‘Bas yahi baccha tha dekhne ko’ – Fans react as India lose T20I series to West Indies by 8 wickets

India locked horns with West Indies in the fifth and final T20I of the series which was played at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, in Florida on Sunday, August 13. This was the series decider and India lost the match by eight wickets. Romario Shepherd won the Player of the Match award and Nicholas Pooran was awarded the Player of the Series award.

The Men in Blue skipper, Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bat first. The visitors, while batting first, scored a total of 165 runs with the loss of nine wickets in their 20 overs. The highest scorer of the side was Suryakumar Yadav, who scored 61 runs off 45 balls with four fours and three sixes in his innings.

I am very big on individual performances: Rovman Powell

The pick of the bowlers for the Caribbean was Shepherd, who snapped four wickets in his spell of four overs where he conceded 31 runs in his spell. Two wickets each were grabbed by Akeal Hosein and Jason Holder in their respective spell of four overs, where they conceded 24 runs and 36 runs, respectively.

The hosts chased down the target of 166 runs with two overs remaining in their innings. The highest scorer for the side was their opener, Brandon King who played an unbeaten knock of 85 runs from 55 balls, which included five fours and six sixes in his innings. For India, one wicket each was bagged by Arshdeep Singh and Tilak Varma in their respective spells.

“It is difficult to put words. Even adjectives are difficult to be put here. There was a lot at stake. We sat down and had a meeting last evening. The people in Caribbean were longing for something nice. Credit to the coaching side. We could have easily panicked after the loss. Our plans were good. I am very big on individual performances. If one can perform, the team will benefit. Nicholas Pooran is a big player for us, we asked him to come through for us in at least three of the five games and he did,” Rovman Powell was quoted as saying in the post-match presentation.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Sack this Chhapri Pandya from team India pic.twitter.com/HurUnW1odT

— Ishu (@PocketDynamoo) August 13, 2023

Not good.. its transformation phase.. but hope we heading in right direction

— Omais Shariff (@omaisshariff) August 14, 2023

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You can expect Pandya to mention in the post-match presentation that there were several positives to take from the series, acknowledging that WI outperformed them in the decisive match. He will likely emphasize the team's intention to learn from their errors and return even…

— dotΞxe (@dotexe786) August 13, 2023

Some of these youngsters aren’t too aggressive when it comes to international t20! Windies played well

— theproductguy (@Amit253) August 14, 2023

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And still shameless landya will come and blame the youngsters

— User45 (@140off113) August 13, 2023