Indian team won the second T20 match against West Indies by 8 runs
India beat West Indies by 8 runs in the second T20 to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. This series is being played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The second T20 between both the teams was very exciting.
In the match, fast bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravi Bishnoi made such a mistake, due to which the Indian team reached the brink of defeat in the match. However, in the last over, fast bowler Harshal Patel took the lead and gave victory.
Ravi Bishvoi also gave Powell’s first life
Actually, Bhuvi and Ravi had left important catches in the match, which could have been heavy. First of all, Ravi Bishnoi left the catch of Rovman Powell on the third ball of the 15th over of the innings on his own ball. At this time, Windies needed 72 runs off 34 balls and Rovman Powell was playing only 28 runs off 17 balls. In the end, Rovman remained unbeaten on 68 off 36 balls. In the last over, he was close to winning the match for the Windies.
Bhuvneshwar also missed the opportunity to send Powell to the pavilion
Bhuvneshwar said the second mistake in the very next over. This over too belonged to Bhuvi. He left a simple catch of Rovman on the 5th ball of the 16th over. Rowman Powell of West Indies wanted to play a big shot. The ball stood straight and remained near the pitch. Bhubaneswar wanted to take this catch on his own ball, but he could not do so. At this time Rovman was playing 38 runs off 22 balls.
What a sensational performance from the whole team to seal the series 💙🇮🇳
— Deepak Hooda (@HoodaOnFire) February 18, 2022
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Harshal Patel compensates for the mistake of Bhuvi-Ravi
West Indies needed 25 runs to win in the last over. Rovman Powell 54 on strike and Kieron Pollard on nonstrike was present after scoring one run. Only two runs came off the first two balls, but Powell hit two long sixes on the third and fourth balls. Here Windies needed 11 runs off two balls. Then Harshal Patel threw the slow ball and hit Powell and only one run could be scored. 10 runs were needed off the last ball, but one run was scored on that too. In this way, Harshal, compensating for the mistake of Bhuvi and Ravi, won the match for India.
Team India captured the series
Batting first, after losing the toss, the Indian team scored 186 runs for 5 wickets in the match. In reply, the West Indies team could only score 178 runs for 3 wickets. In this way, the Indian team won the match by 8 runs and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three T20 series. Now the last match of the series will be played on February 20 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
