IND vs WI 4th T20, Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida, Saturday: The Men in Blue coming up with an even more clinical performance in the fourth T-20 match with West Indies to level the series after their seven-wicket win in Guyana earlier this week. Given the way they conducted themselves today, it’s safe to say India are firm favourites to take the series heading into the decider, which takes place at the same venue tomorrow.
Yashasvi Jaiswal remains unbeaten on 84 and stitches a 165-run opening stand with Shubman Gill (77) along the way as India chase down the 179-run target with nine wickets and three overs to spare.
The victory helped India level the five-match series 2-2 with a match to go. Gil and Jaiswal stitched 165 runs for the opening wicket in India’s chase of 179. Earlier, fiery half-century from Shimron Hetmyer propelled West Indies to 178 for 8 in 20 overs. Opting to bat first, West Indies lost some early wickets but Hetmyer’s 61 off 39 kept the side in the game. For India, Arshdeep Singh was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets to his name.
Match summary:
Player of the Match: Yashasvi Jaiswal (IND) 84* (51)