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West Indies defeated India in a thrilling second T20I at Warner Park in Basset💛erre, St Kitts t😼o level the five-match series on Monday.
Pace bowler Obed McCoy set up a series-leveꩵlling win for the hosts courtesy of his brilliant bowling in the match. The left-armer destroyed the Indian batting line-up, picking up a jaw-dropping six-wicket haul.
McCoy produced the best bowling figures for West Indies in a T20I game to help bowl out Indi𒁃a for 138 in 19.4 overs. The speedster bagged six wickets while conceding only 17 runs in his quota of 4 overs, including a maiden.
For the visitors, all-rounder Hardik Pandya was the only batter who could cross the 30-run mark. The right-handed batter scored 31 runs with the help of three boundaries, includ💟ing a couple of sixes.
Best bowling figures versus India in T20ls:
- 6/17 – Obed McCoy Basseterre 2022 *
- 4/9 – Wanindu Hasaranga Colombo RPS 2021
- 4/11 – Mitchell Santner Nagpur 2016
- 4/16 – Darren Sammy Port of Spain 2011
In response, West Indies also faced hardships as Indian bowlers made sure the chase wasn’t a cake walk for the Men in Maroon. The contest went down to the wire, where the home team managed to clinch the victory in the final over.
Brandon King shined with the bat, smashing 68 from 52 deliveries with the help of eight fours and two maximums. Wicketkeeper-batter Devon Thomas played a handy unbeaten knock of 31 off 19 to take ൲West Indies home.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
WI take the win with 5 wickets in hand!
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
Started off today claimi🎀ng that it would be a great one and I’m thankful to God for see💫ing it through!
— Obed McCoy (@ObedCMcCoy)
🧜Ind fans going to bed at 2.30 am after watching team lose𓆏 in last over
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗣𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗦 📸
High-voltage drama, a packed house and some top-class bow💜ling efforts summed up a brilliant day of cricket at Warner Park. 🤩
Here's the 2️⃣nd T20I in snaps. 🙌
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets)
Taking a wicket on the first ball of men's T20I innings against India:
Donald Tiripano🇿🇼 to KL Rahul, 2016
Dushmantha Chameera🇱🇰 to Prithvi Shaw, 2021
Obed McCoy🏝️ to Rohit Sharma, today— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
McCoy Super Spell ➡️ Levelling the field with action reloading tonight! 🥳 🦁💛
📸 :— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
Obed McCoy.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
That was close,🐎 but West Indies 🅠manage to cross the line!
🔝 effort defending a low total 🇮🇳🙌
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans)
6 for 17 by Obed McCoy, h꧃e has bossed I𒉰ndian from first over, one of the best spell ever in T20I.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
West Indian Obed McCoy 6/17 (4 ov) becomes the first bowler to claim a five-wicket haul against India in a T20I match.
Previously 13 others had claimed 4 wkts with W Hasaranga's 4/9 a year ago in Colombo being the best.
(McCoy is the 10th bowler to claim a 6wkt haul).— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
Obed McC🎃oy dedicates his Man Of The Match Award to his mother who is sick.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
