Team India decided to go to the semi -finals! West Indies killed 144 in a do or die match

The West Indies have scored 144 runs in the first play. In WCL 2024, India has a target of 145 runs. This is a do or die match for both teams, because a big win can give one entry in the semi -finals. All 11 players from the West Indies got down to bat, out of which 9 runs could not even touch the double figure. Kieron Pollard contributed significantly to his team to play an unbeaten half -century innings, the team’s score 140.

Team India’s decision to bowl first proved to be correct, as the batsmen of the West Indies team looked in trouble from the beginning. Captain Chris Gayle scored just 9 runs, while stormy batsman Landal Simmons was able to contribute just 2 runs. Alam was that by the West Indies 32, the three top order batsmen had lost the wickets and for a score of 43, half the team had returned to the pavilion.

Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo returned the car of the West Indies team to the track of 29 runs. However, Bravo returned to the pavilion after scoring just 9 runs. On the other hand, Pollard took over one end. The Caribbean team was losing wickets at regular intervals, as a result, 9 batsmen of the team had been dismissed by the score of 111.

Kieron Pollard scored 74 runs

The last batsman Sheldon came to batting, but the last 16 balls were played by Pollard alone. Pollard was playing 41 runs at the time of falling 9th wicket. Where it seemed difficult for the West Indies team to reach 100 runs, Pollard scored 33 runs in the last 16 balls. In this way, Pollard hit 74 runs in his 43 -ball innings. During this, 3 fours and 8 sixes came out of Pollard’s bat.

Talking about Indian bowling, Piyush Chawla proved to be the most successful bowler, who took 3 wickets. Varun Aaron and Stuart Binny took two wickets each. Apart from him, Pawan Negi also succeeded in taking a wicket.

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