India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I: Simmons helps West Indies beat India by 8 wickets
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 08, 2019, 22:54:05 IST
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India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I: Simmons helps West Indies beat India by 8 wickets

Stay updated with Times of India for all the live score updates, ball by ball commentary and scorecard of 2nd T20I match between India and West Indies.
20:58 (IST) Dec 08
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D Chahar to L Simmons, BEATEN! This lands on off and then moves away. Simmons is drawn into the stroke. He plays it away from the body and gets beaten.

20:57 (IST) Dec 08
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D Chahar to L Simmons, Simmons straightaway gives him the charge maybe to negotiate the swing. Chahar still bowls an awayswinger fuller and on middle, Simmons pushes it to mid off.

20:57 (IST) Dec 08

A false start as Deepak Chahar pulls out just as he was about to jump.

20:53 (IST) Dec 08

Welcome back for the second innings. The Indian team is in a huddle and skipper Kohli has few words for his players before they disperse onto the field. Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis come in to bat for the Windies. Deepak Chahar to start with the ball for the hosts. The chase is on...

20:52 (IST) Dec 08

Shivam Dube says sending him at no. 3 was a plan, he backs himself in that position and he is pleased that he played well. Informs he was told before that he will be batting at no. 3. States he likes playing power shots and that is his strength. Ends by saying the pitch was not easy to bat on and he felt he should be concentrating more on timing the ball and it worked well in the end.

20:52 (IST) Dec 08

The target is a very competitive one and Windies will have to bat really well if they are to chase this down. The wicket is tacky and India will fancy themselves to defend it. Will there be a series decider? Stay tuned to find out for now, Dube is seen giving an interview.

20:51 (IST) Dec 08

The Windies bowling was very erratic! Too many extras, a lot of bad deliveries which did not help their cause. At one time, India were striking at above 9 per over which is very good on this wicket. Holder and Pollard were very poor with the ball. Walsh had a decent outing. Williams made a good comeback from the last game and Cottrell was decent. Overall though the Windies won't be very pleased with their performance.

20:49 (IST) Dec 08

The Indian innings once again saw an early wicket, this time it was Rahul. Rohit too did not contribute a lot. The Indian innings however was about a youngster, Shivam Dube. His first real opportunity to make amends with the bat and he grabs it. Promoted at no. 3 and Dube managed to score a blazing half century. The Indians were struggling at once but his knock took them in a commanding position. Pant then took over things once Shivam was dismissed, he kept losing partners at the other end but he continued scoring runs. At one stage 180 or 190 looked likely but the pitch really kept getting worse and India fell well short of the 180-run mark.

20:44 (IST) Dec 08

Just the 26 runs from the last 4 overs and the Windies have managed to pull things back nicely. However, it is India who will be the happier of the two sides walking back as one feels, the score on the board is more than enough on this surface.

20:43 (IST) Dec 08
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Score170 - 7

S Cottrell to R Pant, A couple to end a fantastic last over by Cottrell! Just the 6 runs and a wicket from it. Short and on middle, Pant hits it through mid-wicket and takes two. INDIA END WITH 170!

20:43 (IST) Dec 08
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Score168 - 7

S Cottrell to D Chahar, Another single! Outside off, Chahar drags it through mid-wicket for one.

20:42 (IST) Dec 08

Deepak Chahar comes in to bat. He will be on strike.

20:42 (IST) Dec 08
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Score167 - 7

S Cottrell to W Sundar, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Out comes the salute. First wicket for Cottrell. One more slower one on off, Sundar waits for it and tries to pull. It hits the higher part and then lobs back gently to Sheldon who makes no mistake. This is a very good last over till now. 3 runs and a wicket. Two balls to go.

20:40 (IST) Dec 08
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Score167 - 6

S Cottrell to R Pant, Another slower short ball on off, Pant mistimes his stroke down to long on for one. The wicket seems to be getting worse as Pant is really struggling to time the ball.

20:40 (IST) Dec 08
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Score166 - 6

S Cottrell to R Pant, One more slower one on off, Pant waits for it and hits it wide of long on for two.

20:39 (IST) Dec 08
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Score164 - 6

S Cottrell to R Pant, The bat has travelled to square leg! Wondering what I just wrote? I'll explain. A full ball outside off, Pant swings really hard but misses. The bat though slips out of his hand and goes as far as the square leg umpire.

20:39 (IST) Dec 08

Washington Sundar walks in to bat.

20:38 (IST) Dec 08
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Score164 - 6

K Williams to R Jadeja, OUT! KABOOM! The off pole is uprooted. You miss, I hit stuff! A slower one on off, Jadeja swings but is done in by the lack of pace. He misses and the stumps are shattered. A wicket to end the penultimate over. A good one by Williams, 8 runs and a wicket.

20:37 (IST) Dec 08
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Score164 - 5

K Williams to R Jadeja, A dot! Length and around off, Jadeja looks to play it away from his body but it goes off the inner half back to the bowler.

20:36 (IST) Dec 08
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K Williams to R Jadeja, A full toss on the pads, Jadeja looks to use the pace of the bowler and just guide it towards fine leg but does not get it right. It goes towards deep backward square leg for two.