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LIVE Score, India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I in Lucknow: Rohit Ton Helps India Reach 195/2

Cricketnext Staff | Updated: November 6, 2018, 8:36 PM IST

2nd T20I, Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow 06 November, 2018

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20:36(IST)

100 FOR ROHIT: Rohit gets an edge as the ball sails past third man for a four. He moves to 96. On the very next ball he scoops the ball towards fine leg to get his fourth T20I ton. This is great stuff by the Indian. He gets a Diwali gift from Brathwaite as he throws the ball wide and the keeper can't get it. That is four overthrows. He hits another six. This is sensational batting by the Indian. The innings ends and India finish on 195/2.

20:32(IST)

Rahul is trying his best to get quick runs, but this time he gets toe-end of the bat. That falls short of Keiron Pollard. It's a good over by Paul as just six runs come from the over. India are 175/2 in 19 overs. 

20:28(IST)
20:27(IST)

Rohit is moving closer to his fourth T20I ton. He hits Pierre for a straight six and then follows it up with a four through backward point. He moves into the 90s. Meanwhile Rahul hits a straight six too. India move to 169/2 in 18 overs. 

20:23(IST)

Rahul is looking good here as he strikes two back to back boundaries. Hopefully that's a sign of good things to come for the talented batsman. Meanwhile Rohit moves to 80 as India are 148/2 after 17 overs. 

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20:15(IST)

OUT: Now it's Pant's turn to attack Windies bowlers. He dances down the track and hits Pierre for a four. But in a bid to get quick runs, he gives a straight catch to Hetmyer. Only five for Pant as India are 133/2.

20:13(IST)

The best thing for India at the moment will be to just give the strike to Rohit, as he gets yet another for. This is great batting by the Indian skipper. Rishabh Pant tries to make the best of the opportunity by doesn't connect well in the entire over. After 15 overs India are 129/1.  

20:07(IST)

OUT: Rohit Sharma is unstoppable at the moment. That another six for him as he leans into the all and gets good wood on the ball. Allen is taken to the cleaners. He follows it up with another six. How do you stop the Indian captain? And Allen drops a catch. Rohit dances down the track and tries to pouch an incoming delivery hit by the batsman, but misses it. But Dhawan tries to go over the midwicket boundary, but is caught by Pooran at the boundary. India are 123/1 after 14 overs. 

20:03(IST)

FIFTY FOR ROHIT: Rohit steals a single off Paul and brings up his 16th T20I fifty. This is brilliant stuff by the Indian captain. Then he cuts the bowler for another four. That's 100 partnership between these two batsmen. India are 107/0 after 13 overs.  

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19:59(IST)

India's run rate has come down considerably now. This Allen over too just fetched seven runs. Can India go close to 170 run mark. India are 96/0 after 12 overs. 

19:56(IST)

Keemo Paul comes for another over. Meanwhile news from the venue is that there was a freak accident in the commentary box, when a glass panel came down crashing. Luckily, Gavakar and Manjrekar were unhurt during the accident. Another over comes to end. India are 89/0 after 11 overs.

19:48(IST)

A relatively quiet over for Windies after a long time. Allen just gives away five runs in the over. This should give confidence to Windies to get a wicket. India are 83/0 after 10 overs. 

19:46(IST)

STAT ATTACK

19:44(IST)

This is ordinary fielding from Windies. Dhawan goes for an aerial shot, but Paul drops a simple catch in the deep. This could hurt Windies bad. Dhawan survives. Brathwaite is livid. Sharma gets one to pull and the ball goes over the boundary for a six. He is looking in punishing mood here. Another pull, and yet another four for him. This is looking bad for Windies. India race to 78/0 in 9 overs. 

19:40(IST)

Now Allen comes into the attack. And there is a mini scare for Rohit as there is an appeal for a catch. But the replays show that the ball bounced just before it reached the bowlers hands. India are 62/0 after 8 overs. 

19:35(IST) And this India's 52nd international venue:
19:35(IST)

Now Brathwaite comes into the attack, just to slow things down a bit. India, after this kind of a start will be looking at a total of around 170. And this brings up 1000 T20I runs for Dhawan. Another over comes to an end. India are 57/0 after 7 overs.  

19:29(IST)

SIX: Rohit has decided to go for his shots now. He gets another towering six into the stands. Runs are coming thick and fast for India. India race to 49/0 in six overs. 

19:25(IST)

SIX, FOUR, FOUR: Rohit Sharma and Dhawan have taken the attack to Thomas. First Rohit hits him for a towering six, which is followed by a pull by Dhawan. This is great batting by the Indians. He doesn't stop there and smacks him through the covers for another four. India are 37/0 after 5 overs. 

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19:22(IST)

STAT ATTACK: 

19:19(IST)

Peirre comes into the attack and is greeted with a four over long off. That's the way he plays. This over has upped the Indian run rate. Another over comes to an end. India are 20/0 after 4 overs. 

19:15(IST)

Dhawan starts Thomas over well and gives the strike to Rohit. The latter does the same. Guess the Indians have understood best way to tackle Thomas is by taking singles. Rohit is trying his best to play some shots. Another over comes to an end. India are 11/0 after 3 overs. 

19:09(IST)

Keemo Paul starts the proceedings from other end. And Dhawan is off the mark with a slight nudge. India would like to target him, who is considerably slower than Thomas. Rohit too gets off the mark finally. And India has a free hit. This over is taking a long time. And Dhawan misses it. It's 7/0 after 2 overs. 

19:04(IST)

Thomas has started off brilliantly. He is right on the money and Sharma has no option but to defend. That's maiden to start with. India are 0/0 after the first over. 

19:00(IST)

Players are on the field. Shikhar Dhawan will look to change his fortunes in this series. He hasn't had the best of times in this series. He would be careful of Oshane Thomas. 

18:53(IST)

We are just minutes away from the start of the match. After a failed performance from the Indian batsmen in the first match, they will hope for a better performance. This is a fresh pitch and both the openers will like to see off first few overs. 

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India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik(w), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, K Khaleel Ahmed

Windies (Playing XI): Shai Hope, Denesh Ramdin(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Kieron Pollard, Darren Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Carlos Brathwaite(c), Fabian Allen, Khary Pierre, Oshane Thomas

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LIVE Score, India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I in Lucknow: Rohit Ton Helps India Reach 195/2

India captain Rohit Sharma (Image: AP)

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LATEST UPDATES:Rohit has decided to go for his shots now. He gets another towering six into the stands. Runs are coming thick and fast for India. India race to 49/0 in six overs.

Team India beat the West Indies by five wickets in the opening T20I at Kolkata, but it was a hard fought win. After dismissing the opposition cheaply, the Indian batsmen, without Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, struggled to chase the small total with ease. They would like to improve their performance now. Hello and welcome to the second T20I from Lucknow.

The live telecast of the match between India and West Indies (IND v WI) will start at 7:00 PM on November 6 (Tuesday). The match can be seen live on the Star Sports Network and live streaming will be available on Hotstar. You can also follow our live blog for ball-by-ball updates and analysis on cricketnext.com.

A little bit of fight here and there from Windies, but not sustained enough to beat India. That was the theme of the series in the Tests and One-Day Internationals. That was also the case in the first Twenty20 International between the sides in Kolkata on Sunday. The onus is now on Windies to change that trend in the second game on Tuesday in Lucknow if they are to keep the series alive. For the first 20 overs of the game at Eden Gardens, it seemed like a complete mismatch. There was a bit of hype around the series given Windies are the holders of the World T20, but all that was quelled when they huffed and puffed to 109 for 8 in their innings. They were neither comfortable against pace nor against spin, with Kuldeep Yadav and debutant Krunal Pandya conceding just 28 runs from a combined eight overs for four wickets.

But for a little while after the innings break, it seemed like Windies would fight back. The big, fast Oshane Thomas breathed fire and had Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan within three overs. Carlos Brathwaite then chipped in, reducing India to 45 for 4 in the eighth over. With a middle-order that’s under pressure to hold their places, there was a glimmer of hope for Windies. Those hopes vanished gradually as Dinesh Karthik showed maturity in a composed knock 31, which along with Krunal’s unbeaten 9-ball 21 guided India home. They’re now one win away from winning their 10th T20I series after the World T20 2016.

Windies suffered a blow ahead of the series when they lost Andre Russell. It proved costly, as they lacked firepower and stability in their innings with the bat. Shimron Hetmyer managed only 10, and Kieron Pollard struggled for a 26-ball 14. It wasn’t the best of comebacks for the big all-rounder after more than a year out of the Windies T20I side. The middle-order had no clue against Kuldeep, who ran through the line-up for three wickets. They have only one day’s time to pick themselves up and put up a better effort. How they start will determine how they go against Kuleep and Krunal in the middle overs.

India will want better starts too. Rohit Sharma, the captain, had a rare off-day while Shikhar Dhawan too managed just three off eight. It was a great chance for the likes of KL Rahul and Manish Pandey to make statements but they couldn’t convert their starts. Rishabh Pant too didn’t get going, but they had the experienced hand of Karthik to ensure there wasn’t an embarrassing loss in the low-scorer. India will be most pleased with the way their debutants performed. Krunal was at the forefront with ball and bat; he ended with figures of 4-0-15-1, bagging the wicket of his Mumbai Indians teammate Kieron Pollard. Krunal then had a cameo with the bat to take India through. The other debutant in Khaleel Ahmed had a good game too, returning 1 for 16 from four overs, including a maiden. It’s unlikely India will change anything in the line-up till the series is sealed. All they’ll want to change from the previous game is their top-order’s performance. If the likes of Rahul, Pandey and Pant score big, they’ll have a few pointers for the future as well. Windies, meanwhile, will have to turn things around quickly. They are the world champions in the format, but their form in T20Is since the last World T20 has been nothing short of dismal. They’ve won only nine of their 25 matches since then, with only two wins this year. They’ve got to change that trend soon if they want to be known as champions of T20s.

Squads:

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


Windies: Carlos Brathwaite(capt), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Sherfane Rutherford, Oshane Thomas, Khary Pierre, Obed McCoy, Rovman Powell, Nicholas Pooran

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