At the same time, in the second innings, Team India declared the innings by scoring 181 runs for 2 wickets. In this way, the hosts West Indies were given a mammoth target of 365 runs to win. Team India’s bowlers tightened their grip on the West Indies in the second innings but the match was called off early due to rain on the fourth day of the game.
After this, since the fifth morning, Port of Spain remained cloudy and it continued to rain heavily. It continued to rain till the tea break and play was called off on the fifth day due to a wet outfield. In this way the second match of the series was a draw.
Team India lost 8 points
Team India’s victory over the West Indies in the second Test match was looking certain but Indra Devta saved the host team’s shame. However, due to this, the Indian team has definitely lost eight points in the points table of the World Test Championship.
Actually the team gets 12 points for winning a test match. On the other hand, if the match ends in a tie, then in such a situation 6 points are given, while in the event of a draw, the team gets only 4 points. In such a situation, where Team India was putting its emphasis on the field for 12 points, but had to be satisfied with only 4 points.