cricket was at very best when collision of two best team of international t20 held at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida,united state of america.it was wonderful nail bitter contest between indies and india.several records have been broken 489 runs scored which is a record score for a single match 32 sixes hit by both team 21 shared by west indies and 11 by india two century scored one by elvin lewis and other was kl rahul which is fasttest century by indian in all formats.
It was match of uncertainty a craker of craker nobody was thinking that india would not manage 8 runs in last over where kl rahul was playing at 110 and dhoni was palying at 40 and it was dj champion bravo who did it for his nation an over without boundary,even dhoni got a chance by samuels at very first ball of the over but couldn’t manage to convert it in to the glory and caught by samuels at last bowled by bravo when india needed 2 run in only ball and he failed to do it for india.
champion of world cricket in T20 westindian army was very much on the top when they musuled indian bowling.opening of jonson charles and elvin lewis played furiously and like a ferrari at the track of formula one.
Total 21 sixes hit by westindies in its inning,and its a record by any t20 team to hit most sixes in a inning included league cricket previously holded by royal chalengers bengluru recently made in ipl 2016 against gujrat lions.charles and lewis shares 16 sixes 9 by lewis who made a maiden t20 hundren in his 2nd t20 match and 7 by jonson charles who made briliant 79 in just 33 balls.West indies opened acoount with wide but charlse was in mood and marked his inning with bang six and completed his half century in barely 20 balls and on other side lewis also playing his strokes and accelerated the inning and indies reached the 100 in 8th over.calapso show was very much on the top even a dant of charles at 126/1 in 9.3overs when shami bowled out jonson chales at his 3rd ball. lewis continued his gear in top and completed his half park in just 25 balls and when stuart binny came in to attack he would not think about what is going to be happened at the ground but lewis had a idea of hitting 5 sixes in row and stuart earned 32 runs in a over.russel who pramoted at no.3 do justice with 2 sixes and 1 four and made 22 in 12 balls and then jadeja came in to attack.he earned 33 in just 2 overs and starts the over with single and lewis complete his century in 49 balls and jump in to the international cricket and suddenly plumed russel by lbw and with margin of 1 ball lewis played half hearted shot and went to the pavellion score was 205/3 in 16 overs.india restricted them 245/6 in 20 overs.
India starts with a bang to Ro-HIT-Sharma was looking in mood and played some hansome shots,he managed 3 fours in samuel badree’s first over and inning’s second over and Rahane too hit a one and suddenly tries for a late cut to third man and hunted by a gorgious catch by bravo it was a dive by champion who earned a wicket for russel and gifted a wicket for indies at that time rohit was at 24 runs in 12 balls. And most desirable cricketer on the earth came in to the ground at no. 3 and trust me he didn’t dispointed he i meann VIRAT KOHLI took off his flight with banging push shot towards off side and continues the legacy with 3 quick boundaries and crowd was just behind him and public were showing banners about mr. kohli everything was in contol and very next ball DJ bravo released a boncer and virat tries to pull it and caught by fletcher and end of kohli,you can’t underratimate the power of champion, and india was 48/2 in 5overs and KL Rahul rahul came in to bat at no.4 and shown his intent of glory which he showed in test match and even in ipl and starts with boundaries and sixes and reach 25 runs nears rohit and they didn’t alow indies to celebrate kohli’s wicket.
sharma completed his half century in just 22 balls and rahul continued his master class too with half century in 26 balls but when score was 137/2 in 11.5 overs india loosed it’s 3rd wicket rohit sharma was caught by charles and bowled by pollard,but a inning of patience by rahul continues and impress everybody,in start of his inning he welcomed sunil narine with four and finished his league cricket form with 16 runs in over with three fours.Ms dhoni cleared his intent when he opened his account with a rocket four and build a quick partnership with rahul and completed 193/3 in 16 overs.
But it was 17th over when russel took his runup on toward ms dhoni and crowd was chanting we want six we want six and dhoni deposited it in to the crowd at leg side it was 87 meter rocket and very next ball even like bazuka same result and it was 107 meter long six which remids mahi form,same over rahul also hit a six and india got 20 runs in 17th over and reached 213/3.In 19th over 3rd ball aNd KL RAHUL completed his century in 46 balls and continued his inning and followed by six four and couple of couples.
And india was at the line of control where it needed 8 in last over where most occasion it is durable thing,but it was looking suspence in last over by dweyne bravo very first ball of bravo marlon samuels dropped dhoni at “shit of shitters” as aired “ion bishop” and this suspence continued untill last over when there was 2 needed to win and 1 for super over and bravo was taking his time to settle the field and crowd was chanting DHONI DHONI DHONI......................pin drop silence in ground dhoni caught by samuels at short third man and DWEYN BRAVO who was champion for the match what a match what a match it was totaly suspence.
it was not rahul’s master class,it was not lewis furious one but it was dj champion bravo who did the trick for west indies in last over marlon samuels who dropped dhoni at 20th over very first ball but got it right at last ball and westindies won by 1 run.
Elvin lewis got man of the match for his 49 ball hundred but for me it’s champion bravo it was a nice match worth to watch.
yours ANUPAM
