India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I: We did well to take it as deep as we can, says Kieron Pollard

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard expressed disappointment after his side got thrashed by India in the second T20I of the three-match series here at the Eden Gardens on Friday. Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant's quality half-centuries were backed up by a spirited bowling performance at the death by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel as India defeated West Indies by eight runs in the second T20I. "He (Rovman Powell) was phenomenal today. His partnership with (Nicholas) Pooran almost got us over the line. We did well to take it as deep as we can. We can look at different ways as to how we could have gotten those eight runs. At the end of it, we can look at so many ways," said Pollard after the game.

"He (Roston Chase) has bowled well. He came in and showed us something. He again delivered for us. We can't just call batters out. It was a very good game. We sort of rectified our mistakes from the previous games," he added. Chasing 187, West Indies openers Brandon King and Kyle Mayers put on 34 runs for the first wicket. However, this stand was finally broken in the sixth over by Yuzvendra Chahal as he dismissed Mayers (9). Soon after, Ravi Bishnoi struck in his very first over to dismiss King (22) and the visitors were reduced to 59/2, still needing 128 runs to win from 69 balls.

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