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Patna : India defeated West Indies (WI) by 8 runs in 2nd T20I at Eden Gardebs, Kolkata, West Bengal, on February 18, 2022, night, to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series although Nicholas Pooran (wk) and Rovman Powell added 100 runs for the 3rd wicket to give the host a run for their money. Rishabh Pant (wk) was named Palyer Of The Match.
WI had won the toss and opted to bowl. Batting first, India had scored 186/5 in 20 overs with Rishabh Pant (wk) scoring an unbeaten 52 in 28 balls with 7 fours and 1 six while Virat Kohli fell to spinner Roston Chase for 52 in 41 balls hitting 7 fours and 1 six. Venkatesh Iyer fell fast medium bowler Romario Shepherd for 33 in 18 balls with 4 fours and 1 six. Captain Rohit Sharma ( opener) fell to Ronton Chase for 19 hitting 2 fours and 1 six. His opening partner Ishan Kishan fell to fast medium bowler Sheldon Cottrell for 2.Suryakumar Yadav fell to Roston Chase for 8.
Chasing a target of 187 runs, WI finished at 178/3 in 20 overs with Roman Powell scoring an unbeaten 68 in only 36 balls hitting 4 fours and 5 sixes including 2 back to back sixes of fast medium bowler Harshal Patrel in 20th over. Harshal conceded 16 runs in last over. Fast medium Bhuvneshwar Kumar, however, had given only 4 runs in the 19th over. Nicholas Pooran fell to Bhuvaneshwar Kumar for 62 in 41 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes. Opener Brandon King fell to spinner Ravi Bishnoi for 22 while his opening partner Kyle Mayers fell to spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for 9..