New Delhi. The Indian team defeated the hosts in the second match of the ongoing 3-match ODI series against West Indies to take an unassailable 2-0 lead and captured the series. In the second match, the Caribbean captain won the toss and elected to bat. Batting brilliantly from West Indies, set a target of 312 runs in front of the Indian team. This target was achieved by the Indian batsmen in 49.4 overs. For India, opener Shubhanam Gill scored 43 runs, Shreyas Iyer 63, wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson 54 runs and Axar Patel’s blistering 64 runs, India achieved the target given by West Indies in 49.4 overs for the loss of 8 wickets. took. The hero of this victory of India was Axar Patel. He performed brilliantly in both the departments of cricket in bowling and batting.
Here’s the match-winning knock from @akshar2026, His magical batting earned him the Player of the Match title.
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While Akshar Patel took one wicket for 40 runs in 9 overs, on the other hand, in batting, he scored 64 runs in just 35 balls. With the victory in this series, India has also broken an important record of its arch-rivals Pakistan.
India broke Pakistan’s record
India have already captured the series by defeating hosts West Indies in the second match of the 3-match series. But India seems to be getting another advantage of this victory, in which a special record of Pakistan is also being broken. In fact, with the victory in this series, India’s 12th consecutive win over West Indies was. Meaning that India has defeated West Indies in 12 consecutive series. This is India’s new record for most consecutive ODI series wins against a single team. Earlier, Pakistan had a record of winning 11 consecutive ODI series against Zimbabwe. Accordingly, India has destroyed this important record of Pakistan by winning the ODI series being played with West Indies. Let us inform that now the Indian team has reached the top in terms of winning the most consecutive ODI series against any one team.