T20 Finale Ind Vs WI:
In a thrilling encounter, the fifth and final match of the India-West Indies T20 series is underway at the Cricket Ground in Lauderhill, Florida. Team India has won the toss and elected to bat.
At the end of 17 overs, Team India has put up a score of 133 for the loss of 5 wickets. Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel are currently at the crease, while Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal have been dismissed.
Suryakumar Yadav has notched up his 15th T20 fifty in his career during this match. Captain Hardik Pandya scored 14 runs before being caught by Jason Holder off the bowling of Romario Shepherd. This was Shepherd’s second wicket of the match. Earlier, Roston Chase dismissed Devdutt Padikkal (27 runs) with a caught-and-bowled.
Akil Hussain claimed the wickets of Shubman Gill (9 runs) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (5 runs) to set the stage early in the innings.
Top Order Wickets for Team India
First: Yashasvi Jaiswal (5 runs) – Akil Hussain got him caught and bowled on the fifth ball of the first over of T20 finale. Jaiswal mistimed a straight shot, and Hussain took a clean catch.
Second: Shubman Gill (9 runs) – Hussain dismissed Gill with an LBW decision on the fifth ball of the third over. Gill attempted a slog sweep, missed, and was trapped in front of the stumps.
Third: Devdutt Padikkal (27 runs) – Roston Chase bowled him out with a caught-and-bowled on the fifth ball of the eighth over. Padikkal tried to drive a full-length ball but ended up hitting the outside edge.
Fourth: T20 champion Sanju Samson (13 runs) – Shepherd caught Samson off Nicholas Pooran’s gloves on the second ball of the eleventh over. Shepherd bowled a full-length delivery outside the off-stump, which took the outside edge and went into the wicketkeeper’s hands.
Fifth: Hardik Pandya (14 runs) – On the second ball of the seventeenth over, Romario Shepherd caught Pandya off Jason Holder. Pandya attempted a lofted shot over long-on but ended up getting caught near the boundary by Holder.
Team India’s Partnership and Start
Team India began its batting with a partnership between Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. In the first powerplay of 6 overs, they lost 2 wickets and scored 51 runs. Suryakumar Yadav and Devdutt Padikkal took charge after the early wickets.
No Changes in India’s Playing XI, Two Changes for West Indies
There were no changes made to Team India’s T20 playing XI. West Indies made two changes, bringing back Roston Chase and Alzarri Joseph. Oshane Thomas and Obed McCoy were left out.
Playing XI
India: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh.
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