File photo of Nicholas Pooran
West Indies stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran expressed disappointment after his team’s loss to India in the second ODI of the three-match series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Famous Krishna’s four-wicket haul helped India defend 237 runs and beat West Indies by 44 runs in the second ODI.
“With the bat, we didn’t build partnerships. We kept losing wickets at regular intervals. In the 39th over, we lost Fabian first and then Hossin in the next. We need to stay aggressive. Pollard is a tough and big man. And should be back. Smith is a strong man. He is a bit inexperienced but the sky is the limit for him. We did a good job with the ball and hopefully we can do the same in the last game. And that too better with the bat Do it,” Pooran said after the game.
West Indies openers chasing 237 runs Shai Hope and Brandon King put on 32 runs for the first wicket, but the famous Krishna led India’s comeback by dismissing King (18) and Darren Bravo (1) one after the other. Shai Hope (27) also got out too soon as he was sent back to the pavilion Yuzvendra Chahali And West Indies were reduced to 52/3 in the 17th over.
Pooran had high hopes from the Windies side but that too failed as he scored just nine runs before the famous dismissal. Jason Holder (2) Shardul went cheap off Thakur and the visitors were left struggling at 76/5 in the 22nd over, still 162 runs from the target.
Shamrah Brooks and Aqeel Hossein put on 41 runs for the sixth wicket but as the Windies innings got back on track, Deepak Hooda took his first ODI wicket as he dismissed Brooks (44) and the visitors were reduced to 117/6. Went. , Akela Hossein (34), Odion Smith (24) and Fabian Allen (13) also hit fours but in the end, it did not prove enough as India won by 44 runs.
With this win, India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The last ODI will be played on this ground on Friday.
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