IND vs WI 4th T20I, HIGHLIGHTS: India beats West Indies by 9 wickets to level series 2-2

Shepherd continues. Wide and a single to finish the match. India draws level the five-match series 2-2.

Jaiswal remains not out on 84 off 51 while Gill scored 77 from 47.

Holder continues. Full and on the pads and Tilak places it fine for four behind keeper. Just two more needed now.

Shepherd to bowl now. Half-volley and Gill sends the ball to the stands in the mid-wicket region. OUT! Gill is caught at square leg as he tries to whip one out of the ground. A terrific stand comes to an end.

Tilak Varma joins Jaiswal at the crease.

Jaiswal slashes a wide delivery and it goes for four towards deep third!

Holder is back. Slow ball, full, Gill hits it in the air towards long-on but it falls just short of the fielder as Kyle Mayers dives in front. A quiet over after a long time.

McCoy into the attack. Full ball, Jaiswal edges it for four very fine of the short third fielder. Another half-volley and this time Jaiswal hits it straight for a SIX! 150-up with that shot.

Odean Smith is back into the attack. On the pads and Gill picks him up for a SIX over square leg. A quick single and Jaiswal loses hit bat while stealing a run. Full ball and West Indies appeal for LBW and umpire gives it OUT. Gill reviews it immediately. No edge there however, the ball is missing wicket and the decision is reversed! Good review. Jaiswal finishes the over with a SIX over mid-wicket. A length ball and Jaiswal picks it up easily.

Hosein into his last over. Bit innovation from Gill there as he tries to reverse but only for a single. Jaiswal reverses and hits Hosein for a SIX over square! Terrific hit.

Rovman Powell introduces himself. The keeper is standing up for him. Gill cuts him towards backward point region that brings up his fifty. A terrific knock with three fours and three sixes. No ball by Powell, and a free-hit for Jaiswal. He walks across and places it towards square leg for four! What a shot to bring up his fifty! His maiden half-century. 13 runs off the over.

Akeal Hosein continues with his left arm spin. Gill sweeps fine, a terrific chase by the fielder and he saves a boundary! A single by Jaiswal that brings up 100 for India! What a stand this for the opening wicket.

Shepherd is back. Too wide outside off stump and Jaiswal slashes it over backward point for four! Another good over for India.

Hosein returns. Tight over so far from the spinner. He has a job on his hands being the lone spinner in the playing XI today. Gill finishes the over with a short jab for four towards mid-wicket.

Holder is back. On the pads, and Gill hits it fine towards fine leg for four. Nine off the over.

Odean Smith to bowl the last over of the powerplay. Gill welcomes him with a SIX straight down the ground. A slow ball full outside off stump and he powers it for huge hit. Short ball on the body and Gill pulls it towards square leg just over the fielder at deep for another SIX. Wide outside off stump on a length and Gill smacks it over point for four to end the powerplay! Super start to runchase for India.

Romario Shepherd into the attack now. Jaiswal charges down the track and places the ball towards covers for a four. Such a beautiful shot. And now he scoops towards fine leg for a four. Good way to bring up fifty for India.

Change of ends for McCoy, who replaces Hosein. Gill has looked to rotate strike here more than hitting boundaries.

Rovman Powell is going off the field to get some treatment.

Classic Gill! A short-arm jab for a SIX! What a shot. A quick single to end the over.

Jason Holder replaces McCoy, and Jaiswal hits him for a four towards deepbackward point. He walked down the ground, knowing exactly what Holder will do. Terrific by youngster. Full ball, outside off stump and Jaiswal hits it towards covers for four! Third boundary of the over now, on the off, full and he powers it in the gap between mid-off and covers for four.

Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein into the attack. Jaiswal tries a reverse sweep but is saved by the fielder at point, only a single there. Only six runs off the over.

Obed McCoy to Jaiswal, first ball, wide outside off stump on a length, and he slashes hard, gets an edge that goes for four! What a start for India. And he finishes the over with a four as well. Full ball, outside off and Jaiswal picks it over mid-off for four.

West Indies players are in a huddle. Indian openers are ready as well. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill walk in as India chases a record target here at Lauderhill.

Arshdeep Singh to Hetmyer, a half-volley and he swings it towards mid-wicket for a SIX! A good start to the over. But as usual, Arshdeep strikes back. Next ball, a bouncer, Hetmyer tries hitting it straight and a good diving catch by Tilak sends him back. Umpires do check it but its a clean catch. Hetmyer is OUT.

Akeal Hosein walks in. An attempted yorker and Hosein places it towards mid-off and gets a four! Arshdeep has been mixing his lengths. Length ball, outside off, and Odean finishes the innings with a SIX over long off!

India needs 179 to win and level the series. Will be a record chase on this ground. Highest successful chase at Lauderhill is 95.

Mukesh Kumar for the penultimate over. The plan is simple: bowl yorkers. A low full toss and Hetmyer swings the bat towards mid-wicket that goes for a four. A bouncer to end the over! Good change up and Odean Smith misses it.

Arshdeep Singh into the attack. 150-up for West Indies! With little more than two overs left, it will be looking for something around 175 here. Two runs and fifty for Hetmyer off 35 balls with the help of two fours and three sixes. Windies need him for a strong finish here.

Kuldeep Yadav comes back for his last over. A full ball outside off and Hetmyer hits it over covers for a SIX! 12 runs off the over.

Mukesh Kumar continues and he strikes for the first time today as he bowls Jason Holder! A full ball, Holder tries to work it towards on side, gets an inside edge onto the pads and deflects to hit the stumps.

No ball by Mukesh, and Hetmyer gets a free-hit. Mukesh attempts a wide yorker but Hetmyer is ready for it as he moves towards off side, the ball is a full toss and he scoops it towards fine leg for a SIX!

Axar Patel is back to bowl his final over and Shepherd welcomes him with a SIX right over his head! He tries again to slog him, but gets a top edge that goes straight into the air and Sanju Samson catches it! Samson almost collided there with Tilak Varma there. A successful over for India.

Mukesh Kumar is up for his first over. The idea is to bowl yorkers and he’s done that consistently well in this over. A yorker to end the over as well. A good over.

Hope and Hetmyer manage to up the scoring rate with a slew of boundaries. Chahal to bowl out. Chahal maintains a shorter length and the batters rotate strike with singles. OUT! Chahal finds the breakthrough! Loopy delivery on middle-and-leg and Hope’s slog against the turn finds Axar Patel at long-on. Romario Shepherd walks in at 7.

Chahal continues. Hope breaks the shackles as he charges down the track to hit him for a four down the ground. He follows it up with another straight hit, this time with much better power and alivation to go for a SIX over long-off. A good over for West Indies after a brief halt.

Kuldeep Yadav continues. Another quiet over. Spinners have completely stopped free-scoring here.

Yuzvendra Chahal is back into the attack. A very quiet over. Five runs from it. West Indies into recovery mode.

Kuldeep Yadav is into the attack and he strikes on the very first ball of his spell! Pooran tries to hit him over long-on but gets caught at boundary!

Rovman Powell comes to the crease. Kuldeep strikes again! Powell edges it to the first slip. He didn’t pick the ball at all. Tried to nudge for a single towards leg side but ends up edging the ball. Second wicket of the over.

A great over by Kuldeep.

Arshdeep Singh is back for the last over of powerplay. He comes round the wicket and King smacks him for a SIX over long-on! What a way to bring up fifty runs on the board. A wide ball, back of the length, King tries to slash it, gets an edge, and Kuldeep Yadav takes an excellent diving catch at short-third to get him OUT!

Nicholas Pooran at the crease now. He’s off the mark with a single. Powerplay over.

Axar Patel into his third over. Hope starts the over with an inside four towards covers. It has been an aggressive start by the West Indies. The batters have looked to attack on every ball. Ends the over with a SIX towards mid-wicket by Hope.

Yuzvendra Chahal replaces Arshdeep. King comes down the track and smacks him over the head for a SIX! Now Shai Hope charges and hits Chahal drives it towards covers for a four. A huge appeal on the last ball for LBW against King, umpire says not out, and Hardik Pandya isn’t interested to review.

Axar Patel continues against two right handers - a much better match-up for him. Axar is drifting the ball into the righties, not allowing them to open arm. A much better over. Just four runs from it.

Arshdeep Singh comes into the attack. Mayers smacks him straight down the ground for a four! Too wide and too short from Arshdeep there. OUT! This time a short ball into the body and Mayers tries to upper cut but gets the edge for a simple catch to wicketkeeper Sanju Samson.

Shai Hope comes to the crease. A successful for India. Five from it and a wicket.

Interesting call here by India, left-arm spinner Axar Patel to open the bowling. Kyle Mayers on the strike and here we go. Mayers smashes third ball of the match for a huge SIX towards mid-wicket. What a way to get off the mark! And a four to end the over. A great start for the West Indies.

We are all set for the action as the players take the field. India is in a huddle. West Indies openers are coming out.

The weather is currently clear not much clouds above the ground. Conditions are windy though.

Average first innings score: 165/7

Average second innings score: 123/7

Team batting avg in first innings: 25.1

Team batting avg in second innings: 12.37

India’s Yuzvendra Chahal is five wickets away from picking 100 T20I wickets.

West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran is six sixes away from hitting 100 T20I sixes.

West Indies makes three changes: Shai Hope, Odean Smith and Jason Holder are in.

No change for India.

West Indies: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran(w), Rovman Powell(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Obed McCoy

India: 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 wins the toss and opts to bat.

Total - 6

India - 4

West Indies - 1

No Result - 1

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WICKETKEEPERS

Nicholas Pooran

BATTERS

Suryakumar Yadav, Rovman Powell, Tilak Varma, Brandon King

ALL ROUNDERS

Hardik Pandya, Kyle Mayers

BOWLERS

Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein

Team composition: IND 5:6 WI Credits left: 10.5

The matchwill be streamed LIVE on Jio Cinema and FanCode at 8:00 PM IST. Doordarshan (DD) Sports will provide the LIVE telecast of the match.

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