West Indies vs India: Shikhar Dhawan’s India check in third-highest a success ODI run-chase within the Caribbean

Group India registered the third-highest ODI run-chase within the West Indies once they tracked down 312 in opposition to the house workforce on the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

India took an unassailable lead within the collection with the win on Sunday (Courtesy: AP)

HIGHLIGHTSIndia beat West Indies by way of 2 wickets within the second ODIAxar Patel performed a match-winning knock of 64 off 35 ballsIndia have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead within the three-match collection.

India, on Sunday, July 24, registered the third-highest run-chase in ODIs within the West Indies. Shikhar Dhawan and Co chased down a goal of 312 and received the second one sport of the three-match ODI collection by way of two wickets at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Again in February 2019, England chased down 362 in opposition to the West Indies on the Bridgetown in Barbados. It stays the very best a success ODI run-chase within the Caribbean. The second one-highest run-chase was once registered by way of Sri Lanka in opposition to the West Indies on the similar venue again in June 2003.

At Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, West Indies registered the former very best a success run-chase long ago in 1988 in opposition to Pakistan once they chased down 272 at the again of half-centuries from then skipper Gordon Greenidge and Richie Richardson. Shikhar Dhawan’s India, subsequently, broke a 34-year-old document.

On Sunday, Axar Patel performed a match-winning knock of 64* off 35 balls with 3 fours and 5 sixes, serving to India win the event with two balls to spare. The southpaw smashed Kyle Mayers down the bottom for an enormous six to take the Males in Blue over the end line.]

Mayers, who picked up the the most important wickets of Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill, began the general over with a dot adopted by way of two singles, and then he erred in his line and period.

So far as Axar is anxious, he was once additionally very good with the ball. In 9 overs, the left-arm spinner picked up the all-important wicket of Shamarh Brooks and conceded best 40 runs at an economic system fee of four.44. The tweaker additionally churned out a maiden.

After profitable the second one ODI, India took an unassailable 2-0 lead within the collection in opposition to Nicholas Pooran and Co.

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