IND vs WI: West Indies Skipper Nicholas Pooran Looking Forward To T20Is After Losing Against India In ODI Series

West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran expressed excitement for the forthcoming T20I series after suffering a humiliating loss in the three-match ODI series against India.

The third and final ODI of the series was marred by rain, but spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and pacers Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur all had outstanding bowling performances that helped India defeat West Indies by 119 runs.

Nicholas Pooran Excited For T20I’s Against India

“It was a tough one for us. We did a lot of right things in the first two games. I think we tried up our best, the boys performed well but there were a lot of games in a short span of time.

As a batting group, it was going to be a challenge with DLS coming into play. We did get some partnerships, but not as many as we wanted, that cost us the game,” said Pooran in a post-match presentation.

“We gained a lot in this series after coming from Guyana. The bowlers bowled well in the powerplay, they didn’t get wickets, but that’s fine. The guys are getting more confident with every game. Very excited with our T20 team, looking forward to the game on Friday,” he added.

Another Solid Start By Indian Openers

India defeated the hosts 3-0 to secure the perfect sweep. Following this, the five-match T201 series between the two sides will begin on Friday. India can look back on this game with a lot of optimism since their batting was excellent, led by openers Shikhar Dhawan (58) and Shubman Gill (98*).

After the game was interrupted by rain, the Windies set a target of 257 in 35 overs, but the batsmen never seemed to be in the game as Indian bowlers pounced on them.

West Indies’ sloppy shot selection allowed a top-notch bowling assault to defeat them. Chahal (4/17), Siraj (2/14) and Thakur (2/17) used the ball very sparingly and struck their opponent at the right time.

Shaky Start For West Indies

West Indies, who were attempting to chase down 257, got off to a nightmare start after losing openers Kyle Mayers and Shamarh Brooks to bowler Mohammed Siraj in the second over. After that, the hosts’ starter Shai Hope and Brandon King continued their pursuit.

Both of them kept up strong sprinting between the wickets. Throughout the collaboration, King acted aggressively. Before the former was out for 22 off 33 balls on a throw from spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson stumped Hope-King for 47 runs.

West Indies had 48/3 after 10 overs thanks to King’s (24*) and Pooran’s (1*) contributions. The next person on the crease was Captain Nicholas Pooran. Prasidh Krishna, a fast bowler, delivered the costly 12th over, during which Pooran-King combined hit four boundaries.

Spinner Axar Patel removed King, who was becoming dangerous, to give India their fourth wicket. Before the bowler caught him leg before the wicket, he had made 42 from 37 balls.

The player after Keacy Carty was on the crease. Pooran started playing more aggressively, crushing Deepak Hooda for four and six, as well as Axar for four. At the conclusion of 18 overs, the pair had brought the visitors’ total to 100 runs, with Pooran taking the initiative.

After a 29-run partnership, Carty was bowled out for just five runs off 17 balls by Shardul Thakur. Half of the Windies lineup had returned to the cabin at 103 at this time.

The following batter to approach the crease was Jason Holder. The all-rounder needed to establish a strong partnership with his captain as he made his long-awaited comeback to white-ball cricket. Pooran, a dangerous batsman, was dismissed by Prasidh for 42 off 32 balls after being caught by Dhawan at mid-on, giving him his first wicket of the day.

Shardul Thakur And Yuzvendra Chahal Clean-Up West Indies Tail

After skipper Dhawan took yet another outstanding catch, Thakur gave the hosts another kick by sending Akeal Hosein back for only one run. Only Holder remained in the Windies’ lineup, and he needed to perform extraordinarily well if he wanted to lead his side to a victory.

The situation for the West Indies only became worse when Chahal dismissed Paul for a duck after Thakur caught him at point while trying to reverse sweep.

At this time, Holder was down to his final few partners, and Hayden Walsh had just joined them. When Walsh was caught by Dhawan at the slips, he became the ninth wicket to score 137. The final player to be sent off was Jayden Seales, who Chahal ordered to return to the pavilion.

West Indies were dismissed for 137 runs. They had been defeated by 119 runs, and India had won the series 3-0 with a clean sweep. With a final stats of 4/17, Chahal was India’s best bowler. Thakur and Siraj each claimed two wickets. Axar and Krishna each claimed one victim.

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