- By Himanshu Badola
- Sat, 12 Aug 2023 11:42 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal looked on song as they took India to a famous win in the 4th T20I at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Florida on Saturday.
The stunning victory keeps the series alive for the Men in Blue as it remains 2-2 with the decisive clash to be played on Sunday.
Tilak Varma joined Jaiswal to finish off the game with three overs to spare after the opening pair had stitched a record opening stand for the visitors in the shortest format.
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Jaiswal for his marvelous innings was adjudged as Player of the Match as his 84-run included 11 fours and three mouth-watering sixes.
"It's not easy, I am happy to go out there and perform. I try to play how the team needs. I try to score quickly and how many shots I can play in the powerplay. Reading the wicket, reading the situation, everything is important. I have played a lot of ball against them (Holder and McCoy), helped me to pick them. It (partnership with Gill) was really amazing, he batted really well," Jaiswal said at the post-match presentation.
Gill, who was under immense pressure after a disappointing tour so far across formats, just looked another player in the fourth game of the five-match series.
Once left behind Jaiswal, Gill caught up in style and went on to smash 77 runs with the help of three fours and five sixes before he fell prey to Romario Shepherd.
Earlier, West Indies after opting to bat first put up a challenging total of 178/8 in their 20 overs to make the visitors think before they begin the chase.
After surviving an early collapse, the hosts continued their attacking approach on the back of Shai Hope (45) and Shimron Hetmyer (61) who looked to have been batted on a different surface.
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Arshdeep Singh was the star with the ball for India, picking up three wickets for 38 runs in his quota of four overs, dismissing the likes of Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, and Hetmyer.
The Windies were off to a flying start with Mayers smashing Axar Patel for 15 runs in the opening over before the left-arm pacer Arshdeep removed both openers.