Kolkata, First Published Feb 18, 2022, 8:06 PM IST
Kolkata: India improved their score in the second T20I against the West Indies. After losing the toss at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India were 110 for four in 14 overs. Venkatesh Iyer (4) and Rishabh Pant (12) were at the crease. Ishant Kishan (2), Rohit Sharma (19), Suryakumar Yadav (8) and Virat Kohli (52) were the other wicket-takers for India. Roston Chase took three wickets. Sheldon Cottrell has one wicket. India are 1-0 up in the three – match series. If India win today, they can win the series.
Kishan was disappointed again
Ishant Kishan, who replaced regular opener KL Rahul, has once again disappointed. He returned with a wicket in the second over. Kishan Cottrell, who had struggled to find runs from the start, was caught by Kyle Myers and returned. Edgey Myers catches Cottrell trying to play the ball to the leg side. He was also criticized in the first T20.
Kohli-Rohit partnership
After Kishan, the Kohli-Rohit duo teamed up at the crease to lead India to a score in the powerplay. Both added 49 runs. Colia was more dangerous. Rohit found it very difficult to find his own style. Eventually Roston returned the ball to Chase. Caught by Brendan King during a massive attempt. Rohit scored 19 runs. Suryukumar Yadav could not maintain his form in the last T20. The foray began but did not go far. Return catch on the chase ball. Suryakumar scored eight runs. India are reassured by the return of Kohli to form. Kohli completed his half-century off 41 balls. Kohli had one six and seven fours in his account. The player was bowled by Chase.
India without change
India won the first match and remained unbeaten. Despite reports that Aavesh Khan will replace the injured Deepak Chahar in the final XI, there are indications that Chahar’s injury is not serious. The Indian pace squad consists of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar and Herschelle Patel. Ravi Bishnoi and Yusvendra Chahal remained the spinners.
Teams
India: Rohit Sharma, Ishant Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hershel Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Youvendra Chahal.
West Indies: Brendan King, Kyle Myers, Nicholas Puran, Rowman Powell, Kieron Pollard, Jason Holder, Odeon Smith, Roston Chase, Achilles Hossain, Romaria Shepard, Sheldon Cottrell.
Last Updated Feb 18, 2022, 8:14 PM IST