Indian batters flop as West Indies seal series with emphatic eight-wicket win in 5th T20I
Hindustan TimesThe Indian batters fluffed their lines when it mattered most as a determined West Indies handed captain Hardik Pandya his first bilateral series defeat comfortably winning the fifth and final T20 International by eight wickets at Lauderhill, Florida on Sunday. Brandon King and Shai Hope embrace after beating India by 8 wickets in the fifth T20I West Indies won the five-match series 3-2 with opener Brandon King's swashbuckling 85 not out off 55 balls paving the way for a 18-over cakewalk. In reply, India's nemesis Nicholas Pooran looked way more fluent but was overshadowed by opener King as they added 107 runs for the second wicket to put West Indies on course despite three weather related interruptions. On same track where the Caribbean bowlers put the Indian batters under tight leash, the bowling attack looked horribly out of depth barring Kuldeep Yadav, who delivered yet another steady performance.