India vs West Indies 2nd T20: India beat Windies by 71 runs, win series 2-0

The second T20 between India and West Indies proved to be a one-sided contest with the Men in Blue winning by a margin of 71 runs, having scoring 195 runs on the back of a fine century by Rohit Sharma.

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The second T20 between India and West Indies proved to be a one-sided contest with the Men in Blue scoring 195 runs after being put in to bat first with a fine century from skipper Rohit Sharma.

The West Indies were never really in the chase and failed to pace their chase well, losing a flurry of wickets in the early and middle overs. 

Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer failed to make their presence felt for the visitors yet again, who crumbled for a paltry score of 124, losing by a margin of 71 runs.

Left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed, pace spearheads Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and spinner Kuldeep Ahmed set the stage for the Indian bowling attack, picking 2 wickets apiece after opener Rohit Sharma dominated the Windies bowling attack. 

India have clinched the three-match series 2-0 and will be looking to ensure a win in the final T20 as well. 

Here are the highlights:

# Wicket! Bumrah strikes off a slower delivery, tricking  K Pierre with a slower length delivery, with a return catch completed in an efficient fashion by the bowler, rendering the Windies just a wicket short of being bowled out!  

# Wicket! Keemo Paul has been sent back to the pavillion by Bhuvneshwar Kumar with skipper Rohit Sharma pulling off another sensational catch, capping off a fine evening. 

# Keemo Paul is the new man in! 

# Wicket! Flurry of wickets for team India with a direct hit from Krunal Pandya proving fatal for new man Fabian Allen who departs off his first ball. West Indies 81/7 (13.5 overs)

# Wicket! Windies are six down at this stage with Dinesh Ramdin handing a sharp opportunity to skipper Rohit Sharma off a Bhuvaneshwar Kumar delivery. The Windies seem set for another defeat. West Indies 81/6 (13.4 overs)

# Skipper Carlos Braithwaite is the new man in! 

# Wicket! Bumrah strikes for India, dismissing his Mumbai Indians teammate Kieron Pollard who fails to time the delivery effectively, hitting the ball high up in the air. The two collided during this duration with the Windies batsman left bemused by the incident.  

# Kieron Pollard makes his way down in a difficult scenario! 

# Wicket! The debutant hardly lasts 2 balls before being castled by Kuldeep Yadav who has been tremondous for the Men in Blue. Pooran was in two minds with the shot and the results were evident with the stumps left shattered. 

# Nicholas Pooran makes his debut for the Windies! 

# Wicket! Kuldeep Yadav is the man for India yet again, dismissing Darren Bravo who was increasingly comfortable on the pitch off a looping delivery, with Sharma pulling off a stunner in the slips. 

# Dinesh Ramdin is the new man in! 

# Wicket! Shimron Hetmyer attempts another aggressive shot off a length ball by Khaleel Ahmed, but fails to generate any proper connection handing a catch to Dhawan who makes no mistakes whatsover. 

# The Windies are off to a topsy-turvy start, having lost Shai Hope early on. The Indian bowlers will be looking to dismiss Hetmyer as soon as possible. 

# Darren Bravo comes down at No 3! 

#Wicket! Its Khaleel who strikes for India, with a peach of a delivery which leaves Hope in no position to negotiate the delivery, which goes on to shatter the stumps. West Indies 7/1 (1.3 overs)

# Hope and Hetmyer are all set to kick off the chase for the Windies! 

Innings Break!

Batting heroics from the Skipper (111*) as #TeamIndia post a formidable total of 195/2 for the Windies to chase.

Stay tuned #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/p1p09sZC6V — BCCI (@BCCI) November 6, 2018

# West Indies need 196 runs to win the clash! 

# Century! Century for Rohit Sharma who has been sensational off 58 deliveries. India all set to post strong total against West Indies in excess of 190 on a pitch which was deemed as a 130-run pitch by the curator. 

Fireworks on display here at Lucknow  as @ImRo45 brings up his 4th T20 CENTURY!! pic.twitter.com/CCqILFGczV — BCCI (@BCCI) November 6, 2018

# K.L Rahul is the new man in! 

# Wicket! Rishabh Pant perishes in search of a shot which was extremely difficult to execute considering the flight on the ball, handing a catch to Shimron Hetmyer with Pierre striking for the Windies! India 123/2 (15.2 overs)

# Rohit Sharma holds the key for India and will be looking to score another T20 century, setting the stage for a formidable total. 

# Rishabh Pant is the new man in for India!

# Wicket! Dhawan is dismissed by Allen after attempting a big shot off a delivery which was deceptively bowled, scooping a catch to fielder Nicholas Pooran. India lose their first wicket.  

# Half-Century! Sharma has ensured a heroic knock for team India with the bat, ensuring an excellent partnership with Shikhar Dhawan up front for team India!  

FIFTY 

What an innings this from Captain @ImRo45. Brings up his 16th T20I FIFTY at the all new Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/HQisjAu8eu — BCCI (@BCCI) November 6, 2018

# Sharma and Dhawan are all set to kick off proceedings for India! 

The last international cricket match Lucknow hosted was 24 years ago.

Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium becomes India's 52nd International Cricket Venue

Wishing both teams @BCCI & @windiescricket best of luck for the 2nd T20I #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/LjIpA7A5fI — UPCA (@UPCACricket) November 6, 2018

# WI XI: S Hope, D Ramdin, S Hetmyer, K Pollard, D Bravo, N Pooran, C Brathwaite, F Allen, K Paul, K Pierre, O Thomas

WI XI: S Hope, D Ramdin, S Hetmyer, K Pollard, D Bravo, N Pooran, C Brathwaite, F Allen, K Paul, K Pierre, O Thomas — BCCI (@BCCI) November 6, 2018

# IND XI: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, L Rahul, R Pant, M Pandey, D Karthik, K Pandya, K Yadav, J Bumrah, K Ahmed, B Kumar 

Here's our Playing XI for the 2nd Paytm T20I.

Live - https://t.co/hLdtrfs9Au #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/16z0Jlv9OO — BCCI (@BCCI) November 6, 2018

# Carlos Braithwaite wins toss, opts to field first

Windies win the toss and elect to bowl first in the 2nd Paytm T20I against #TeamIndia.#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/C16jMLXdbp — BCCI (@BCCI) November 6, 2018

# Umesh Yadav is expected to be replaced with pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar who missed the first clash due to gastric problems according to reports.  

The first T20 between India and West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata turned out to be a thriller after the West Indies were dismissed for a score of just 109 by India, having been sent in to bat first by skipper Rohit Sharma. 

The West Indies never really managed to make their presence felt, losing wickets at regular intervals. Shai Hope, Kieron Pollard and Shimron Hetmyer were dismissed cheaply by the Indian bowling juggernaut setting the stage for an embarrasing collapse. 

Kuldeep Yadav was the pick of the bowlers, picking 3 wickets.

However, the Windies fought hard to dismiss the openers early, with the hosts in a spot of bother at one stage.  

A vital partnership between Dinesh Karthik and Manish Pandey ensured a victorious chase, with Krunal Pandya providing some valuable support from the other end when it mattered the most. 

India enjoy a 1-0 lead in the three-match series and will be looking to ensure a similar performance in Lucknow as well. 

Squads for 2nd T20:

India: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, K Khaleel Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, Shahbaz Nadeem.

West Indies: Carlos Brathwaite(c), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Kieron Pollard, Rovman Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Oshane Thomas.