With a maiden fifty of youngster Tilak Verma India has given a target of 153 to West Indies. None of the batters other than Ishan Kishan and Tilak Verma sustained in front of the Caribbean attack.
Captain Hardik Pandya did a cameo at the end but unfortunately got bowled by Alzari Joseph. He scored 24 runs in 18 balls.
Jason Holder and McCay did well with the ball for West Indies.
The second match of the 5-match T20 series between West Indies and India is being played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. Team India captain Hardik Pandya has decided to bat first after winning the toss. In this match, Team India has come with one change. Kuldeep Yadav is not playing in this match due to injury, Ravi Bishnoi has been given a chance in his place.
After winning the toss, Hardik Pandya said, ‘We will bat first. The surface is looking good. We will put a good score on the board. I don’t think we did anything wrong in the last game. We talked about it and our focus is on learning and moving forward.
Team India would like to equalize in the series
Team India, who lost the first match, would like to win here and make it 1-1 in the series. Whereas the hosts would like to win the second match under the captaincy of Rovman Powell and take an edge in the series.
Playing 11 of both teams
India (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi
West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Akil Hossain, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy.
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