At the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, on Sunday, August 13, West Indies defeated Team India by eight wickets in the fifth Twenty20 International, which was plagued by rain, to win the five-game series 3-2. Notably, this was the first time in six years that West Indies had defeated India in a T20I series. The seasoned Indian batsman Robin Uthappa was all praise for the Windies players’ teamwork in the decisive game to put an exciting conclusion to the series. Brandon King, the West Indies opener, was singled out for praise after his game-winning innings of 85* from 55 deliveries.
“West Indies achieved a comprehensive victory. They had a strong offensive debut and kept up the same run-rate. “Congratulations to the West Indies, especially Brandon King. started out with the bat a little slowly, but as he played more balls, he became more proficient. As teams concentrated their efforts on Nicholas Pooran, Brandon King slipped under the radar and damaged India, according to Uthappa on Jio Cinema.
By eight wickets, West Indies defeated India in the sixth T20I.
Speaking of the game, Hardik Pandya, the captain of India, chose to bat first after winning the toss. The choice backfired, as India’s two starters, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, were dismissed for pitiful scores of 5 and 9, respectively. Suryakumar Yadav, the top T20I batter, led India’s batting effort, scoring 61 off of 45 total attempts to assist his team total 165 runs. For the hosts, Romario Shepherd was instrumental, finishing with 4/31 in his four-over performance.
With an unbroken 85 runs in response, Brandon King spearheaded the West Indies’ onslaught.
He put on a 107-run partnership with Nicholas Pooran for the second wicket after the hosts lost opener Kyle Mayers in the very first over of their innings. The Rovman Powell-led team went on to win the match by eight wickets with 12 balls remaining when Shai Hope entered the fray and struck an unbeaten 22 runs.
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