The West Indies’ plan for Defeat Suryakumar Yadav and Samson
Brandon King led the West Indies to victory with an unbeaten 85 off 55 deliveries while Nicholas Pooran contributed 47 runs in 35 balls. The West Indies defeated India by 8 wickets in the fifth match, clinching the five-match T20I series. This win marks the first time the West Indies have won a T20I series against India since 2017.
In the final T20I, Romario Shepherd’s four-wicket haul and Akeal Hosein’s early strikes helped the West Indies restrict India to 165/9. Suryakumar Yadav scored a crucial 61 runs off 45 balls. Most other Indian batters struggled. Shepherd was the top performer for the West Indies, taking four wickets. Hosein and Jason Holder each took two wickets. After being asked to bowl first, the West Indies got off to a strong start. Hosein removed India’s top performers from the previous game, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, within the first three overs.
Suryakumar Yadav’s Vital Performance and West Indies’ Strong Bowling
In the series decider against the West Indies, Suryakumar Yadav scored a crucial 61 runs. Most other Indian batters struggled. Romario Shepherd was the top performer for the West Indies, taking four wickets. Akeal Hosein and Jason Holder each took two. After being asked to bowl first, the West Indies got off to a strong start. Hosein removed India’s top performers, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, within the first three overs. India was reeling at 17-2. Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma kept the scoreboard ticking for India. The scoring rate dipped. In his 6th over, Tilak single-handedly destroyed Alzarri Joseph by defeat him for three boundaries and a six, hungry 19 runs from the over.
Tilak carried the momentum with a solid six off Jason Holder, but his burning knock of 27 off 18 balls came to an early close when Roston Chase sent him packing.
After Suryakumar Yadav’s dismissal by Jason Holder, Axar Patel arrived at the crease. Arshdeep Singh joined Axar and slammed a six, but fell to Shepherd on the next ball. Kuldeep Yadav then came to the crease. Axar shifted gears in the last over, gathering 16 runs with Mukesh Kumar. This last-over dash lifted India to a challenging 165/9 in 20 overs. Brief score: India 165/9 (Suryakumar Yadav 61, Tilak Varma 27; Romario Shepherd 4-31) vs West Indies 171/2 (Brandon King 85*, Nicholas Pooran 47; Tilak Varma 1-17).
