Fort Lauderdale (Florida, USA): After a narrow one-run defeat in a high-scoring thriller, India came all guns blazing to bowl West Indies out for 143 in the second and final T20 here.
Spinners Amit Mishra — who replaced seaming all-rounder Stuart Binny — and R. Ashwin picked up five wickets between them. Unlike the first match, West Indies found it tough to get going. The dismissal of Keiron Pollard (13) was Ashwin’s 200th in this format, the most by an Indian.
Young Jasprit Bumrah too bowled exceptionally well and finished his quota of four overs by giving just 26 runs and got two wickets. With 28 wickets, Bumrah also became the highest wicket taker in T20I in 2016.
West Indies openers, Johnson Charles and Evin Lewis, who shared a 126-run stand for the first wicket in the first match, didn’t have the same luck on Sunday as Shami broke the stand early by dismissing Lewis with a surprise and quick bouncer.
Charles, however, continued his excellent form, finishing with 25-ball 43, which was the highest score for his side. Explosive all-rounder Cralos Brathwaite was dismissed for 18 by leg spinner Mishra.
