Ipl 2018 letest updates

23:23 (IST)

India lost all three ODIs in South Africa but have bounced back strongly by winning the last six matches. Yes, all six matches were at home but the hosts also did a lot of experimentation in these six matches to plug the gaping holes in their white-ball setup. Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshal Patel, Prasidh Krishna are just some of the players to pass the test with flying colours. The gains were big and the next step will be to sustain this momentum. That's it from our side for tonight. Good bye! 

23:19 (IST)

Rohit: "For us as a team - whether we chase or bat first - we have a challenge. We just want to keep improving. Our middle order is relatively new. We just wanted to tick the boxes. Happy with the series. I think we got what we wanted from this series."

23:19 (IST)

Suryakumar: "Just wanted to replicate what I did in the first game. It was important to stay till the end when Rohit got out. We had a chat in our team meetings as well as to how we are going to react in such situations. I'm just trying to repeat the same things which I have been doing in the last few games... whenever the situation arrives, I try to stay there till the end. Be a little harsh on yourself in the nets, that's it!"

23:18 (IST)

Suryakumar Yadav is the Player of the Match and the Player of the Series

23:18 (IST)

Pollard: "We were in the game until the 15th over. We got a good start - 70-odd after seven or eight overs - and we weren't able to capitalise. In this T20 series, Nicholas showed his consistency. Rovman Powell showing that he wants to be a part and parcel of the white-ball teams. Coming to India is always going to be difficult. We had an opportunity to win the ODI series as well. These guys are finding their feet... Looking forward to what the future holds. From our T20 perspective, we had the experience but didn't get the job done. With the World Cup eight months away, the more cricket these guys play, the better they are going to get."

23:00 (IST)

indian men's cricket team in 2022
January - lost everything
February - won in everything (so far)#INDvsWI

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) February 20, 2022

22:58 (IST)

Good captains are Bowler’s captains and @ImRo45 is certainly one! #INDvWI

— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) February 20, 2022

22:58 (IST)

A good series win for Team India. Many positives. SKY, Harshal, Bishnoi , #venkateshiyer , all doing brilliantly. Harshal in the death overs was phenomenal. pic.twitter.com/w2oLeM6aZg

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 20, 2022

22:58 (IST)

West Indies started strongly and looked like it was going to be their day but they imploded in the chase and India complete another series sweep at home. After a horrific tour of South Africa, the West Indies series win has brought the smiles back and also some work on the issues plaguing India in white-ball cricket has been done successfully.

22:50 (IST)

India complete a 3-0 series sweep with a 17-run victory

After 20 overs,West Indies 167/9 ( Fabian Allen 5 , Hayden Walsh 0)

23 needed from last over, West Indies only managed five runs with Shardul bowling another great over. Drakes got a four before getting caught out.

22:46 (IST)

Drakes c Rohit b Thakur 4(3)

Rohit dives at extra-cover to complete a great low catch. Drakes had played the shot with a lot of power but had to go back to the hut.

22:44 (IST)

After 19 overs,West Indies 162/8 ( Fabian Allen 5 , Dominic Drakes 0)

India take a review for LBW against Shepherd but it was missing leg. It was a slower full toss that hit the batter's pads. Two leg byes followed by a single. Swing and miss from Allen. One for Allen and Shepher falls after this. Another brilliant catch. Another catch that went up very high. 23 more needed.

22:43 (IST)

Shepherd c Rohit b Harshal Patel 29(21)

That should be it for India! Shepherd tried to go big but could only go as far as extra-cover. Th shot went up very hight and Rohit took an outstanding catch.

22:37 (IST)

After 18 overs,West Indies 154/7 ( Romario Shepherd 28 , Fabian Allen 0)

Shardul strikes and the danger man Pooran is out. He wanted to slog it on the legside but the top edge did him. Kishan took the catch brilliantly as it went up very high. Four for Shepherd as he guides a short ball to the third man fence. Excellent over under pressure. Only six from it. 31 more needed. 

22:32 (IST)

Pooran c Ishan Kishan b Thakur 61(47)

Pooran top-edges the shot trying to play a slog sweep and Ishan does excellently well to take the swirler. 

22:30 (IST)

After 17 overs,West Indies 148/6 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 61 , Romario Shepherd 23)

Another expensive over for Avesh. Pooran has been getting a lot of short balls so he readies himself and flat bats it down the ground for a four. Shepherd clears the cow corner fence for a six. 14 from over. 37 more needed. 

22:25 (IST)

After 16 overs,West Indies 134/6 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 54 , Romario Shepherd 16)

Pooran gets to his third successive fifty and the left-handed batter has kept Windies single-handedly alive in this chase. He also got a four in the over with a cut shot off Harshal. 51 more needed.

22:19 (IST)

After 15 overs,West Indies 125/6 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 47 , Romario Shepherd 15)

Wow! Romario can hit big. Fuller delivery from Bishnoi has been sent into the stands with a slog sweep by Romario. Good comeback by Bishnoi with a dot ball. He bowled it just short of the previous ball. Wicket opportunity after this as Romario struck it to long-off but Venkatesh couldn't take the catch. Nine from the over. 

22:16 (IST)

After 14 overs,West Indies 116/6 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 46 , Romario Shepherd 7)

Avesh returns. Two runs from the first four balls before a short ball is pulled for a mega six by Romario. Dot ball to end the over. 

22:11 (IST)

After 13 overs,West Indies 108/6 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 45 , Romario Shepherd 0)

Kishan drops Pooran on Bishnoi's first ball. Pooran edged it trying to play a cut shot but Kishan failed to gather it. Pooran added a six with a tremendous drive on the off-side. He was also beaten twice in the over. Eight from the over. 

22:06 (IST)

After 12 overs,West Indies 100/6 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 37 , Romario Shepherd 0)

Harshal gets his second over and second wicket. We have seen this in IPL and now it has arrived at the international stage. Harshal bowls the perfect slower yorker to outwit Chase and clean bowl the batter. Romario Shepherd is the new man in. Two from the over. 

22:05 (IST)

Roston Chase b Patel 12 (7)

Terrific ball! A slower off-cutter at yorker length and Chase is beaten all ends up. What bowling from Harshal.

22:00 (IST)

After 11 overs,West Indies 98/5 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 36 , Roston Chase 11)

What a day Venkatesh is having! He picks up his second wicket by removing Holder who holes out at long-on. Roston Chase gets a boundary with an inside edge. An outside edge fetches Chase another four runs. 11 from the over. 

21:57 (IST)

Jason Holder c SS Iyer b VR Iyer 2 (6)

Second wicket for Venkatesh! Holder holes out in the deep. Fuller ball and he plays it straight to the long-on fielder. 

21:53 (IST)

After 10 overs,West Indies 87/4 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 36 , Jason Holder 2)

Shardul gave away 18 in his first over but only four singles from this one. There was also a leading edge from Holder's bat but it went wide of point. 

21:49 (IST)

After 9 overs,West Indies 83/4 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 34 , Jason Holder 0)

Venkatesh bowls. A four for Pollard with the top edge flying over the keeper off a short ball. He departs immediately by playing the inside-out drive straight to Bishnoi in the deep. Holder comes in to bat. Six from the over. 

21:45 (IST)

Pollard c Ravi Bishnoi b Venkatesh Iyer 5(7) 

Venkatesh takes a wicket! Pollard goes for a big one on the off-side but ends up striking the drive straight to Bishnoi. 

21:41 (IST)

After 8 overs,West Indies 77/3 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 32 , Kieron Pollard (C) 1)

Bishnoi continues. Half-hearted LBW appeal against Pollard but the impact was outside off. Second LBW appeal and this time India take the review. It was a googly but once again the impact was outside off. Pollard survives. Excellent over. Just four from it. 

21:36 (IST)

After 7 overs,West Indies 73/3 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 31 , Kieron Pollard (C) 0)

Harshal Patel is into the attack now. Half-tracker first up and Pooran pulls it to square leg for four runs. Slower ball next up for a dot. Another short ball fetches one run. Catch opportunity for Harshal off his own bowling against Powell. He dives to his right, does well but couldn't take it. It doesn't matter. Shardul takes an excellent catch at third man to remove Powell. That top-edged was swinging in the air and went up very high. Brilliant. Dot ball to end the over.

21:35 (IST)

Powell c Thakur b Harshal Patel 25(14)

What a catch! Shardul judges the catch so well at third man. Powell top-edged it trying to play a pull and the ball went super high but nothing is impossible for Shardul. 

21:29 (IST)

After 6 overs,West Indies 68/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 26 , Rovman Powell 25)

Ravi Bishnoi into the attack. He starts off nicely but a wayward googly allows Pooran to free his hands and collect four runs on the offside. Seven from the over. 

21:25 (IST)

After 5 overs,West Indies 60/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 20 , Rovman Powell 23)

Shardul Thakur welcomed into the attack with a six by Powell. Short ball and Powell flicks it off hips for a six over the fine leg. Another short ball is under-edged to the fine leg for a four. A top-edge from Powell as a result of another short ball falls in no man's land at long-off. Shardul continues bowling short and this time Powell slams one to cover fence for another four. 18 off the over.

21:18 (IST)

After 4 overs,West Indies 42/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 20 , Rovman Powell 6)

Good start for Avesh this time. Only two runs from the first three balls but then he errs with a short ball which was been pulled for four runs by Pooran. One more boundary with Pooran playing another pull shot off another short ball. 10 from the over. 

21:15 (IST)

After 3 overs,West Indies 32/2 ( Nicholas Pooran (W) 11 , Rovman Powell 6)

Short ball from Chahar and Hope pulls it for a four on his first ball of the match. Next ball is flicked to the same area for another four. Chahar finds his line and length for a dot before finding the edge of Hope's bat to get his second wicket of the match. Sadly he fails to finish the over as he pulled up his hamstring. Venkatesh Iyer bowls the final ball and it is hit for a six by Rovman Powell.

21:10 (IST)

OUT! Shai Hope c Ishan Kishan b Chahar 8(4)

Swing is king tonight! Chahar finds outswing this time and Hope edges it to the keeper. Brilliant bowling. 

21:06 (IST)

After 2 overs,West Indies 18/1 ( Shai Hope 0 , Nicholas Pooran (W) 11)

Avesh Khan's first ball on debut has been smacked for a four by Pooran. Two runs and the next ball is hit uppishly on the off for another four. Good comeback from the pacer after this as three dot balls are bowled.

20:59 (IST)

After 1 overs,West Indies 7/1 ( Shai Hope 0 , Nicholas Pooran (W) 1)

Deepak Chahar bowls the first over for India. Mayers goes for a lofted shot first ball and it falls just short of mid-on fielder. He collects two runs followed by an LBW appeal. He was given out but reviews show it was missing stumps and Mayers reviews successfully. Four for Mayers after this as he drills the fuller ball to the long-off fence. But he has to depart as Chahar gets him caught behind on the next ball. Mayers took a review but ultra-edge confirmed the knick. Pooran is the new man in. 

20:58 (IST)

WICKET! Mayers c Ishan Kishan b Chahar 6(5)

Chahar has his guy! Excellent fuller ball shapes away just a bit to take the edge onto its way to the keeper. 

20:52 (IST)

Time for the chase! Kyle Mayers and Shai Hope are at the crease. The target is 185.

20:45 (IST)

Suryakumar, Iyer blitzkrieg helps India post 184/5 

India were struggling at 98/4 from 15 overs and West Indies were in complete control but some great death overs batting from experienced Suryakumar and talented Iyer has turned the tide in India's favour. West Indies have a big target to chase. Stay tuned...

20:41 (IST)

After 20 overs,India 184/5 ( Venkatesh Iyer 35 , )

Romario bowls the final over. What a way to reach his fifty! Suryakumar drives the first ball for a six and gets to landmark. Two singles after which a full toss is sent into the stands on the leg side for the second six of the over by Suryakumar. Romario under pressure bowls a fuller ball and that is tonked over long-off for the third six of the over. Wicket on last ball. Suryakumar gets caught at square leg. But the job is done!

20:36 (IST)

FIFTY! A cover drive six from Suryakumar as he completes his half-century. Terrific innings. 

20:34 (IST)

After 19 overs,India 163/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 46 , Venkatesh Iyer 34)

Drakes bowls. Two runs for Suryakumar on the first ball with a cut shot to offside. Next ball goes for a six. Fuller ball on off and Suryakumar opens the bat  to guide it over third man fence. Single on the next ball which was a full toss. Four for Iyer as he slashes the outside off-ball over backward point. And one more. Iyer was trying to play a scoop but the ball hit his pads and went to fine leg fence for four leg byes. The last ball is launched down the ground for a four. 21 from the over. 

20:27 (IST)

After 18 overs,India 142/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 37 , Venkatesh Iyer 26)

Holder back into the attack. Iyer slashes away the first ball for a single. A wide form Holder. A dot. A leg bye. A dot ball. Then a massive six from Iyer — a flick against a fuller ball over the fine leg. Dot ball to end the over. 10 from it. 

20:21 (IST)

After 17 overs,India 132/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 36 , Venkatesh Iyer 19)

Romario is back. Iyer takes a single on the first ball with a cover drive. One more for Suryakumar before Iyer gets a four at the fine leg with the faintest of a flick. He pulls the next ball for a big six over square leg. A single added and Suryakumar finished the over with a four to cover. 17 from the over. 

20:14 (IST)

After 16 overs,India 115/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 31 , Venkatesh Iyer 11)

What a shot! Suryakumar scoops an angled-in ball from Drakes for a six over the fine leg. Iyer adds a four with a gorgeous cover drive. And then one more with another gorgeous cover drive. Much-needed runs these. 

20:08 (IST)

After 15 overs,India 98/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 24 , Venkatesh Iyer 2)

Fabian Allen into the attack. LBW appeal against Iyer and West Indies take a DRS review. The batter survives as there was an inside edge. Five singles from the over.

20:05 (IST)

After 14 overs,India 93/4 ( Suryakumar Yadav 21 , Venkatesh Iyer 0) 

Pacer Dominic Drakes is into the attack now. And he gets the big wicket of Rohit Sharma who falls for 7. He stepped out trying to play an inside-out drive but completely misses the ball and loses his wicket. Venkatesh Iyer is the new man in. 

20:02 (IST)

WICKET! Rohit b Drakes 7(15)

India lose their skipper. He came down the pitch trying to play a drive but the ball beats the bat and breaks the stumps. 

19:58 (IST)

After 13 overs,India 90/3 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 6 , Suryakumar Yadav 19)

Six to start the over. Rohit swipes the fuller ball over deep mid-wicket off Walsh Jr. Only three more singles after this. One of Rohit and Sky has to go all bonkers.