West Indies captain Rovman Powell has mentioned that they should provide you with higher plans after struggling a seven-wicket defeat by the hands of India within the third T20I of the five-match sequence on the Providence Stadium in Guyana.
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Speaking after the match, Powell mentioned West Indies fell 10 to fifteen runs quick however credited the openers for giving the hosts a fascinating begin. West Indies posted 159 for five on the board within the first innings.
“We were 10-15 runs short. But having said that, credit to the batting unit especially the opening partnership, that’s the kind of start what we asked for. In hindsight you can say that (sending Pooran at number 3) but we wanted to give Charles an opportunity, we know what Pooran can do and what kind of form he is in,” mentioned Powell.
He went on to say that West Indies bowled with an excessive amount of tempo on the ball, which made it straightforward for Indian batters, whereas insisting that they should provide you with higher plans for the fourth match of the sequence. India chased down the 160-run goal with seven wickets and 13 balls remaining on the again of good knocks from Surykumar Yadav and Tilak Varma.
“We bowled with too much pace on the ball and that made it easy for the Indian batters. We have a few days gap and we have to come up with better plans,” Powell added.
Kuldeep Yadav claimed three wickets within the first innings to assist prohibit the hosts to 159 for five. In the second innings, Suryakumar scored a 44-ball 83 whereas Varma chipped in with an unbeaten 49 to information India to a cushty win in Guyana.
After beating the West Indies by seven wickets in Guyana, India will face them within the fourth T20I set to be performed on the Broward County Stadium in Florida on August 12.
Edited By:
Rounaq Sehrawat
Published On:
Aug 9, 2023