India vs West Indies 2nd T20I Highlights: Lendl Simmons Helps West Indies Level Series Against India
IND vs WI 2nd T20I, Highlights: Lendl Simmons scored 67 off 45 balls, helping the West Indies win the 2nd T20I by eight wickets.
- Prakash Rai
- Updated:December 08, 2019 10:43 PM IST
Lendl Simons' unbeaten fifty (67 off 45) and Evin Lewis' crucial knock (40 off 35 balls) helped the West Indies beat India in the second Twenty20 international (T20I) by eight wickets to level the three-match series 1-1 in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Nicholas Pooran (38 off 18) and Shimron Hetmyer (23 off 14) also contributed significantly to their side's win. Indian bowlers failed to execute their plans but fielders' poor day in the field didn't help their cause either. Simmons and Lewis both were dropped in Bhuvneshwar Kumar's single over and from there on it was always one-way traffic as they put on a huge first-wicket stand. Earlier, Shivam Dube's maiden T20I half-century helped India score 170/7 against the West Indies after they were put to bat. Opener KL Rahul couldn't repeat his last match's performance and got out cheaply. To everybody's surprise, the Indian team management decided to promote left-handed Dube and he made most of the opportunity, scoring 54 off 30 balls with the help of three fours and four sixes. Apart from him, other Indian batsmen struggles to score runs. Wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant, however, played sensibly and remained unbeaten on 33 runs off 22 balls, helping Indian post a fighting total. (SCORECARD)
Highlights Between India vs West Indies 2nd T20I, straight from Greenfield International Stadium, ThiruvananthapuramÂ
- 22:29 (IST)Thank you for joining us!That's all for tonight from our side. West Indies level the series with this eight-wicket win and this sets us up for nicely the final match of the series. Do join us then in two days' time on Wednesday.
- 22:26 (IST)Four! West Indies win by eight wickets!Deepak Chahar bowls short and Nicholas Pooran pulls it through midwicket to finish things off in style with a cracking boundary. West Indies level the series 1-1 as they win the 2nd T20I by eight wickets.
- 22:24 (IST)SIX!Bhuvneshwar delivers a ball on the leg stump and Nicholas Pooran flicks it off his body to collect a six over backward square leg fence.
- 22:22 (IST)Four!Bhuvneshwar Kumar takes the pace off the ball and Nicholas Pooran drives it through extracover for an elegant boundary. The timing on that shot was just immaculate.
- 22:19 (IST)SIX!Deepak Chahar goes full and wide, Lendl Simmons smashes it flat with great force and it sails over long off for another six.
- 22:14 (IST)15 runs from Bhuvneshwar's over!Nicholas Pooran smashes two boundaries off the bowling of Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bridge the gap between the balls and number of runs required. Lendl Simmons collected four runs off the last ball to end Bhuvneshwar Kumar's expensive over.
- 22:10 (IST)SIX!Lendl Simmons finishes Yuzvendra Chahal's over with another six to complete an expensive over.
- 22:08 (IST)SIX!Yuzvendra Chahal bowls a half-tracker and Nicholas Pooran clears the deep mid-on fence for a six.
- 22:05 (IST)Kohli's fielding brilliance removes Hetmyer!Ravindra Jadeja bowled full to Shimron Hetmyer and he goes straight down the ground where Virat Kohli stretched himself completely to pull off a stunner.
- 22:02 (IST)SIX!Ravindra Jadeja bowls wide and Shimron Hetmyer and smokes it over extracover fence for a cracking six.
- 22:00 (IST)SIX!Ravindra Jadeja drops the ball short and Shimron Hetmyer smashes it over cow corner for a six.
- 21:59 (IST)Shivam Dube concedes eight runs!Shivam Dube finished his over with another full-length delivery. He gave away eight runs in the over and bowled a couple of good yorkers.
- 21:56 (IST)Four!Shivam Dube bowls short and way outside off, Lendl Simmons cuts it behind backward point for a boundary. Poor bowling this from Dube.
- 21:53 (IST)SIX!Ravindra Jadeja bowls in to Shimron Hetmyer and he smashes it with the turn over the midwicket fence for a six.
- 21:49 (IST)Free hit and four!Shivam Dube oversteps and Lendl Simmons makes most of the free-hit and smashes it for a cracking boundary.
- 21:47 (IST)Shivam Dube comes in to bowl!Shivam Dube comes into bowl as India look for wickets.
- 21:45 (IST)Sundar removes Lewis!Washington Sundar gets rid of Evin Lewis in the final over of his spell to hand India the first breakthrough. Lewis came dancing down the pitch, missed the line completely and Rishabh Pant did the rest behind the stumps.
- 21:40 (IST)SIX!Lendl Simmons uses his wrists to clear the deep midwicket fence for six runs. The ball was pitched outside off and Simmons's perfect use of wrists helped him clear the fence.
- 21:38 (IST)Misfield costs four!Lendl Simmons cuts straight to the point fielder, Ravindra Jadeja fails to collect it and it races away to the fence.
- 21:36 (IST)India lose their review!Evin Lewis misses Washington Sundar's delivery, ball hit him on the pads. Pant, like usual, made a huge appeal and Kohli has decided to challenge the on-field decision. The replay shows the impact to be outside stumps line, meaning India lose their review.
- 21:33 (IST)SIX!Washington Sundar bowls straight and full and Lendl Simmons dispatches it right over his head into the sight-screen for a straight six.
- 21:32 (IST)Sundar continues from the other end!Virat Kohli persists with Washington Sundar despite him conceding 15 runs in the last over.
- 21:30 (IST)SIX!Yuzvendra Chahal errs in his line and Evi Lewis sweeps it over backward square leg fence for a six. Looks like, Chahal was trying to bowl away from the batsman and that is what costed him dearly on that occasion.
- 21:26 (IST)SIX!Evin Lewis dances down the track and lofts Washington Sundar's delivery over long-off for his second six of the over. Lewis has made most of the life he was gifted with by Pant in the last over.
- 21:24 (IST)SIX!Evin Lewis slog sweeps Washington Sundar's delivery over deep square leg fence for first six of the innings.
- 21:21 (IST)Another drop catch! Lewis gets life!Now Evin Lewis gets life, the ball took outside edge and Rishabh Pant dropped a difficult chance when his elbow hit the ground. Pant was moving in the other direction which made it even more difficult for him but he did well to get his both hands on the ball.
- 21:19 (IST)High in the air and dropped!Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a knuckle ball, Lendl Simmons' mishit goes high in the air and Washington Sundar dropped a sitter despite getting himself under the ball.
- 21:15 (IST)Spin in!After an early burst from his fast bowlers, Virat Kohli has given the ball to Washington Sundar in the third over as India are looking for the breakthrough.
- 21:13 (IST)Expensive over from Deepak Chahar!Deepak Chahar, after bowling a good first over, concedes 13 runs in his second over.
- 21:10 (IST)Four!Evin Lewis waited for that delivery on the backfoot and cut it past point with elegance for second boundary in a row.
- 21:09 (IST)Four!Deepak Chahar goes short, ball doesn't bounce much and Lewis gets just enough on it to send it to the midwicket fence.
- 21:06 (IST)Bhuvneshwar concedes just four!Bhuvneshwar Kumar concedes only four runs in the second over as he varied his length beautifully.
- 21:03 (IST)Four!A lucky boundary for Evin Lewis on the last ball of the over. It sailed over the slips after taking a top edge and raced away to the fence. Nevertheless, it was a good over from Deepak Chahar.
- 20:58 (IST)Good start!Deepak Chahar starts the over with a full, almost a yorker length ball, as Lendl Simmons was standing outside the crease.
- 20:56 (IST)The chase begins!Deepak Chahar has the new ball in hand as West Indies openers Evin Lewis and Lendl Simmons are walking in to start the chase.
- 20:44 (IST)India score 170/7 in 20 overs!Rishabh Pant takes two runs on the final ball of the innings as India score 170/7 in 20 overs.
Innings Break!
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After being put to bat first, #TeamIndia post a total of 170/7 on the board.
Updates - https://t.co/bYoPMmEa5C #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/ssHV2JeqeP - 20:43 (IST)Sheldon Cottrell removes Sundar!Sheldon Cottrell takes pace off the bowl and Washington Sundar plays it straight back to the bowler who makes no mistake in his follow through and takes a simple catch to complete a soft dismissal.
- 20:39 (IST)Williams rattles Jadeja's willow!Kesrick Williams bowls a slow leg-cutter, Ravindrta Jadeja goes into the shot way too early and loses his wicket as the ball uprooted his off stump.
- 20:37 (IST)Brilliant fielding!Kesrick Williams bowls short and Hayden Walsh's brilliant fielding effort in the deep denies Ravindra Jadeja his first boundary. He hasn't been able to get going so far.
- 20:34 (IST)Just six runs off 18th over!Sheldon Cottrell bowls full and Rishabh Pant wanted to smash it past the bowler straight down the ground but Cottrell did a fabulous job in his follow through to deny the batsman any run.