PORT OF SPAIN: Axar Patel’s career-best 64 no longer out lifted India to a series-clinching two-wicket win with two balls to spare over the West Indies in the second one One-Day Global of a three-match collection at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Sunday. After Shai Hope’s confident 115 in his a centesimal ODI paced the house aspect to a aggressive 311 for 6 batting first, the vacationers have been indebted to Patel’s bludgeoning innings off simply 35 balls in his first ODI for 5 years.
3 fours and 5 sixes highlighted the left-hander’s impressive effort wherein 100 runs got here off the closing 58 deliveries of the tournament to provide India an unbeatable 2-0 lead and prolonged their successful streak in opposition to the West Indies to twelve fits courting again to November, 2018. Kyle Mayers, who had taken two early wickets and featured in two different dismissals, was once entrusted with the overall over with India runs clear of victory.
He appeared on track to disclaim the guests till a full-toss was once smashed for a instantly six through Patel to obliterate the former document of 272 through the West Indies in opposition to Pakistan in 1988 because the easiest good fortune ODI run-chase on the venue. “Once I went available in the market we have been aiming to get 10-11 runs-per-over,” stated Patel after receiving the “Guy of the Fit” award. “We idea it may well be completed as a result of our IPL (Indian Premier League) revel in.”
Shreyas Iyer (63) and Sanju Samson (54) had gotten India again on track after early setbacks, however it was once Patel’s intervention which made the entire distinction. Hope’s thirteenth ODI century previous within the day, simply his 2nd within the Caribbean, got here off 227 balls and was once embellished with 8 fours and 3 sixes. He won excellent beef up from Nicholas Pooran as the house captain stroked 74 in a 117-run fourth wicket partnership with the outlet batsman to justify his determination to bat first.
Mayers, West Indies top-scorer within the first tournament two days previous which India gained through simply 3 runs, once more set the tempo with a brisk 39 in a gap stand of 65 with Hope. Seam bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur was once the main wicket-taker with 3 for 54, doing away with Pooran, Rovman Powell after which Hope to peg again their combatants who appeared on track for a complete nearer to 330. “Axar performed smartly and we didn’t cling our nerve,” Pooran admitted in reflecting on a 2nd nail-biting loss in 3 days. “We simply may no longer stay issues beneath regulate within the closing 5 overs.”- AFP