India vs West Indies Highlights, 2nd T20I at Kolkata, Full Cricket Score: Hosts clinch series with thrilling 8-run win

February 18, 2022

23:12 (IST)

That brings us to the end of our coverage of the second T20I between India and West Indies, with the Men in Blue clinching the series with a game to spare. Do join us in our coverage of the series finale on Sunday. For now, this is Amit Banerjee signing off, bidding you all good night!

23:11 (IST)

Rishabh Pant: As long as the team wants me to bat anywhere, I’m fine. (On the dropped catch) All of us were going for the catch, but in the end it was Bhuvi bhai’s catch, and it’s part and parcel of the game. I just try to clear my head and play according to the situation. (On pick-up shot) The more you practice, the better you get. (On partnership with Iyer) We told each other we’re going to play according to the situation. It’s never easy playing all the games, but in the end this is what I wanted when I became a cricketer. (Powell) I think he was hitting bullets out there. In the back of my mind I was happy also because he’s going to be playing for Delhi also.

23:07 (IST)

Rishabh Pant is the Player of the Match!

23:07 (IST)

Rohit Sharma: You always get scared when you play against these guys. Right from the start we knew it was going to be a bit tough for us. We executed our plans really well, and that’s what I’m proud of. (Bhuvneshwar's penultimate over) Very critical at that point of time given the situation at that time, and that’s where experience counts. Bhuvi is capable of hitting those yorkers if he wants to, and the odd bouncer. (Kohli's fifty) His innings was very important, took the pressure off me as well. Started playing those shots which were very pleasing to the eye, and great finish towards the end by Rishabh Pant and Venky Iyer. (On Iyer) Very happy to see how he’s progressed. To see that kind of maturity is very pleasing for the team. We were a little sloppy to be honest.

23:03 (IST)

Kieron Pollard: He (Powell) was phenomenal today. Partnership between him and Pooran almost got us over the line. Pleased with the guys and the consistency they’ve shown today. They have quality opening bowlers, who have been around, and sometimes you have to give respect where respect is due. The spinners bowled well against India.

22:54 (IST)

What a game that turned out to be! West Indies highlighted the firepower in their batting lineup with Powell and Pooran's fifties, the partnership between the two nearly helping them chase the 187-run target down. But Bhuvneshwar reminded everyone of his usefulness in the white-ball formats with a brilliant penultimate over, and Harshal Patel did well to keep his cool after getting struck for consecutivei sixes by Powell in the final over, his variations going the trick and sealing a narrow win for the Men in Blue. India have had issues in their performances, but somehow have managed to pull through every single time against the West Indians in the ongoing tour, and that is something that bodes well for Rohit Sharma's men with the World Cup year.

22:51 (IST)

How good has Rohit's captaincy been so far!

22:50 (IST)

Not the best of runs for the two-time T20 world champions

22:50 (IST)

Absolutely breathtaking from Powell today!

22:46 (IST)

After 20 overs,West Indies 178/3 ( Rovman Powell 68 , Kieron Pollard (C) 3)

Harshal bowls out the final over, with West Indies needing 25. Powell and Pollard collect a single each in the first two, leaving WI needing 23 off the last four. Powell then brings the Windies back in the game with back-to-back sixes, smashing the ball over long on and over deep midwicket! Superb comeback by Patel in the fifth as he restricts Powell to a single with slower ball, leaving West Indies an improbable 10 off the final delivery. Pollard collects a single off the last ball, and that’s the game!


India win by 8 runs and clinch the three-match T20I series with a game to spare!

22:37 (IST)

OUT! Bhuvneshwar revives India's hopes as he gets rid of Pooran in the penultimate over! Lovely use of the slower ball, the off-cutter inducing a thick leading edge as Pooran went for another wild heave. Bishnoi makes no mistake at wide mid off this time. WI 159/3

Pooran c Bishnoi b Bhuvneshwar 62(41)
 

22:35 (IST)

The 100-partnership comes up between Pooran and Powell for the third wicket, a game-changing stand that has kept West Indies' series hopes alive, and has given the pair the platform to finish things off from here. WI 159/2

22:34 (IST)

After 18 overs,West Indies 158/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 62 , Rovman Powell 51)

Harshal does well to restrict Pooran and Powell to singles in the first five deliveries, with Powell completing a 28-ball fifty in the second delivery, before Pooran ends the over with a boundary after he pulls a short ball towards the midwicket fence. Eight from the over. West Indies need 29 off the last two. India need one good over from here.

22:32 (IST)

Fifty for Rovman Powell — bringing up the milestone shortly after Pooran and in much quicker time, taking just 28 balls in what has been a breathtaking innings so far. WI 152/2

22:29 (IST)

After 17 overs,West Indies 150/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 56 , Rovman Powell 49)

Chahar returns for his final over. Single off each of the first two balls. SIX! Powell pulls a short ball into the stands beyond cow corner, moving to 48 with his third six of the innings, and follows it up with a single after steering the ball down the ground. Pooran then brings up his fifty — his second in as many games — with a slog over the long leg fence off the penultimate delivery, taking just 34 balls to get to the milestone. 16 off Chahar’s final over, as he finishes wicketless after conceding 40 from four. West Indies need 37 off 18.

22:23 (IST)

After 16 overs,West Indies 134/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 48 , Rovman Powell 41)

Bhuvneshwar’s back, and he’s off to a tidy start, with a dot and two singles in the first three balls, before Powell smashes the ball down the ground in the fourth. There was a man stationed at long off, but there was little he could do as the ball blazed down the ground. DROPPED! Bhuvi fumbles and puts down a return catch after Powell gets a thick leading edge off a short, wide delivery. Rohit kicks the ball in frustration, and that could prove very expensive for the hosts. 10 from the over. West Indies need 53 from the last four overs.

22:17 (IST)

After 15 overs,West Indies 124/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 47 , Rovman Powell 33)

Bishnoi’s expensive in his final over as he gets smacked for two boundaries, Pooran and Powell collecting one each with the former three short of his half-century at the end of the over. 11 from the over, as the young leggie signs off with 1/30 in his second international outing. West Indies need another 63 off 30.

22:15 (IST)

After 14 overs,West Indies 113/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 42 , Rovman Powell 27)

Harshal Patel returns in the following over, conceding 10 from the over including a boundary off the fourth delivery that brings up the fifty stand for the third wicket. West Indies need another 74 off 36, which could be a cakewalk for the West Indians given the kind of firepower they possess.

22:04 (IST)

After 13 overs,West Indies 103/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 40 , Rovman Powell 21)

Bishnoi concedes two wides in the second delivery, before Powell gets down on one knee and smokes the ball over long off to collect his second six in as many overs, bringing up the 100 in the process. Single off each of the last three balls of the over, with 12 coming off Bishnoi’s third.

22:00 (IST)

After 12 overs,West Indies 91/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 38 , Rovman Powell 13)

FOUR! Muscled through the midwicket region by Pooran, who moves to 37 in the process, at the start of the over. Not the ideal start to Chahar’s new spell after Rohit decides to bring him back. Appeal for LBW two balls later is turned down, and the Indians decide against reviewing it. SIX! Powell hooks a short ball over square leg, and the ball lands on the advertising cushion. That was hit clean as a whistle, and the amount of power in that shot is something you’d associate with the Caribbean batters in the shortest format. 12 from the over, with Powell collecting a single off the last ball.

21:53 (IST)

After 11 overs,West Indies 79/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 33 , Rovman Powell 6)

Bishnoi continues on the other side of the drinks interval, and keeps it tight with just six coming from the over. Asking rate’s 12 at the end of this over, and that will be a cause for worry for the visitors.

21:47 (IST)

After 10 overs,West Indies 73/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 29 , Rovman Powell 5)

DROPPED! Bishnoi puts down a tough chance at deep midwicket after putting in a slide after Pooran barely got any timing in his attempted slog off Chahal, collecting a single after the reprieve. Pooran attempts a similar shot two balls later and this time absolutely muscles it, as the ball lands in the stands beyond deep midwicket. Rovman Powell too nails a sweep two balls later to collect his first boundary. Big over for the visitors, with 14 coming off it, as they reach 73/2 at the halfway stage, needing another 114 off 60 with eight wickets in hand. Time for the players to enjoy a drink now.

21:44 (IST)

After 9 overs,West Indies 60/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 21 , Rovman Powell 0)

Outstanding start to Bishnoi’s spell as he removes King in his third delivery of the evening, getting caught at long on to depart for 22. Roman Powell walks in next, and gets off the mark with a single right away. Just one from the over along with the wicket.

21:43 (IST)

OUT! Bishnoi continues to impress in his debut series, this time breaking the second-wicket stand in his third delivery of the evening as King ends up mishitting while looking to smash the ball out of the park. Suryakumar Yadav settles under the ball and collects a sitter in front of the long on fence. WI 59/2

King c SK Yadav b Bishnoi 22(30)

21:40 (IST)

After 8 overs,West Indies 59/1 ( Brandon King 22 , Nicholas Pooran (W) 20)

Good over from Chahal, giving away five from it including a wide in the penultimate delivery. Pooran, meanwhile, has raced to 20 in just 11 balls and he’ll be the man to keep an eye out for as far as the Indian bowlers are concerned.

21:38 (IST)

After 7 overs,West Indies 54/1 ( Brandon King 20 , Nicholas Pooran (W) 18)

Rough start for Harshal Patel after he’s introduced in this over as Pooran smashes a six and a four off the first two balls of this over. Single off the next two followed by a dot. Pooran retains the strike with a single off the last ball.

21:28 (IST)

After 6 overs,West Indies 41/1 ( Brandon King 19 , Nicholas Pooran (W) 6)

Chahal strikes at the start of this over, inducing a thick leading edge to collect an easy enough return catch as Mayers departs for 9. The leg-spinner successfully appeals for caught-behind against King five balls later, the umpire late in raising his finger, though the batter goes for the review and gets the decision overturned as UltraEdge shows nothing. Seven runs from the over along with the wicket. West Indies reach 41/1 at the end of the powerplay.

21:21 (IST)

OUT! Chahal with the breakthrough! Mayers departs for 9 after getting a thick leading edge while looking to muscle the ball over the mid on region. Lobs the ball high in the air, and Chahal has to take a few steps to the right to complete an easy enough catch. WI 34/1

Mayers c and b Chahal 9(10)

21:18 (IST)

After 5 overs,West Indies 34/0 ( Brandon King 18 , Kyle Mayers 9)

Turns out to be a change of ends for Chahar as he bowls from the High Court End this time. FOUR! King collects his third boundary with a miscued slog down the ground, the ball landing just beyond Venkatesh Iyer’s reach after he runs backwards from mid on. King nearly pulls straight to Rohit at short midwicket two balls later; it was the lack of timing on the shot that saved him. Swing-and-miss in the last delivery. Six from the over.

21:14 (IST)

After 4 overs,West Indies 28/0 ( Brandon King 13 , Kyle Mayers 8)

Spin introduced in the fourth over as Yuzvendra Chahal replaces Deepak Chahar. He’s off to a tidy start, conceding six off his first including a wide off the penultimate delivery. Steady start for the Windies so far.

21:09 (IST)

After 3 overs,West Indies 22/0 ( Brandon King 10 , Kyle Mayers 6)

Another over that is tidy until a boundary is collected in the final over. This time it’s Mayer who helps himself to his first four with a lovely cover drive off Bhuvneshwar in the final delivery. Eight from the over.

21:03 (IST)

After 2 overs,West Indies 14/0 ( Brandon King 7 , Kyle Mayers 1)

Deepak Chahar shares the new ball, and he starts off with back-to-back dots. Chahar concedes just two singles in the first five deliveries before King ends the over with the first boundary of the innings, drilling the ball down the ground past mid off. Six from the second over.

20:58 (IST)

After 1 over,West Indies 8/0 ( Brandon King 2 , Kyle Mayers 0)

Bhuvneshwar bowls what would have been a good first over had it not been for a full delivery moving away from the left hander that beats keeper Pant and runs away for five wides in the fourth delivery. Eight from the first over.

20:57 (IST)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts off with the ball in hand, with Kyle Mayers opening alongside Brandon King, as the West Indian chase gets underway.

20:42 (IST)

After 20 overs,India 186/5 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 52 , Harshal Patel 1)


Romario Shepherd bowls the final over, and starts off on a tidy note with a couple of singles, before conceding a wide off the third. BOWLED! Shepherd gets rid of Venkatesh Iyer with a well-aimed yorker, which uproots the off stump that also brings a terrific fifth-wicket stand to an end. New batter Harshal Patel gets off the mark with a single first ball. Pant collects a brace off the fifth delivery to bring up his half-century, before collecting a single off the last ball.


India post 186/5 after being asked to bat, and the West Indies batters have a challenging task on hand if they are to keep their series hopes alive. What will aid their cause will be the dew that has started to appear by now.

20:41 (IST)

Fifty up for Rishabh Pant — his third in T20Is! He brings up the milestone with a brace off the penultimate delivery of the innings, taking just 27 balls to get to the milestone. IND 185/5

20:39 (IST)

BOWLED! Shepherd gets rid of Venkatesh with a pinpoint yorker, uprooting the off stump in the third delivery of the final over as the 76-run fifth wicket stand finally comes to an end! IND 182/5

V Iyer b Shepherd 33(18)

20:36 (IST)

After 19 overs,India 179/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 48 , Venkatesh Iyer 32)

Jason Holder bowls the penultimate over. Pant moves into the 40s with a mighty hit over the midwicket fence first ball. Single off each of the next two, before Pant a full delivery going down leg past the keeper to move to 48. A bye, wide and a single follow with 15 coming from the over. One more over to go.

20:31 (IST)

After 18 overs,India 164/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 37 , Venkatesh Iyer 30)

The Pant-Iyer partnership goes past the 50-mark in this over, the latter bringing up the milestone with a treble in the second delivery of this over. Romario Shepherd, who had conceded 15 in his first over and has been brought back in the slog overs, concedes 12 off his second. Both batters are fairly well set in the 30s and will hope to get their side as close to 200 as possible.

20:29 (IST)

FIFTY partnership comes up between Pant and Iyer for the fifth wicket, the latter collecting a treble off Shepherd in the 18th over to bring up the milestone. IND 156/4

20:25 (IST)

After 17 overs,India 152/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 33 , Venkatesh Iyer 23)

SIX! Banged in short by Holder, Iyer rocks back and pulls this majestically over the midwicket fence! Holder had been keeping things fairly tidy until that point. Concedes two wides next ball, followed by a single to Pant in the last delivery, as Team India cross the 150-mark with three overs left in the innings.

20:21 (IST)

After 16 overs,India 139/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 31 , Venkatesh Iyer 15)

Now Venkatesh Iyer decided to get into the attacking mode in this over, collecting a couple of boundaries for himself with Pant adding a third in the last delivery. 15 conceded by Cottrell, who had conceded just five from his first two in the powerplay. We're into the slog overs now.

20:18 (IST)

After 15 overs,India 124/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 26, Venkatesh Iyer 5)

Kieron Pollard introduces himself, and is off to an expensive start with 14 coming from it, including three fours to Rishabh Pant. The wicketkeeper-batter is on 22 at the end of the over, and will be looking to anchor the remainder of India’s innings.

20:13 (IST)

After 14 overs,India 110/4 ( Rishabh Pant (W) 13, Venkatesh Iyer 4)

Kohli brings up his 30th T20I fifty with a six off the second delivery, but falls just two balls later as Chase breaches his defence to get him clean bowled. Venkatesh Iyer walks out at No 6, and he gets off the mark with a boundary. 12 runs and a wicket from the over, with Chase signing off with 3/25.

20:10 (IST)

OUT! Kohli falls just two balls after bringing up his half-century, as Roston Chase breaches his defence to get him clean bowled. What a spell from the all-rounder today, as the former captain becomes his third wicket. IND 106/4

Kohli b Chase 52(41)

20:09 (IST)

SIX! Virat Kohli brings up his 30th T20I fifty in style, going for a slog down the ground. Jason Holder leaps in front of the long on boundary, gets his hands on the ball thanks to his height, but the ball bursts through his palms and falls on the other side of the rope. IND 105/3

20:05 (IST)

After 13 overs,India 98/3 ( Virat Kohli 46 , Rishabh Pant (W) 12)

Odean Smith’s introduced in this over. Brace to Kohli off the first ball, followed by a streaky boundary as he gets a thick edge that flies through the vacant slip region and all the way to the third man fence. Smith follows it up with a wide and a couple of singles. Another wide down the leg side in the fifth delivery. Back-to-back dots to end the over.

20:00 (IST)

After 12 overs,India 88/3 ( Virat Kohli 39 , Rishabh Pant (W) 11)

Another tidy over from Chase, who’s been the standout bowler for the Windies this evening, as he concedes just two singles, with a leg bye being added in the penultimate delivery.

19:58 (IST)

After 11 overs,India 85/3 ( Virat Kohli 38 , Rishabh Pant (W) 10)

Jason Holder returns. Three singles collected in the first four deliveries as Kohli and Pant look to rotate the strike, before the latter collects his second boundary in the fifth delivery, guiding the ball towards the wide long on fence. Pant collects a brace off the last delivery. Nine from the over.

19:53 (IST)

After 10 overs,India 76/3 ( Virat Kohli 36 , Rishabh Pant (W) 4)

Chase gets a second wicket in as many overs as Suryakumar Yadav departs for 8 in the penultimate delivery of this over after chipping the ball back in the off-spinner’s direction. Rishabh Pant walks out to bat after the players have a drink, and he gets off the mark with a boundary. India have collected 76 at the halfway stage, 36 of those coming off Kohli’s bat.

India vs West Indies, Live Cricket Score, 2nd T20I Today's Match Updates: India win by 8 runs and clinch the three-match T20I series with a game to spare as Harshal keeps his calm after getting struck for consecutive sixes by Powell, conceding just a single off each of the last two balls.

Preview: Rohit Sharma-led India take on Kieron Pollard’s West Indies in the second T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday, with an eye on clinching the series.

Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard pose with the T20I series trophy. Sportzpics

Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi enjoyed a memorable T20I debut, finishing with figures of 2/17 as his googlies troubled the opposition batters, in India’s six-wicket win in the first T20I on Wednesday.

West Indies, meanwhile, will hope to level the series and force it into a decider on Sunday. The Windies haven’t won a single game on their current tour, having conceded the ODI series 0-3.

The Caribbean batters will be expected to step up on Friday. The likes of Brandon King (4) and Rovman Powell (2) failed to go big on Wednesday. Their biggest positive from the batting front on Wednesday was wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran, whose 43-ball 61 took the Windies to 157/7, while Kyle Mayers too played his role with a 24-ball knock of 31.

Odean Smith was the last to be dismissed off the final ball of the innings, but Pollard remained unbeaten on 24.

Bishnoi and Harshal Patel scalped two wickets each.

In reply, skipper Rohit Sharma (40) and Ishan Kishan (35) forged a 64-run stand for the opening stand as India got off to a quick start.

However, India lost their captain in the eighth over. Kishan then joined forces with Virat Kohli before the former was dismissed by Fabian Allen. In his 13-ball knock of 17, Kohli managed just a boundary, and just three balls after Kishan’s dismissal, Kohli followed suit.

Rishabh Pant (8) is usually a fearless batter but this time, he too, got dismissed for a low score.

India were 114/1 in the 15th over when Pant was dismissed, but a gritty 48-run stand between Suryakumar Yadav (34 not out) and Venkatesh Iyer (24 not out) sealed the deal for India.

Here’s all you need to know about when and where to watch the second T20I:

When will the second T20I between India and West Indies take place?

The second T20I between India and West Indies will take place on Friday, 18 February, 2022.

What is the venue for the second T20I between India and West Indies?

The match will take place at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

When will the match start?

The match will begin at 7 pm IST. The toss will take place at 6.30 pm IST.

Which TV channels will broadcast India vs West Indies match?

The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney + Hotstar. You can also browse Firstpost.com for live updates and over-by-over commentary.

Squads:

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav and Harpreet Brar.

West Indies: Kieron Pollard (captain), Nicholas Pooran (vice-captain), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Brandon King, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh Jr.

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