- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.6 good catch by Pooran. He's at the long leg boundary. He needs to run to his left. He needs to dive and he does everything just about perfectly to take the catch with both hands. Dhawan goes, his slog sweep not quite working for once 123/115.2 caught on the midwicket boundary. It's full on middle. It's not always easy getting under those, but Pant tries, so hard that he loses his balance playing the slog sweep. So in addition to losing his wicket, he also looks a little goofy 133/2Extras10 (nb 2, w 8)TOTAL195/2 (20 Overs, RR: 9.75)Fall of wickets: 1-123 (Shikhar Dhawan, 13.6 ov), 2-133 (Rishabh Pant, 15.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB O Thomas 4 1 27 0 6.75 13 3 1 0 1 KMA Paul 4 0 30 0 7.50 6 1 0 2 1 K Pierre 4 0 49 1 12.25 5 3 3 3 0 CR Brathwaite 4 0 56 0 14.00 1 6 2 1 0 FA Allen 4 0 33 1 8.25 8 1 2 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.3 bowled im! Ugly batting from a player who should have trusted his natural game. He's so much better playing with a straight bat, instead he goes for a slog. He's done in by the lack of pace off the pitch. He's through the shot well before the ball arrives and clips the off bail. The umps check on Khaleel's front foot. Looks all okay. 7/15.2 Hetmyer holes out to long-on and slumps to his knees. Back of a length on middle, Hetmyer looks to follow finesse with muscle. He can't clear the long boundary, though. Lifts it to Dhawan at long-on. He celebrates it with his signature thigh-five 33/27.3 Rohit's evening gets better. He takes a screamer at slip. He stretches both his hands to his right and takes this fast-travelling ball. Short one that spins away outside off, Bravo throws his bat at the ball. Cuts hard and Rohit tracks down this thick outside edge 48/313.4 taken and it's Rohit again! The spotlight keeps finding the India captain. He's stationed himself at square leg, and the flick comes straight at him as he leaps up and takes it two-handed to his right. 81/67.6 Kuldeep's stock ball removed Bravo. Pooran hangs back and searches for the stock ball but this one breaks back in sharply. He does not pick the wrong'un. Kuldeep barges through his gate and hits the stumps 52/410.4 Pollard and Bumrah collide but the bowler clings onto this skier. Pollard puts his head down and walks off. Bumrah runs in from his followthrough for the catch and they ram into each other. Bumrah somehow hangs onto the ball. He didn't seem pleased. Banged in short and outside off, Pollard top-edges a pull 68/513.5 direct hit and he should be gone! Allen puiches the back of a length delivery to the left of short cover and thinks there's a single. But Krunal rushes to his left, grabs the ball, takes aim and hits the target. West Indies absolutely crumbling. 81/718.4 taken at mid-off and guess who's taking the catch? The back of a length knuckle ball is belted down the ground, but as well as he strikes it, he doesn't take care to hit it over Rohit. And he ain't droppin those. Not today. 114/819.2 pushing at a good length ball - done in by the lack of pace - and it goes straight back to Bumrah who reacts well and picks up his second caught and bowled of the match 116/9Extras16 (b 4, lb 3, w 9)TOTAL124/9 (20 Overs, RR: 6.2)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Shai Hope, 1.3 ov), 2-33 (Shimron Hetmyer, 5.2 ov), 3-48 (Darren Bravo, 7.3 ov), 4-52 (Nicholas Pooran, 7.6 ov), 5-68 (Kieron Pollard, 10.4 ov), 6-81 (Denesh Ramdin, 13.4 ov), 7-81 (Fabian Allen, 13.5 ov), 8-114 (Keemo Paul, 18.4 ov), 9-116 (Khary Pierre, 19.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Kumar 4 0 12 2 3.00 18 0 1 0 0 KK Ahmed 4 0 30 2 7.50 11 5 0 1 0 JJ Bumrah 4 0 20 2 5.00 14 3 0 1 0 KH Pandya 4 0 23 0 5.75 12 1 0 2 0 Kuldeep Yadav 4 0 32 2 8.00 14 2 3 0 0
Match Details
Toss
West Indies , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
India led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.25, Interval 20.25-20.45, Second Session 20.45- 22.15
Match days
6 November 2018 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 0 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (39 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (RG Sharma 25, S Dhawan 20, Ex 5)
- RG Sharma: 50 off 38 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- India: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (76 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 76 balls (RG Sharma 55, S Dhawan 40, Ex 7)
- India: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (106 balls), Extras 8
- RG Sharma: 100 off 58 balls (8 x 4, 6 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (RG Sharma 23, KL Rahul 26, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: India - 195/2 in 20.0 overs (RG Sharma 111, KL Rahul 26)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 2 wickets)
- West Indies: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 1
- Over 12.1: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - CK Nandan, Batsman - D Ramdin (Struck down)
- Over 17.1: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - AK Chaudhary, Batsman - KMA Paul (Upheld)
- West Indies: 100 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 15
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