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West Indies defeated India in a thrilling second T20I at Warner Park in Basseterr🎀e, St Kitts to level the five-mat🌃ch series on Monday.
Pace bowler Obed McCoy set up a series-levelling w𝓰in 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 India for 138 in 19.4 overs. The speedster bagged six wicketsꦇ 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-handeℱd batter scored 31 runs with the help of three boundaries, including 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 ha♌ndy unbeaten knock of 31 off 19 to take West Indies home.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
WI take the win with 5 wickets in hand!
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
Started off today claiming⛦ that it woul﷽d be a great one and I’m thankful to God for seeing it through!
— Obed McCoy (@ObedCMcCoy)
Ind fans going to bed at 2.30 am after w🔯atching te📖am lose in last over
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
𝗦𝗡𝗔𝗣𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗦 📸
High-v🌱oltage drama, a packed house and some top-class bowling 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 McꦕCo▨y, he has bossed Indian 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 McCoy dedicates h💃is Man Of The Match Award to his mother who is sick.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
