Indian vice-captain's blitzkrieg 89 not out and a wicket go in vain as India fails to defend 192 for 2
This was the big battle between the team that has perfected the art of
keeping its composure under pressure, and a side rich in explosive
talent, but that can blow hot and blow cold.
India v
West Indies, in the second semifinal of the
ICC World Twenty20, was hyped up as a cracker whose destination, it was believed, would be dictated as much by which of
Virat Kohli
or Chris Gayle would have the better evening, as which team addressed
its disciplines better. Kohli comprehensively shaded the big West Indian
opener on Thursday (March 31), but India, error-prone and perhaps
overcome by the occasion, still came up short as the Caribbean side
found heroes of its own, most notably late replacement Lendl Simmons who
would be well advised to buy a lottery ticket.
At his
adopted Wankhede Stadium home, on a surface that he knows exceedingly
well and which played true for the entire duration of the match, Simmons
rode his luck – he was caught off no-balls from
R Ashwin and Hardik Pandya when 18 and 50 respectively – but also showcased extraordinary power-hitting skills to turn a see more at:
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