With this, India clinched three-match sequence 2-0 with a match to play.

Batting first, India scored a difficult 167 for 5 and had West Indies in all types of hassle at 98 for 4 within the sixteenth over when lightning and thundershowers struck. West Indies had been manner behind the Duckworth-Lewis (DLS) par rating of 120.

Within the course of, Rohit grew to become T20 internationals’ most prolific six-hitter, going previous Chris Gayle with 106 maximums. He struck six fours and three sixes within the match.

Despatched into bat, India had been off to a fast begin as they reached 50-run mark within the seventh over, with Rohit doing the majority of scoring.

Rohit discovered the gaps with ease, clipping Paul off his pads for a six over deep midwicket. The World Cup highest scorer then swept him for a 4 because the Indians upped the tempo.

Keemo Paul gave West Indies their first breakthrough when he bowled Shikhar Dhawan with the Indian scorecard studying 67 for one within the eighth over.

Properly getting beneath the flight of left-arm spinner Khary Pierre, Kohli bought going with a neat six.

It took a effective catch from Shimron Hetmyer to convey an finish to Rohit’s keep within the center — he hit one excessive up within the air off Oshane Thomas with simply over six overs left within the Indian innings.

Rishabh Pant (5) perished rapidly, top-edging Oshane into the palms of third man fielder Kieron Pollard.

Sheldon Cottrell then had the massive one, sending Kohli’s center stump cartwheeling for a 23-ball 28 with a perfectly-executed yorker and performing his trademark salute celebrations.

By that point powerful, Kohli grew to become the best run scorer amongst Indians in T20 cricket, together with home tourneys.

In reply, West Indies had been off to a disastrous begin with each openers Evin Lewis and Sunil Narine again within the hut with simply eight runs on the board within the third over.

Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran lifted West Indies from the precarious state of affairs with a 76-run stand for the third wicket earlier than Pandya once more bought into the act by eradicating each the batsmen in an area of three balls within the 14th over.