1 of 6 Ind vs WI 2nd T20I,Rohit Sharma,India beats West Indies,India beats West Indies in 2nd T20I,AB Vajpayee Cricket Stadium
Ind vs WI 2nd T20I: Rohit Sharma's blazing ton leads India to easy win over hapless West Indies An all-round show guided India to a thumping 71-run victory over West Indies in the second contest of the three-match T20 international series at the newly inaugurated AB Vajpayee Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. It was a completely one-sided affair as the hosts dominated the visitors in every department of the game and with the thumping win, India also took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the rubber. After Rohit Sharma took every West Indian bowler to the cleaners to bring up his fourth T20 ton as India put a mammoth 196-run target before the visitors, the bowlers also rose to the occasion to restrict the opponents to 124/9 in the allotted 20 overs. Credit: IANS
2 of 6 Ind vs WI 2nd T20I,Rohit Sharma,India beats West Indies,India beats West Indies in 2nd T20I,AB Vajpayee Cricket Stadium
Ind vs WI 2nd T20I: Rohit Sharma's blazing ton leads India to easy win over hapless West Indies Chasing the huge target, the visitors were off to a poor start as openers Shai Hope (6) and Shimron Hetmyer (15) were packed back by Khaleel Ahmed as the West Indies' scorecard read 33/2 in 5.2 overs. With the addition of another 15 runs in the visitors' score, Kuldeep Yadav struck twice in his first over to dismiss Darren Bravo (23) and Nicholas Pooran (4) in the eighth over. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar also joined the party to pick up the wicket of Denesh Ramdin (10), leaving West Indies reeling at 81/6 in 13.4 overs. A fine throw by Krunal Pandya in the very next ball saw incoming batsman Fabian Allen failing in making his ground as he departed without any contribution. Credit: IANS
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3 of 6 Ind vs WI 2nd T20I,Rohit Sharma,India beats West Indies,India beats West Indies in 2nd T20I,AB Vajpayee Cricket Stadium
Ind vs WI 2nd T20I: Rohit Sharma's blazing ton leads India to easy win over hapless West Indies Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar then scalped one wicket each to dismantle West Indies' lower order before skipper Carlos Brathwaite, who remained unbeaten, and Keemo Paul chipped in with 15 and 20 runs respectively as the visitors somehow managed to reach the three-digit mark. West Indies could only manage to reach 124 runs losing nine wickets in 20 overs as the visitors lost the T20I series too, with one match to go. For India, Bhuvneshwar, Bumrah, Khaleel and Kuldeep bagged two wickets each. Earlier, Rohit became the leading Indian scorer in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) as he cracked an unbeaten hundred to help the hosts post 195/2. Credit: IANS
4 of 6 Ind vs WI 2nd T20I,Rohit Sharma,India beats West Indies,India beats West Indies in 2nd T20I,AB Vajpayee Cricket Stadium
Ind vs WI 2nd T20I: Rohit Sharma's blazing ton leads India to easy win over hapless West Indies Rohit remained unbeaten after smashing 111 runs off 61 balls, his innings studded with eight fours and seven sixes as the tourists could not find an answer to the Indian stand-in captain's brilliance after opting to bowl first. Rohit, who hit counterpart Brathwaite for a four in the third ball of the last over to bring up his fourth T20 ton -- the most by any batsman -- now has 2108 runs in the shortest format of the game. Regular skipper Virat Kohli is behind him at 2102 runs. The Indian openers had to weather some good fast bowling by West Indies at the start, but from the moment Rohit broke the shackles with a six off the first ball of spin he faced, he looked unstoppable. Credit: IANS
5 of 6 Ind vs WI 2nd T20I,Rohit Sharma,India beats West Indies,India beats West Indies in 2nd T20I,AB Vajpayee Cricket Stadium
Ind vs WI 2nd T20I: Rohit Sharma's blazing ton leads India to easy win over hapless West Indies Rohit was dropped by Khary Pierre when he was batting on 27 with the bowler claiming he had completed the catch but action replays showing the ball bounced before reaching Pierre. Dhawan was also dropped on 28 by Keemo Paul at the midwicket boundary off Brathwaite. But just when Dhawan was looking good for a half century, Nicholas Pooran took a fine catch at the long leg boundary off Fabian Allen to get rid of the southpaw. Credit: IANS
6 of 6 Ind vs WI 2nd T20I,Rohit Sharma,India beats West Indies,India beats West Indies in 2nd T20I,AB Vajpayee Cricket Stadium
Ind vs WI 2nd T20I: Rohit Sharma's blazing ton leads India to easy win over hapless West Indies Brief scores: India 195/2 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 111 not out, Shikhar Dhawan 43; Fabian Allen 1/33) beat West Indies 124/9 in 20 overs (Darren Bravo 23, Keemo Paul 20; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/12) Credit: IANS