WI off to steady start after India post 170
December 08, 2019 21:25
WI 41-0 (6 ovs) vs India 170-7 | Scorecard
Spin introduced as Washington Sundar comes into the attack, to bowl the fourth over.
He makes a splendid start, conceding just one runs from his first over. Simmons took a single from the first ball before Sundar bowled five dot balls in a row to left-hander Lewis.
India managing to build some pressure with some tight bowling in the Powerplay.
Change of ends for Bhuvneshwar, who takes over from Chahar at the other end.
Simmons attempts an ugly swipe but is beaten before he gets a lifeline next ball.
Simmons, on six from nine balls, top edged the intended heave over the leg side but miscued it high on the off-side and once again it is Sundar, who puts down a simple catch at mid-off.
Two balls later, Bhuvneshwar sees another catch go down off his bowling, but this time Pant made a superb catch diving full length to his left but failed to hold on.
Once again the knuckle ball from Bhuvneshwar as Lewis, on 16, made room and tried to cut but got an edge and Pant, who was initially moving to his right had to adjust and then dived to his left but failed to hold on.
Two singles off the last two balls as Bhuvneshwar concedes just three runs from his second over.
The dropped catches are coming back to haunt the Indians. Simmons tries to swing the first ball on the leg side but fails to make proper connection as he takes a single.
Lewis then connects with the slog sweep as he smacks it over square leg for a six.
Two balls later, he lofts it over the cover region for another six before the spinner bowls a wide down the leg side.
West Indies have reached 41 for no loss in six overs, with Lewis hitting 30 from 23 balls, while Simmons is on nine from 13 balls.
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