]The Indian workforce overpowered the Caribbean facet in two back-to-back video games because the Shikhar Dhawan-led facet clinched the ODI sequence. Whereas it was a complete workforce effort in Trinidad, all-rounder Axar Patel stole the present along with his match-winning knock.
The primary match had additionally led to a thriller when Indian clinched a victory on the ultimate supply as Mohammed Siraj defended 15 runs to assist India take a 1-0 lead. The state of affairs off the sector was tense within the second recreation as properly. After the victory, Shreyas Iyer revealed how workforce India head coach Rahul Dravid was on the sting of his seat as the sport neared its finish and saved giving out messages to the gamers on subject.
“It was enjoyable, to be trustworthy. We had been all sitting collectively, and Rahul (Dravid) sir was getting very tensed; he was persistently passing on the message,” Iyer mentioned after the enthralling victory within the second ODI that helped India clinch the sequence with a recreation to spare.
“I believe plenty of gamers confirmed actually good feelings on the market and had been very calm and composed within the strain state of affairs. And since we now have performed so many matches recently, I believe we now have already seen all these feelings. It was simply one other recreation for us. I believe we did fairly properly, particularly Axar, the way in which he completed off as we speak. It was an impressive knock,” he added.
Sanju Samson confirmed plenty of intent: Shreyas Iyer
India chased down a goal of 312 runs set by the hosts to register their highest profitable chase in West Indies. After Dhawan was dismissed misplaced his wicket early, it was Iyer and Sanju Samson who stitched up a terrific 99-run stand for the fourth wicket to offer a robust base for the middle-order batters.
Iyer has been terrific within the sequence to this point, batting at No. 3 within the absence of Virat Kohli on the spot. He scored a half-century within the first ODI and continued his good kind even within the second recreation with a 71-ball 63. Iyer’s composed knock, alongside a partnership with Samson, helped India rise from 79/3 to 178/4.
“It was an important partnership. We misplaced two back-to-back wickets. We had been 60 for 3 (79/3), and from there, we needed to rebuild. Sanju got here in and clearly confirmed plenty of intent. I used to be already batting. I had confronted round 20 balls and was batting on 15. I knew what I used to be going to do, and Sanju on the similar time, confronted a couple of balls, after which he went after the spinners. He hit them for 2 sixes, and all of a sudden, the momentum shifted in direction of us. From there onwards, we constructed on the partnership and carried ahead the momentum,” the prolific batter mentioned about his partnership with Samson.
