A hat-trick for Andre Russell didn’t make much difference as India A posted a challenging 214 for the loss of seven wickets against West Indies A in the one-off Twenty20 match at Bangalore.
Having suffered a surprise defeat in the unofficial ODI series, it will be an opportunity for the Yuvraj Singh-led India A to regain some of the lost ground when they lock horns with the West Indies A in the one-off Twenty20 match at Bangalore on Saturday.
Follow Live updates of the one-off T20 match between India A and West Indies A at Bangalore. The visitors are coming off a confident 2-1 ODI series win against India A.
Having made a statement with the bat in the just-concluded India A series in Bangalore, Yuvraj Singh on Friday said that he hoped to get picked in the One-Day International (ODI) team.
As the West Indies A team comprehensively outplayed India A in their own backytard, Abhijit Banare analyses the teamwork of the team from the Caribbean and elaborates on the poor performance of the hosts, who were exposed at home.
Six years since enthralling the Durban crowd by smashing six humungous sixes off England’s Stuart Broad in the successful inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, Yuvraj Singh’s life on and off the field have been nothing short of a dramatic movie script.
India A captain Yuvraj Singh, who personally had a good series with the bat, said he was disappointed with the efforts of the batsmen and admitted that his bowlers leaked too many runs in the death overs.
Quite obviously, skipper Kieran Powell was pleased as punch that his team, the West Indies 'A’, bounced back to win the three-match one-day series 2-1 against India 'A’ in Bangalore on Thursday as he attributed the success to some disciplined bowling.
India 'A' opener Baba Aparajith said losing his wicket before the batting powerplay led to the hosts' 45-run defeat in the third unoffical ODI against the West Indies 'A'.