Left-arm paceman Obed McCoy destroyed the famed India batting line-up to help the West Indies register a five-wicket win in the second T20 International at Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts on Monday.
McCoy produced sensational figures of 6 for 17 as West Indies skittled out India for a below-par 138, then chased down the target in 19.2 overs. India had won the first match by 68 runs. The third match is scheduled for Tuesday at the same venue.
After a delayed start due to the late arrival of luggage from Tarouba, Nicholas Pooran won the toss and opted to bowl first.
After the failure from the top order, Hardik Pandya (31) and Ravindra Jadeja (27) helped India post a fighting total. But the Windies chased down the target with four balls to spare despite some tidy spells from Pandya and Jadeja.
McCoy's 6/17 are the best figures against India in the T20Is. The previous best was 4/9 by Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga. McCoy now also owned the best figures for a Windies bowler. Keemo Paul's 5/15 against Bangladesh was the previous best.
Brandon King top-scored with a 52-ball 68, while Devon Thomas hit an unbeaten 31 off 19 including a six and four in the penultimate over to seal the win.
Both the sides made one change each in their respective playing XIs. Keemo Paul was in for Shamarh Brooks in the Windies XI, and Avesh Khan replaced Ravi Bishnoi for India.
Windies thus ended their five-match losing streak against India, dating back to 2019. But this was their second win against India in 14 matches.
West Indies XI: Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Devon Thomas, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy.
India XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh.
After blanking the West Indies 3-0 in the preceding ODIs, India started the five-match T20I series with a 68-run win Tarouba, Trinidad on Friday. Veteran Dinesh Karthik hit a 19-ball 41 in a man-of-the-match award-winning performance. Skipper Rohit Sharma, however, was the top scorer (64 off 44) as India posted 190/6. Young pacer Arshdeep Singh then claimed two wickets to help restrict the Windies to 122/8. Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravi Bishnoi also claimed a brace each. Shamarh Brooks was the Windies' top score, 20 of 15.
