India vs West Indies 2nd T20I Highlights: India beat West Indies by 8 runs to take unassailable 2-0 lead
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 19, 2022, 17:10:23 IST
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India vs West Indies 2nd T20I Highlights: India beat West Indies by 8 runs to take unassailable 2-0 lead

Pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel kept their nerves intact in the death overs as India defended their total of 186 in the second T20I in Kolkata to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series. Get live cricket score updates of 2nd T20I match between India vs West Indies. Check live scorecard, ball by ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India.
19:31 (IST) Feb 18
Shepherd to Kohli | FOUR! FOUR!
Virat Kohli has decided to go after Romario Shepherd. Smacks back-to-back boundaries off him. The first one was a lofted on-drive and went over the rope on a bounce and the second one was a thunderous slap to the ball as it rocketed the the extra-cover fence. Kohli looking to play aggressively! IND 43/1 after 5.3 overs
19:27 (IST) Feb 18
Holder to Rohit | FOUR!
A slap on the on side and Rohit Sharma adds four more to his and India's total. Jason Holder once again goes short and Rohit pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence in style. IND 34/1 after 4.5 overs
19:23 (IST) Feb 18
Holder to Kohli | FOUR!
Virat Kohli opts for the aerial route and smashes the ball to the cover fence. Short and wide outside off from Jason Holder and Kohli gets under the ball and times it perfectly. IND 27/1 after 4.1 overs
19:22 (IST) Feb 18
Cottrell to Rohit | Dropped!
Brandon King drops a sitter at point. Sheldon Cottrell goes wide outside off and Rohit Sharma attempts to slice it past backward-point but hits it straight to the fielder. King fumbles the ball thrice and eventually puts it down. India batters living dangerously at the moment. IND 18/1 after 3.2 overs
19:15 (IST) Feb 18
Excellent start from Cottrell
Sheldon Cottrell produces a superb first over. A wicket maiden from him. Akeal Hosein to continue from the other end. Virat Kohli hass joined Rohit Sharma in the middle. IND 10/1 after 2 overs
19:11 (IST) Feb 18
Cottrell to Ishan | OUT!
A really uncomfortable stay in the middle for Ishan Kishan comes to an end. A wicket for Sheldon Cottrell in his first over. Cottrell goes down the leg side Ishan tries to play across the line. Top edge and the ball goes straight up. Kyle Mayers takes a comfortable catch at point. Ishan falls for 2 (10). IND 10/1 after 1.5 overs
19:10 (IST) Feb 18
Cottrell to Ishan | Caught behind review from West Indies | Ishan survives!
A wide away-swinger from Sheldon Cottrell outside off and Ishan Kishan throws his bat at the ball. Misses but the bowler and the keeper went for the appeal. West Indies take the review but UltraEdge confirms that there is no bat involved. Ishan survives!
19:08 (IST) Feb 18
Cottrell partners up with Hosein
1 0 0 NB4 N1 1 1 0 - An expensive first over from Akeal Hosein but finishes it of with a dot ball. 10 runs came off it. India did miss out two free hits in the first over from Hosein. Sheldon Cottrell to share the new ball with Hosein from the other end. IND 10/0 after 1 over
19:00 (IST) Feb 18
GAME ON!
Right, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan are in the middle to begin India's innings. Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein to start the proceedings for West Indies. A slip in place for him. Rohit on strike. Here we go!
18:36 (IST) Feb 18
India XI
Rohit Sharma(capt.), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal
18:35 (IST) Feb 18
West Indies XI
Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran(wk), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard(capt.), Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Sheldon Cottrell
18:35 (IST) Feb 18

We need to get back to our basics. It is a lightning outfield. Understand the game situation. Bat freely and see what we need to do after Powerplay. As a team, we want to improve in all departments. Whether we finish the game clinically or not, we need to improving. We have got the same team.

India skipper Rohit Sharma at the toss

18:35 (IST) Feb 18

Looks a good track. The last game dew was the factor. We will try to bowl first and limit them to a low total. Continue to execute our skills. We can't do much in a one day break. One change. Jason is fit. Fabian misses out.

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard at the toss

18:31 (IST) Feb 18
Toss news!
West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard wins the toss and decides to bowl first against India in this must-win game.
18:26 (IST) Feb 18
Match fact
West Indies Skipper Kieron Pollard will be playing his 100th T20 International today.
18:22 (IST) Feb 18
Form guide (last five completed T20Is, most recent first)
India W W W W W | West Indies L W L W L
18:09 (IST) Feb 18
Head-to-Head
India 11 - 6 West Indies (One no result)
17:58 (IST) Feb 18

Different times calls for different things, they have quality bowlers and we have to play it as we see it. The guys are working hard to get things right and again it's just a matter of setting it up properly.

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard after first match

17:53 (IST) Feb 18
Pooran finds form | Last chance for West Indies
Looking for their first win of the tour, it would be a make or break match for the Windies. They would look forward to the return of their pace bowling all-rounder Jason Holder who had to sit out of the first T20I following a niggle. For visitors, the lone bright spot on Wednesday was their vice captain Nicholas Pooran's return to form with the bat. Fresh from his Rs 10.75 crore deal with Sunrisers Hyderabad, the left-handed wicketkeeper batter revived the Windies innings with a 38-ball fifty. With Holder back in business and Pooran and Pollard beginning to look at their ominous best, the West Indies would fancy their chances to keep the series alive.
17:44 (IST) Feb 18

Someone like Shreyas Iyer is sitting out, very hard on him not making it to playing eleven, but we needed someone to bowl in the middle which is why we couldn't get him in. It's always nice with that kind of competition going around and a lot of the guys are missing out as well. I'm happy to have that kind of challenges rather than not having players available and not in form. We were very clear with Shreyas and we told him we want that option going into the World Cup. Guys do understand what the team wants and all these guys are professionals and they do understand that team comes first. Once everyone is available it's something we need to sit down and understand. Lots of things to take into consideration and sometimes it can be very tough on the guys missing out, but we want to make sure that we give out a clear message with guys performing needs to get that run and we want to put the team first

Rohit Sharma after the first match