West Indies ticked their batting boxes of using their full quota of 50 overs and posting a 300-plus score in the second ODI against India at Queen’s Park Oval.
But India’s batting unit, led by Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel’s fireworks at the end meant that the hosts were consigned to their eighth loss on the trot in the format.
After the match, captain Nicholas Pooran rued the inability of his team to keep India quiet in the final few overs of the match.
Pooran felt the last few overs turned out to be the difference as the Windies bowlers failed to hold their nerves.
“Definitely, the last couple of overs, we didn’t hold our nerves. Last 6 overs, we lost the game. We felt a spinner was easier to hit. We just needed one wicket to seal the game, but Axar played really well,” said Pooran in a post-match presentation.
Pooran lauded his team’s batting effort, which helped them post a formidable total of 311 on the board.
He showered praise on Shai Hope, who smashed a brilliant century in his 100th ODI game.
“His (Hope’s) 100th ODI, he was exceptional to get a hundred. We did an exceptional job with the batting group. We tried to compete really hard. We want to win really bad,” he added.
The final ODI will also be played in Trinidad on the 27th of July.