitting Chahal for a six.
In the 38th over, Pooran scored 200 runs with two fours. The West Indies captain completed his half-century in the 39th over with the help of two sixes on either side of the ground off Chahal.
Pooran smacked Patel for another six off a one-knee and then hit Avesh for a sixth, but Thakur gave him a crucial breakthrough by bowling it around his legs.
Hope then hit two sixes in two balls off Chahal, while Rovman Powell (13) and Romario Shepherd (14) made some scintillating strikes to take the hosts past 300.
West Indies scored 93 runs in the last 10 overs.