IND vs WI Live Score, 2nd T20: Hardik Pandya Strikes Again, India Put West Indies Under Pressure

India vs West Indies Live: WICKET!

What a start for India this is! Hardik Pandya has struck on the very first ball of the innings. It was a fuller delivery bowled by the pacer and Brandon King drove it into the hands of Suryakumar Yadav at cover.

India vs West Indies Live: India post 152 for 7!

So, the target for West Indies is 153 runs. The hosts bowled really well tonight as India managed to post a fighting total of 152 for 7 in 20 overs. Tilak Varma — who scored 51 runs off 41 balls — showed good promise but he lacked support from other India batters. Alzarri Joseph (2 for 28) was the pick of the bowlers for Windies.

IND 152/7 (20)

India vs West Indies Live: WICKET!

Romario Shepherd gets the wicket of Axar Patel on the first ball of the last over. Axar departs for 14 runs off 12 balls. It is the second wicket for Shepherd.

IND 139/7 (19.1)

India vs West Indies Live: FOUR!

18.4 – A fuller ball from Obed McCoy and Axar Patel lofts it down the ground for a four. A much-needed boundary for India!

India vs West Indies Live: WICKET!

Hardik Pandya had hit a six on the second ball of the over and Alzarri Joseph gets his revenge on the final ball. It was a slower yorker from Joseph and Hardik failed to block it properly. The ball bumped from his bat and hit the stumps. Hardik departs at the score of 24 off 18.

IND 129/6 (18)

India vs West Indies Live: Good bowling!

Only five runs came off Jason Holder’s last over. He finishes his quota of four overs with figures of 0 for 29. Three more overs left in the game. India should get past 150.

IND 120/5 (17)

India vs West Indies Live: Varma is OUT!

Tilak Varma will have to depart at the score of 51 off 41 balls. It was a short ball from Akeal Hosein and Varma failed to take advantage of it. He rather mishit the ball into the hands of Obed McCoy at deep backward square leg.

IND 114/5 (15.5)

India vs West Indies Live: Maiden fifty for Tilak Varma!

A single and Tilak Varma gets to his maiden international fifty. He gets there in 39 balls. India badly needed this innings from the youngster, who is playing only his second game in international cricket. He is an amazing talent. Varman has already proved his mettle in IPL and he is now doing it at the biggest stage.

IND 106/4 (15)

India vs West Indies Live: SIX!

14.2 – Obed McCoy bowled it on the body of Tilak Varma and the batter swiped it away for a six. He is now on 46 off 36 balls.

India vs West Indies Live: FOUR!

A superb reverse-sweep from Tilak Varma for a four. He judged the line and length of the Akeal Hosein delivery really well and put it away for a four towards the third man region. Varma took a single on the next ball to retain strike.

IND 94/4 (14)

India vs West Indies Live: West Indies bowling well!

West Indies bowlers have muzzled the Indian batters with disciplined attack. They are bowling tight lines and run-scoring has not been easy for the visitors so far in Guyana. This seems like a 150-160 wicket, but India need to accelerate to even get near to that total.

IND 85/4 (13)

India vs West Indies Live: Catch dropped!

12.3 – Windies fielder Obed McCoy has dropped the catch of Tilak Varma at long-on. He covered good ground to reach to the ball but failed to give it the final move. How much is this going to cost West Indies? Well, only time could tell it.

IND vs WI Live: WICKET

Sanju Samson is gone. Akeal Hosein dismisses him. Samson came down the track to hit it for a big one. He missed it and wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran cleaned up the bails. India 76/4 in 11.2 overs vs West Indies

IND vs WI Live: Back-to-back FOURS from Varma!

Two poor balls from Jason Holder and Tilak Varma punished both of them. The first one was fuller and well outside off stump. Tilak lofted it over the extra cover fielder for a four. The second one was a short ball bowled down the leg side. Tilak got a top edge on it as the ball ran away past the short fine leg fielder for a four. 

IND 76/3 (11)

IND vs WI Live: OUT!

Ishan Kishan is gone for 27 runs off 23 balls! It was a superb delivery from Romario Shepherd that took the top of off stump of Kishan. It was pitched at an angle before the ball straightened and sent Kishan packing. Sanju Samson comes in next.  

IND 60/3 (9.3)

IND vs WI Live: SIX!

9.1 – A short ball Romario Shepherd and Kishan Kishan pulled it away for a six.

IND vs WI Live: 50 up for India!

India reached the 50-run mark on the first ball of the 9th over. It was a tidy over from Jason Holder as only four runs came off it. 

IND 53/2 (9)

IND vs WI Live: FOUR!

7.4 – A rare misfield from the West Indies and India will get a four off it. Ishan Kishan hit the ball in front of square leg and a misfield saw it running away for a boundary.

IND vs WI Live: FOUR!

7.2 – A boundary comes for India after a long time! Tilak Varma kneeled down and played the scoop shot past the short fine leg fielder for a four.

India vs West Indies Live: West Indies in control!

Only three runs came off Romario Shepherd’s first over. West Indies continue to keep Indian batters at bay. 

IND 37/2 (7)

IND vs WI Live: Windies in control!

The powerplay was thoroughly dominated by the West Indies. India are not even scoring at 6 runs per over. This is a really good start from the host bowlers. India need a good partnership from Ishan Kishan-Tilak Varma duo. 

IND 34/2 (6)

IND vs WI Live: FOUR!

5.2 – A short ball from Alzarri Joseph and Ishan Kishan has pulled it away for a four to wide of long-on fence. There was no fielder so it was a four as soon as Kishan got it past the 30-yard circle.

IND vs WI Live: FOUR!

A beautiful shot from Tilak Varma for a four. It was a good length delivery and Varma presented the full face of the bat on the lofted drive that went over the mid-on for a four.

IND 22/2 (4.3)

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Another wicket for West Indies! This time a wicket comes for them through a run-out and the victim is Suryakumar Yadav. A direct hit onto the stumps from Kyle Mayers, who was running from mid-wicket, and Surya is well short of his crease. India are in trouble.

IND 18/2 (3.3)

India vs West Indies Live: WICKET!

There is the first breakthrough for West Indies! Alzarri Joseph removes Shubman Gill! He got a leading edge onto the ball and Shimron Hetmyer took a really good catch at deep point. India 16/1 in 2.5 overs vs West Indies

India vs West Indies Live: SIX!

A short ball from Alzarri Joseph and Shubman Gill pulled it away for a six. It went for 85 metres towards  the deep mid-wicket region.

IND 16/0 (2.4)

IND vs WI Live: SIX!

1.1 – A short ball from Akeal Hosein and Ishan Kishan has pulled it away for a six.

Hosein eventually made a good comeback as he conceded only two singles off the next five balls.

IND 9/0 (2)

IND vs WI Live: Match begins!

Obed McCoy bowled the first over. Only one run came off it as the pacer bowled tight lines to Ishan Kishan, who took a single on the fifth ball of the over.

IND 1/0 (1)

IND vs WI Live: Here is what Windies skipper said –

“Looks a pretty good surface and hopefully gets better as the day goes along. We didn’t lose wickets in clusters in the last game which was good to see. We have grown as players and it is about continuing to do the right things and keep improving as a batting unit. We are going with the same team,” said West Indies captain Rovman Powell.

IND vs WI Live: “Focus is to learn and keep going”

“We will bat first, surface looks good. We will put good score on the board. I don’t think we did much wrong in the last game, we spoke about it and the focus is to learn and keep going ahead. When we have these totals (chasing 9 or 10 an over), you gotta keep wickets in hand and that’s what happened in the last game where we lost a couple of wickets during crunch moments. We have a forced change. Kuldeep got a hit on the hand yesterday in the nets, it is not serious and just a precautionary measure. Ravi Bishnoi comes in place of him,” said Hardik after the toss.

India vs West Indies Live: Here are the playing XIs –

India (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi

West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran(w), Rovman Powell(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy

India vs West Indies Live: India opt to bat!

Here is the toss result. India skipper Hardik Pandya has won the toss and opted to bat first. A forced change sees Ravi Bishnoi replacing Kuldeep Yadav in India’s playing XI.

India vs West Indies Live: Rain threat?

Ahead of the second T20I encounter, there were some predictions of rain but it looks like that is unlikely at the moment. The sky is clear in Guyana and barring any sudden change in the weather, the fans are expected to witness a full game of cricket.

India vs West Indies Live: The Nicholas Pooran threat!

Nicholas Pooran looked in top form as he slammed 41 off just 34 deliveries in the first T20I in Tarouba. He came into the match on the back of a successful Major Cricket League campaign and he looked quite comfortable against the Indian bowling attack. The action now shifts to  Providence Stadium in Guyana – a ground where Pooran has been quite successful in the past couple of games

India vs West Indies Live: India’s batting in focus

Save debutant Tilak Varma, who looked ready for international cricket during his knock of 39, the Indian batting with IPL prima donnas earning fat pay cheques, flattered to deceive. The side must be eyeing a better batting show in the second game against West Indies.

India vs West Indies Live: Hardik, Suryakumar eye improved show

Poor batting certainly cost India the first T20I match against West Indies. The T20I series is of little consequence in an ODI World Cup year but skipper Hardik Pandya along with his deputy Suryakumar Yadav would expect to put a far improved batting show — both individually as well as collectively.

India vs West Indies Live: Chahal’s positive attitude

Yuzvendra Chahal didn’t get a chance to play in the three-match ODI series against West indies. Here is what he said after picking two wickets in the T20I series opener – “This (cricket) is not an individual sport, you are playing here for your team. There are times when players have to sit out for two series, so it doesn’t mean that they are not part of the team. I am very happy that I am getting to wear the blue jersey every day. I am not sitting at home. I am travelling with the team. I am part of the team.”

IND vs WI Live: Should Ishan Kishan be dropped?

Former India batter Wasim Jaffer has suggested a chance in India’s opening pair. He wants Ishan Kishan to be dropped in the second T20I. It is worth noting that Kishan hasn’t scored a 50 in his last 15 T20I innings, and also had a below-par season with the bat in IPL 2023. Jaffer wants the batter to be replaced with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Read more