After being asked to bat, Shreyas Iyer and Co piled up 249/5 in 20 overs, thanks largely to Sanju Samson ‘s blistering 82 off 41 deliveries. However, the massive total proved insufficient as West Indies captain Shai Hope produced a sensational unbeaten knock of 102 from just 45 balls to steer his team home with nine deliveries remaining. The second T20I between India and West Indies witnessed a run-fest in Ranchi, with the visitors registering a six-wicket win on Friday.
The game produced a combined total of 501 runs, making it the second-highest match aggregate in T20I history. It’s what happened with Auqib Nabi , who gave over 80 in one game and got dropped. Anshul Kamboj came in and gave over 80 in nine overs and got dropped. With this win, West Indies levelled the five-match T20I series against India 1-1.
All of a sudden, on a different pitch, he’s getting wacked everywhere,” said Goswami. In the IPL, there were a few too many such pitches, especially in Hyderabad,” said Clarke. With bowlers from both teams enduring a torrid outing, former Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricketer Shreevats Goswami questioned the nature of the Ranchi pitch. “What do the bowlers do? It’s a nightmare for them, and they can easily get dropped. So this can kill a bowler’s career. Kuldeep Yadav was looking so threatening in the ODIs. “We see this in the IPL as well, where some grounds, you don’t know how many to get. These players are so talented now that they are disappointed when they hit a four and think they should have hit that for six. It was fine as long as it wasn’t happening every game, but now even that seems to be changing.
The third T20I match will be played on Sunday in Indore.
