What a display of T20 brilliance from Suryakumar Yadav! He elegantly shuffles across the crease and unleashes his favorite pick-up swat to a length delivery outside off. The ball soars over deep backward square leg, leaving even Jayden Seales in awe of that stunning shot!
West Indies put up an abjectly shoddy performance with the bat, losing 7 wickets to the spinners and getting dismissed after just 23 overs. Surprisingly, Kuldeep was introduced as late as the 19th over, making one wonder about the potential impact if he had been brought on earlier.
The team’s innings began with Mayers playing a reckless shot and throwing away his wicket. King and Athanaze attempted to stabilize the innings, but the latter fell to a sharp catch at backward point. Shardul delivered a straight ball that dismantled King’s defense, bringing Hetmyer to the crease.
Hetmyer and Hope faced a daunting task of recovery, but a poor shot by Hetmyer opened the floodgates for further collapses. The pitch offered significant assistance to the spinners, and Rohit astutely recognized this, setting up attacking fielders in catching positions.
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Jadeja capitalized, taking 3 wickets, and once Kuldeep was in action, the West Indies innings rapidly nosedived. India’s bowlers didn’t even need to put in much effort, demonstrating the feeble performance of the West Indies batsmen. The visitors were aided by some excellent catching, adding to the misery of the home team.