Rain ruins India's chances of levelling series as second T20I is abandoned

India were looking good to level the Twenty20 International series after restricting the West Indies to 143, but a wet outfield after a heavy downpour meant that the match had to be called off. At least five overs should have been completed in the second innings for the match to have been awarded to either side through the Duckworth/Lewis method, but India were 15/0 after two overs when the players had to leave the field.

The decision to pick Amit Mishra in place of Stuart Binny reaped rich dividends for India, and proved to be a certain game-changer during the course of the match. Just like the first T20I, Johnson Charles was going after the pacers, and the Windies were flying at rate of 10 an over. Mishra then struck off his first ball, with Charles holding out to Ajinkya Rahane in the deep, as India firmly wrestled the momentum back in the contest.

The wickets then fell at regular events with Ravichandran Ashwin also coming to the party. Lendl Simmons, who was looking good at the crease, was outfoxed by a brilliant delivery by the Indian off-spinner just as the batsman prepared to step down the track. West Indies' approach didn't change, though, and the wickets kept tumbling as they tried to muscle their way out trouble.

Jasprit Bumrah was brought on by Dhoni only in the 11th over of the innings. The Gujarat seamer found his groove and was easily the pick of the faster bowlers. Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, after being picked apart in the Powerplay overs, finished strongly towards the end of the innings.

Rohit Sharma started well in the chase and had just struck his first six, off Andre Russell, before the covers came on.

Brief scores:

West Indies 143 in 19.4 overs (Johnson Charles 43, Lendl Simmons 19; Amit Mishra 3/24, Ravichandran Ashwin 2/11) and India 15/0 in 2 overs (Rohit Sharma 10 not out). Match was abandoned because of a wet outfield.