Shimron Hetmyer on starring in West Indies’ win over Australia: One of my finest innings

Shimron Hetmyer was elated after starring in West Indies’ win over Australia because the hosts went up 2-0 within the five-match T20I sequence after the guests had been comprehensively outplayed each with bat and ball within the 2nd T20I. Shimron Hetmyer helps West Indies thump Australia for 2-0 lead in T20 sequence. (ICC Photo)HIGHLIGHTSWest Indies went up 2-0 within the five-match T20I sequence towards AustraliaAustralia had been bowled out for a second consecutive recreation for first time since 2010I assume it was one in every of my finest T20 innings: Shimron HetmyerShimron Hetmyer’s 61 off 36 balls and Dwayne Bravo’s unbeaten 47 helped the West Indies seal a complete 56-run victory over Australia within the second Twenty20 worldwide in St Lucia on Saturday, to take a 2-0 lead within the five-match sequence.

Australia’s Mitchell Marsh struck his second half-century in as many matches with a gradual 54, however a batting collapse just like the one they suffered within the opening recreation meant the guests had been bowled out for 140 in 19.2 overs chasing 197 for a win.It marked the primary time since 2010 that the workforce misplaced all 10 wickets in consecutive T20 matches.”We just said we were going to do the same things we did last night, even a little better. It was fantastic to see how Hetmyer responded,” mentioned West Indies’ stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran.Asked to bat first by Australia skipper Aaron Finch, the hosts acquired off to a stable begin with 46 runs within the Powerplay overs as opening batsman Lendl Simmons blasted three sixes in his knock of 30 earlier than man-of-the-match Hetmyer took over.The left-hander was the aggressor with 4 sixes and two boundaries as he stitched collectively a 103-run partnership with Bravo, who had three hits over the fence because the Australian bowlers struggled to comprise the stream of runs.”I think it was one of my best T20 innings. I think I paced it quite well. It really worked out well for me with the guys backing me to be the guy to just take it as deep as possible,” Hetmyer mentioned.Andre Russell added 24 off eight balls after Hetmyer was run out, because the West Indies added 123 runs in final 10 overs to succeed in 196-4 on a great batting wicket.Australia misplaced each openers inside 4 overs and barring Marsh, did not rise to the event, as West Indies leg-spinner Hayden Walsh claimed 3-29 from his 4 overs whereas paceman Sheldon Cottrell returned figures of 2-22.”Chasing 190 you have to get off to a good start,” Finch mentioned. “When both your openers get out cheaply, it puts pressure on a reasonably inexperienced middle order. The 100-plus partnership, that’s the difference in the game.”The third T20 might be held on the similar venue on Monday.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.