India are now 2-1 in the five-match series and the cricket caravan has moved to Florida, USA for the last two matches of the series.
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While there was no more than 147 chased in T20Is at the Warner Park ground, Suryakumar decided to change that script in a 44-ball innings as India made a short work of a target of 165 runs in 19 overs.
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Shreyas Iyer (24 off 26 balls) was a perfect partner at the other end in the stand of 86 as he made the target a lot easier than it actually was and that too on a surface that did not seem batting-friendly. Had been. First part of the game.
After having a brief dry spell following his maiden T20I century at Nottingham, Suryakumar was back in his element and this time in an unfamiliar role as an opener, which he has been performing throughout the series.
It was another 360 degree effort that showed off his flexibility, skill and hand-eye coordination all at once. His innings had eight fours and four sixes.
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Alzarri Joseph had a picture-perfect six on the extra cover, which would be hard to forget as he maintained his posture for several seconds after hanging.
There was a ramp shot using the same bowler’s six and pace and bounce, a pull over deep mid-wicket and a cross-batted punch at mid-on fielder.
Against left-arm spinner Akil Hossein, there was a slog sweep at square leg to complete his fifty.
At the half-way stage, the score was 96 for no loss despite the skipper Rohit Sharma (11) Retirement injury with strain on the back muscles.
By the time Suryakumar got out, India had the match under control Rishabh Pant (33 not out off 26 balls) provides the finishing touches.
When Rohit won the good toss and opted to field, his bowling unit remained disciplined for the better part before the relative inexperience of Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh made West Indies a competitive 164 for 5.
Left-hander Kyle Meyers (73 off 50 balls) punished the Indian attack with eight fours and four sixes in his kitty as he struck captain Nicholas Pooran (22 off 23 balls) after an opening stand with Brandon King. Added 50 runs in 7.2 overs. 57 received.
While Avesh Khan’s poor performance (0/47 in 3 overs) remained thumbs up, the other bowlers did well without being exceptional.
Just as Dinesh Karthik is the team’s designated finisher in the batting order, with 20 balls reserved for him, Arshdeep (1/3 in 4 overs) is being groomed as a death over specialist for his ability to bowl those wide yorkers. Are.
However, in the pressure cooker landscape of international cricket, this lad from Punjab is still a work in progress.
27 runs came in the last two overs courtesy of Shimron Hetmyer (20 off 12 balls) and Rovman Powell (23 off 14 balls).
The revelation in India’s bowling attack was Hardik Pandya, who used the change of pace effectively, mixing his cutters and slowness with the occasional block-hole delivery that King accounted for.
After hitting a half-century in the last game, King looked full of scratches during his run-a-ball-20 before Pandya cast him. His final figures of 4-0-19-1 with 12 dot balls were certainly significant in the final context of the innings.
During the middle overs, Ravichandran Ashwin (4-0-26-0) was also impressive as he also had a dozen dot balls in his account.
Deepak Hooda, who was brought back into the playing XI in place of Ravindra Jadeja, bowled a steady over with the new ball, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4-0-35-2) was as steady as ever on most occasions.
He got rid of Pooran with extra pace and bounce and then removed the dangerous Meyer with a fuller delivery, both of which were caught by Rishabh Pant.