India tour of West Indies: Axar Patel helped India chase down a target of 312 in the second ODI and take an unbeatable 2-0 series lead over West Indies on Sunday.
WI vs IND: Axar Patel hits his maiden ODI half-century to help India take a 2-0 lead over WI (AFP photo)
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- Axar Patel’s highest ODI score helped India seal a thrilling win on Tuesday
- Axar hits his maiden ODI half-century as India chase 312 from behind
- India takes an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series, the final ODI over West Indies
Axar Patel emerged as the unexpected hero for India with the bat as the left-arm spinner smashed an unbeaten 64, setting the visitors a target of 312 in the second ODI of the 3-match series against West Indies in Trinidad. sunday.
The win guaranteed India’s 12th consecutive bilateral series win against the West Indies and fifth consecutive bilateral ODI series win in the Caribbean.
WI vs IND, 2nd ODI: Highlights
Chasing 312 for victory, India needed 32 off 24 balls when Axar completed his half-century in 27 balls with two successive fours off Romario Shepherd. Avesh Khan also hit a boundary in the same over as India scored 13 runs from the 47th. After this, Alzarri Joseph scored four runs in the 48th over.
Now the equation has come down to 15 out of 12, Jaden Seals conceded just seven runs and took the wicket of Avesh. Kyle Meyers bowled the final over for the first time in the LOI, with 8 runs to play. Akshar scored two of the first three runs before sealing the deal with a six off the fourth ball.
Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed for 13 runs off 31 balls in the last ball of the 11th over. Shubman Gill scored 43 while Suryakumar Yadav (9) again failed to impress. The pair of Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson shared a crucial 99-run partnership for the fourth wicket. The former played a brilliant innings of 63 off 71 balls before losing his wicket to Alzarri Joseph off the final ball of the 33rd over. Samson’s maiden ODI half-century, which included three fours and as many sixes, took India past the 200-run mark.
Earlier, West Indies smashed opener Shai Hope’s scintillating 115 while skipper Nicholas Pooran’s 74 notched up 311 for six against India in the second ODI on Sunday. Hope, who was dismissed cheaply in the first ODI, added 65 runs from 55 balls for the opening wicket with Kyle Meyers (39), before adding another 62-run stand with Shamrah Brooks (35).
After the dismissals of Meyers and Brooks, Hope found his ideal ally in skipper Pooran, who displayed his big-hitting performance in his 77-ball 74 with six sixes and a four. Both shared a partnership of 117 runs in 126 balls.
Hope became only the 10th batsman to score a century in his 100th ODI before being dismissed for 115. Hope focused on building a partnership and then it finally exploded. His innings of 135 balls included eight fours and three sixes. The spin duo of Axar Patel (1/40) and Deepak Hooda (1/42) were the best bowlers on display, while Yuzvendra Chahal (1/69) also scored but was costly. West Indies scored 93 runs in the last 10 overs. ,
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