PORT OF SPAIN: India withstood a late assign from rookie Christopher Barnwell to pick up their lass Twenty20 International feat over West Indies by sixteen runs during Queen’s Park Oval here upon Saturday.
The Indians successfully shielded a aim of 160, though Barnwell gave them a small late jitters with dual fours as great as 3 sixes in 34 not out from sixteen balls in a last-ditch bid for a West Indies victory.
The visitors’ spinners — similar to Pakistan’s prior to them — squeezed a West Indies top-order batting, notwithstanding an attractive, run-a-ball 41 from Darren Bravo.
Harbhajan Singh was a most successful Indian bowler with dual for twenty-five from his allotted 4 overs, surrender only 77 along with associate off-spinners Ravichandran Ashwin as great as Yusuf Pathan.
As a outcome of India’s miserly bowling, a home group — similar to a visitors though a array of heading players — could not strike a taking flight scoring rate prior to a nearby genius throng which enclosed embattled West Indies opener Chris Gayle, a heading scorer in a latest Indian Premier League.
“We played unequivocally well, generally a bowlers, they executed well,” pronounced India captain Suresh Raina.
“We have a lot of immature players, who have finished great in done during home cricket, as great as you have a latest coach, who has been vocalization certain things, so you have been seeking brazen to you do well.
“This was an critical feat for us, as great as you have been seeking brazen to a one-day matches now.”
Subramaniam Badrinath stroked 43 to revitalise a visitors, as great as lead them to 159 for six, after Darren Sammy undermined their top-order.
Badrinath struck 5 fours from 37 deliveries to inhale hold up in to a Indians’ innings, after they stumbled to 63 for 4 during a median stage.
The visitors’ tip sequence was marked down to rubble, after they were sent in to bat, when Sammy snagged 4 for sixteen from his allotted 4 overs.
But Badrinath incited things around for India, with a mount of 61 for a fifth wicket with Rohit Sharma, as great as desirous tranquil late-order attack to beef-up a visitors’ total, as they combined 72 from a last 5 overs.
Praveen Kumar gave a spirit of things to come, when he proposed with a lass over, as great as West Indies struggled by a opening overs.
Ashwin done a new thing in a fourth over, carrying Lendl Simmons dubiously held during trip off Ashwin for 9 in a fourth over — TV replays suggesting he never overwhelmed a ball.
Munaf Patel afterwards bowled associate opener Andre Fletcher for eleven in a subsequent over, withdrawal West Indies twenty-two for two.
The Indians met a roadblock, when Marlon Samuels assimilated Bravo as great as done 27, putting upon 66 for a third wicket prior to Harbhajan private both of them in a space of 3 balls in a 16th over.
Harbhajan had Samuels held during a behind of off a top-edge, as great as bowled Bravo prior to Kumar had Sammy held during long-on for a steep in a following over to leave West Indies 93 for five. In a shutting overs, a visitors kept their cool, as Barnwell brought a throng to their feet with a small strong blows, though it was all as great little, as great late.
“We authorised India to have twenty runs as great many, when you bowled,” pronounced Sammy.
“We need to go behind to a sketch house as great as work out a ‘death bowling’. It did not go really great for us.
“When you went out for a toss, my spikes went right by a surface, so you knew there was a small dampness there, so it was a great toss to win, as great as you motionless to field, though you did not shorten them to a sum you wanted.
“When you batted, you left ourselves as great most to do in a end, though it was great to see T20 players similar to Barnwell display which if you have been in a great position, you can plea totals.”
The dual sides fool around a initial One-day International in a array of 5 upon Monday during a same venue.
India uncover category in initial T20I win over West Indies
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