Watch: Shikhar Dhawan Leads Team India's Crazy Celebration After WI Series Win
It was a memorable Sunday for the Indian cricket team in Port of Spain, as they chased down a big target of 312 runs in 49.4 overs against West Indies. With the two-wicket win, India have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Axar Patel helped Team India to victory, after the Shikhar Dhawan-led side was struggling at 79/3. A 99-run stand between Iyer (63) and Samson (54) provided stability to their innings. In the end contributions from Deepak Hooda (33) and Axar Patel (64*) proved to be extremely vital in taking the visitors to a win. West Indies lost control of the match despite sending back the top order in the early stages of the match and despite posting a huge total on the board themselves.
After the win, skipper Dhawan led a crazy celebration in the Indian dressing room. He posted a vide of the same, with the caption: "Talent wins game but teamwork and intelligence wins championship! ?? Kudos to team for the amazing face-off! #IndvsWI"
Talent wins game but teamwork and intelligence wins championship! Kudos to team for the amazing face-off! #IndvsWI pic.twitter.com/jMZOjWiTN6
Chasing 312, India was off to a solid start. Shubman Gill showed a lot of intent from start and smashed some good boundaries. His partner, skipper Shikhar Dhawan was the less aggressive of the two.
At the end of 10 overs, India stood at 42/0, with Gill (30*) and Dhawan (12*).
The duo had stitched a stand of 48 runs before pacer Romario Shepherd intervened to dismiss a struggling Dhawan for 13 off 31 balls.
Shreyas Iyer was next up on crease. Gill was well settled on the crease and looked on track to complete his second straight fifty, but got caught and bowled by Kyle


