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to the game.
Jaiswal began his innings by find-
ing the boundary on the very first ball
of the second innings. On the other
end, Gill took his time to settle on
the pitch.
Once he understood the varia-
tions that were up for the offer, Gill
didn’t waste a moment to get his in-
nings going.
Gill kicked off the boundary fest
with a maximum off Obed McCoy in
the fourth over. Jaiswal followed up
with two consecutive boundaries in
the next over to set the momentum
for the final over of the powerplay.
In the next over Gill struck two
maximums and a four off Odean
Smith to end the powerplay with a
score of 66-0.
After the end of the powerplay,
there was no stopping the young tal-
ented opening duo. They took on the
WI bowlers and maintained a healthy
run rate. ‘
The hosts struggled to pick up
the correct line and length which fur-
ther added to their miseries. India
took full control of the game during
the halfway point of the second in-
nings. They reached the 100 run-
mark without losing a single wicket. West Indies cricket player Shimron Hetmyer bats a shot during the 4th T20I match against India, at Central Broward Park & Broward County
Yashavi brought up his maiden Stadium of Lauderhill city in Florida on Saturday (ANI)
T20I half-century in the next over,
while Gill completed his 50 two balls
prior with a double. of 160, while India skipper Hardik en 40 runs in 19 balls. et in India (BCCI) posted a video
The onslaught of both batters Pandya added the icing on the cake Opting to bat first, West Indies of an interaction between Gill, who
continued till the 16th over. Gill by finishing the game in style with a got off to a fine start as their open- scored 77 and Arshdeep Singh, who
lost his wicket for 77 off 47 balls as maximum. ers Kyle Mayers and Brandon King took three wickets and played a cru-
he made a failed attempt to clear While chasing a target of 160, kept piling runs at regular intervals cial role in India’s win.
the boundary. Romario Shepherd the hosts dealt India a major blow against Indian bowlers. “In the first three matches, I
claimed the first wicket of the match as debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal was re- However, Axar Patel’s spin could not score even 10 runs. Now, I
for the hosts but the damage was al- moved from the pitch with a score of proved to be too good for Mayers had finally got a nice wicket to bat on
ready done. 1(2) by Obed McCoy. A miscue from as the batter was dismissed for 25 and wanted to capitalise on it. Once
Youngster Tilak Varma stepped Jaiswal launched the ball high in the runs in the 8th over of the game. The I was able to get a good start, it was
on the pitch to see off the game and air which landed straight into the right-handed batter Johnson Charles about doing well in the powerplay
level the T20I series (2-2). hands of Alzarri Joseph at mid-on. then came out to bat. and initial stages and deciding the
Earlier in the innings, Shai Hope Struggling Shubman Gill, who is Kuldeep Yadav then started to result of the match then and there,”
and Shimron Hetmyer’s blistering yearning hard to find his form failed spin his web around the West Indies said Gill in the video.
knocks of 45 and 61 respectively once again to deliver with his bat in batter as he dismissed Charles for 14 Gill has battled an inconsistent
drove WI’s total to a competitive to- unfamiliar conditions. The fifth over runs. The left-handed batter Nicho- run of form in T20Is. He has scored 295
tal of 178-8. ensured Gill’s struggle with the bat las Pooran then came out to bat at runs in three matches at an average of
continued. Alzarri Joseph got better of the crease. 32.77, but it has been boosted by scores
Surya, Tilak clinch win Gill with a short length delivery. A loud Pooran in blazing form ham- of 126*, 77 and 46 in three innings.
over West Indies groan from Gill told the entire story. mered Kuldeep for 13 runs with the On his lean patch, Gill comment-
Surya and Tilak drove India’s in- help of four and six runs. ed, “You try to identify your mis-
urykumar Yadav’s vintage per- nings from that point and stitched up takes. In my first three matches here,
formance with bat and Tilak an 87-run stand. Surya failed to see “Wanted to capitalise I was not making any. But I just could
SVarma’s unbridled 49* kept off the game for the visitors but skip- on a batting-friendly not convert my starts into something
India in the thick of the action as the per Hardik’s short cameo brought wicket”: Gill bigger. T20Is are a format where you
Men in Blue clinched victory in the the series to 2-1. look for runs and play nice shots, but
third ODI by 7 wickets at the Provi- Earlier in the innings, Kuldeep ndian batter Shubman Gill said that sometimes, it goes into the hands
dence Stadium on Tuesday. bagged three wickets while Axar Pa- he was aiming to go big in the pow- of fielders. At this time, you should
This was the first victory for tel and Mukesh Kumar scalped one Ierplay and the first half of India’s think about the template that helped
India in the five match T20I series wicket each. For West Indies, Bran- run-chase of 179 against West Indies you score runs and go back to it.”
which West Indies won 3-2. don King scored the highest with 42 in the fourth T20I after failing to touch Gill said that he felt nice coming
Surya’s blistering 83 off 44 balls off 42 deliveries while Rovman Pow- double digits in first three matches. here in Florida, for the first time ever
laid the foundation for India’s chase ell played a crucial knock of unbeat- The Board of Control for Crick- and enjoyed the fan support.

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