India vs West Indies 2nd T20 Highlights: West Indies have not been able to get their chase going. (AP Photo)
India vs West Indies 2nd T20 Highlights: Lucknow was treated to a Rohit Sharma special in its first international cricket match in over two decades. The Indian captain scored his fourth T20I century off just 58 balls and ended the innings unbeaten on 111. He now has the most tons in T20 International cricket, surpassing New Zealand’s Colin Munro. West Indies never got going in their chase. A late surge by Carlos Brathwaite and Keemo Paul helped them cross over into three figures and end the innings on a respectable total.
India vs West Indies 2nd T20 Live Cricket Streaming: India take on West Indies. (Source: PTI)
It was a new pitch, so we wanted to understand how the wicket is behaving. Hence, we took so much time to understand what the pitch is doing. And we carried on from there. Whenever you get opportunity, you try and do well. Everyone will go home smiling. That's what we play for. Glad we could win the game and win the series. You know Dhawan's natural instinct is to put pressure on the bowlers, but we decided to take our time. The partnership at the top was very important.120-plus stand was crucial and KL finished off well. Bumrah has been our premier bowler for us and the way we use him in T20s is different to ODIs. Khaleel wanted the new ball and he initially looks to swing it and he has taken up the challenge well. And when he bowls that kind of a spell upfront that helps us. This is a wonderful stadium - one of the best we've played in. Just want to thank the crowd for coming out and supporting us in huge numbers.
India win by a mammoth 71 runs and seal another series win. They lead 2-0 in the three-match series.
India win by a mammoth 71 runs and seal another series win. They lead 2-0 in the three-match series.
Another one! Rohit Sharma just can't keep himself out of the game today. Paul hits it straight to him at mid-off.
Another one! Rohit Sharma just can't keep himself out of the game today. Paul hits it straight to him at mid-off.
West Indies do surpass Rohit Sharma's total. Two consecutive sixes by Paul and a six by Brathwaite off the last ball means that the 18th over has gone for 19 runs.
In case you are wondering, they need just 103 runs to win off 18 balls. Meanwhile, Keemo Paul has reviewed a decison that went against him. It is unclear whether it was an LBW or a caught out. Turns out to be neither as the decision is overturned.
West Indies are 23 runs behind Rohit Sharma at the moment and it won't be a surprise if they never reach his total. This has been quite a pathetic performance from the visitors. The only time they looked to be able to provide a challenge for India was in the first three overs of the match.
Pandya rushes to his left, picks up the ball and a direct hit at the striker's end. West Indies were never in this game, were they?
Another catch at slips and another one bites the dust. India are lining up a big win here.
Off the eight runs scored in this over, Four came because Krunal Pandya caught everyone by surprise by bowling a bouncer!. Karthik did his best to reach it from a crouching position but runs behind to the boundary anyway.
Just one run off that over and an appeal for a stumping off the last ball. The required rate has now crept up above 12 for West Indies.
Just one run off that over and an appeal for a stumping off the last ball. The required rate has now crept up above 12 for West Indies.
Top edge that goes high up in the air but covers almost no distance, Bumrah comes all the way near Pollard to take the catch and the latter raised his hand just as the ball fell into his Mumbai Indians teammates' hands. Wonder what Pollard was trying to do there.
India were 83/0 in this period of their innings. The hosts are taking regular wickets and that is taking a toll in West Indies. Kieron Pollard and Dinesh Ramdin are in the middle, Bumrah with the ball.
Breaks back in sharply and Pooran misses it, the ball crashes on to the stumps. Safe to say now that West Indies are falling apart.
What a catch! Rohit can't do anything wrong today. A fast-travelling ball and the Indian captain, standing at slips had to stretch both his hands to take that blinder.
What a catch! Rohit can't do anything wrong today. A fast-travelling ball and the Indian captain, standing at slips had to stretch both his hands to take that blinder.
Rohit Sharma stick with Ahmed and gives him a third over to bowl despite the fact that he was beaten around by Hetmyer in his previous over and what a response he has got. But this is more down to poor shot selection from Hetmyer as he holes out at long on.
Hetmyer and Darren Bravo in the middle for the Windies. Bravo had an exceptional season in the Carribean Premier League. Can he transfer his form to Lucknow?
Cleans him up! No pace off the pitch and Hope goes for a slog, misses the ball completely and it makes a mess of the stumps behind him. India strike early.
All six runs came by an absolutely beautiful shot for six by Hope. He picked a length ball and crunched it straight back over the bowler's head. He nearly played on off the last ball though.
Rohit Sharma unbeaten on 111 off just 61 balls. He smashed 7 sixes and 8 fours. First match in over two decades for the city of Lucknow and the Indian captain put up a show that they will remember for the next two decades if need be. Needless to say, West Indies have their work cut out.
He was tied with Colin Munro until now and he has now surpassed him for most 100s in T20 Internationals. What an innings from the Indian captain, he has reached the three figure mark in just 58 balls.
Another big over and Rohit Sharma is moving closer to his fourth T20I century. Kl Rahul has also got into the groove and India are absolutely cruuuuuising here.
KL Rahul hits consecutive fours before taking a leading edge on to the helmet. Nothing dangerous there and ball also lands in no-man's land. This is it now, Rahul and Rohit will be looking for a big finish.
Now KL Rahul joins his captain in the middle. Pant had a chance to show is credentials in India colours in the shortest format and he had failed once again.
He has hit it straight to the fielder at midwicket and India lose another. Pant was evidently trying to increase the pace of scoring even more and succumbs.
Rishabh Pant comes in at no.3 and gets off the mark with a single off the last ball of the over. Rohit starts that over with a slice over point for four.
An incredible catch by Nicholas Pooran to get the first Indian wicket. He had to run to his left from the long leg boundary and put in a dive, the ball nestles precariously at the edge of his fingertips but he holds on by extending his left hand. Finally, a breakthrough for Windies.
An incredible shot by Rohit between point and short third man to bring up three figures for India. The Indian captain also reached his 50 off the last ball, off just 38 balls!
An incredible shot by Rohit between point and short third man to bring up three figures for India. The Indian captain also reached his 50 off the last ball, off just 38 balls!
Well, they took their time to get going and this has now turned out to be a brilliant first 10 overs for India. Dhawan and Rohit have survived and so the hosts have a number of wickets in the bag. Even if they didn't, they have the 50,000-strong Lucknow crowd who are really cranking up the decibel levels in the stadium.
Well, they took their time to get going and this has now turned out to be a brilliant first 10 overs for India. Dhawan and Rohit have survived and so the hosts have a number of wickets in the bag. Even if they didn't, they have the 50,000-strong Lucknow crowd who are really cranking up the decibel levels in the stadium.
An over that will be hard to swallow for Carlos Brathwaite. Keemo Paul dropped a fairly straightforward catch off Shikhar Dhawan and the ball ended up rolling towards the boundary. Rohit Sharma then slammed a six and a four and two runs were run in between these shots. Rohit and Dhawan are now the now have the highest runs as a pair in T20Is, surpassing Australia's Warner and Watson.
There was an appeal for caught and bowled against Rohit but replays showed that the ball had pitched just in front of Fabian Allen. It would have been a great catch had it not.
There was an appeal for caught and bowled against Rohit but replays showed that the ball had pitched just in front of Fabian Allen. It would have been a great catch had it not.
There was an appeal for caught and bowled against Rohit but replays showed that the ball had pitched just in front of Fabian Allen. It would have been a great catch had it not.
India crossed the 50-run mark off the first ball of the 7th over. Rohit (2117 runs) overtakes Virat Kohli (2102) as India's highest run scorer in the shortest format while Shikhar Dhawan became the sixth India to cross 1000 runs in T20 Internationals.
Oshane Thomas given a joyride of Lucknow by Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. The first ball was dot and then the onslaught began. Rohit started off with a six. Then a single that was also a no-ball, Dhawan hits a four off the free hit and then one more four and a run.