Abhishek smacked six fours and five sixes to notch up his 14th half-century — 69 off 30 balls — while becoming the fastest-ever in terms of balls faced to complete 2,000 T20I runs. His 108-run stand with Ishan Kishan (37) for the second wicket helped India post 223 and eventually win by 14 runs for a 2-1 lead in the five-match series here.
West Indies all-rounder Shamar Springer said his team’s “Plan B” was to be as defensive as possible against on-song India opener Abhishek Sharma but his early onslaught gave the home team enough cushion to “stifle” the visitors for a 14-run win in the third T20 International.
Shamar Springer said his team’s “Plan B” was to be as defensive as possible against on-song India opener Abhishek Sharma but his early onslaught gave the home team enough cushion to “stifle” the visitors for a 14-run win in the third T20 International.
The 28-year-old said doing well in Indian conditions could help attract the attention of T20 leagues, but that is not a primary goal of the players.
It’s just a matter of doing well, and then that will take care of itself,” he said. “They kind of stifled us and left us with too much (many) runs down the end. We thought the wicket would play a little better. The ball kept a bit lower than we expected. Also, we thought there would be some dew in the second half but there wasn’t really any dew. “It’s secondary. Obviously, the goal is to win. But a by-product of doing well against India naturally would put some spotlight on you. That’s not the goal per se.
