WI vs IND 5th T20 Highlights: King, Pooran lead Windies to series win

West Indies vs India Highlights: Brandon King hit a powerful 85* off 55 balls while Nicholas Pooran scored 47 off 35 balls as Windies chased down 166 to win the match and win the five-match series

West Indies' Nicholas Pooran and Brandon King lead the team to 3-2 win over India in 5-match series. Photo: West Indies Cricket

With Shai Hope hitting the last ball of the 18th over for a six, West Indies beat India by eight wickets to win the fifth and final match of the five-match T20 international series at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida.

Brandon King (85* off 55) and Nicholas Pooran (47 off 35) were the heroes for the Windies side which chased down 166 with eight wickets in hand and 12 balls to spare. For India, Arshdeep Singh and Tilak Varma took a wicket each.

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Earlier in the day, Indian batters could not fire as the Men in Blue could reach only 165/9 in their 20 overs. Batting first, only Suryakumar Yadav 61 (45) and Tilak Varma 27 (13) played innings of substance as Romario Shepherd took four wickets for the hosts. India captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat first.

WI vs IND 5th T20 HIGHLIGHTS

**West Indies vs India 5th T20 Summary: West Indies win by 8 wkts**
West Indies 171/2 in 18 overs	India 165/9 in 20 overs

Brandon King- 85	Suryakumar Yadav- 61
Nicholas Pooran- 47	Tilak Varma- 27

Tilak Varma- 1/17	Romario Shepherd- 4/31
Arshdeep Singh- 1/20	Akeal Hosein- 2/24

India vs West Indies 5th T20I Playing 11

India made no changes in the playing 11 after winning the toss and batting first. West Indies made two changes in their playing 11 as Roston Chase came in place of Odean Smith and Alzarri Joseph replaced Obed McCoy.

India Playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sanju Samson(w), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar

West Indies Playing 11

Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran(w), Rovman Powell(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph

IND vs WI TOSS Result

India captain Hardik Pandya won the toss against West Indies’ Rovman Powell and decided to bat first. The match takes place on the same wicket as the last game

1:16 AM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies innings summary

1:03 AM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 171/2 after 18 overs, Hope finishes off in style

Shai Hope finished it off in style as he hit a six off Yahsasvi Jaiswal’s first over’s last ball in T20 international. With this six, West Indies win the match by 8 wickets with 12 balls to spare. The Men in Maroon have also taken the series 3-2 and have beaten India for the first time ever in a five-match T20 international series.

1:00 AM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 160/2 after 17 overs, And the winning line was almost there

Nicholas Pooran played a key role in West Indies' win in the fifth T20 against India. Photo:ICC

12:57 AM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 148/2 after 16 overs, Windies closed in on victory soon

12:56 AM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 132/2 after 15 overs, King was the best player for Windies

12:54 AM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 124/2 after 14 overs, Tilak Varma got Pooran as his first scalp

12:53 AM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 119/1 after 13 overs, match resumes

Match resumed after short break due to rain

11:59 PM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies ahead on the DLS par score

West Indies are ahead on the DLS par score as they needed to be 91/1 at the end of 12.3 overs and they are 117/1

11:56 PM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: Lightning delays the restart

The restart of the game has been delayed due to lightning in the nearby areas to the ground. West Indies are in a commanding position and if no further play is possible, the team would win the match and the series

11:35 PM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 117/1 after 12.3 overs

As Brandon King brings up his eighth T20 fifty, the plate has come to the third halt in the day. This time around the cause of the halt is lightning. According to the rules, all the players must be inside a roof at the time of lightning. Few showers have accompanied the lightning as well.

West Indies now need only 45 runs in 45 balls to win the match and pocket the series.

11:32 PM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 109/1 after 12 overs

Just two runs from Kuldeep Yadav’s last over as he finishes his spell at 0/18 in his four overs

11:19 PM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 107/1 after 11 overs

100 is up for West Indies and they are controlling the chase pretty well as rains are no more the major concern for India

11:17 PM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 96/1 after 10 overs, Romario Shepherd produced his best

11:17 PM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 86/1 after 09 overs, Arshdeep is the only wicket-taker for India

11:15 PM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 81/1 after 08 overs, Pooran is going great guns

10:58 PM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 71/1 after 07 overs

The run-scoring has not stopped although the drizzles have and the West Indies would now look to finish the game with ease, without worrying about the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method’s par score

10:52 PM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 61/1 after 06 overs

Pooran hit a six first ball and then King punched a four off the backfoot as West Indies continue to score in the range of 10 runs per over.

10:50 PM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 47/1 after 05 overs

Brandon King smashed that really hard before the ball hit Nicholas Pooran’s stretched left arm at the non-striker’s end. That was four without any doubt otherwise.

Pooran tried playing the ball easily as the rain falls heavily and there is a lot of uncertainty as to when the covers are going to come on. In that melee, Pooran tried to sweep a ball off the middle and leg but was lucky to get a deflection off his gloves on the ball as it hit the pad. He was termed LBW, but DRS saved him.

10:41 PM

WI vs IND 5th T20 LIVE SCORE: West Indies 44/1 after 04 overs

If it was Pooran in the last over, it is Brandon King this time as West Indies continue on their six-hitting spree. The rain is falling fast now and the fourth over is going on. West Indies need to be smart here to not lose a wicket till the fifth over.

10:39 PM