The Sunday evening was a memorable one for Team India as they chased down the huge goal of 312 within the second ODI against West Indies to register a memorable victory in Port of Spain. With the sensational win, the vacationers sealed the ODI series and took an unassailable 2-0 lead within the three-match leg.
Though the ‘Men in Blue’ had been in a spot of hassle after shedding three wickets for 79, however half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel helped Team India gun down the goal.
While the 99-run stand between Iyer (63) and Samson (54) supplied stability, ending touches from Deepak Hooda (33) and Axar (64*) took the guests residence.
After the large win, skipper Shikhar Dhawan led the celebrations within the Indian dressing room. He shared a video on his official Twitter deal with the place Indian gamers may be seen erupting in pleasure and having fun with the series triumph.
Here is the video:
Talent wins recreation however teamwork and intelligence wins championship! ? Kudos to group for the wonderful face-off! ?? #IndvsWI pic.twitter.com/jMZOjWiTN6
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) July 25, 2022
“Boys didn’t lose the self-belief”: Dhawan after spectacular win
Before bursting into celebrations, Dhawan heaped praises on his troops for the stupendous efficiency. The Delhi-born termed the partnership between Iyer and Samson as a game-changer and credited the Indian Premier League (IPL) for serving to gamers carry out on an enormous stage.
“It was a great team performance. Boys didn’t lose the self-belief, that is amazing. Iyer, Sanju, Axar, everyone was amazing, Even Avesh came out in his debut game and scored those 11 important runs. Thanks to IPL, they perform on a huge stage,” stated Dhawan on the post-match presentation.
“I felt that we bowled nicely. They got off to a good start. Hope and Pooran batted well. We thought if they could do it, we knew that we could do it. We started a little slow. Shubman batted well. The Iyer-Samson partnership made a huge difference. There was a run-out. But these things happen. Boys are learning. Thanks to the support staff as well. They have been doing a tremendous job,” he added.