Record-breaking feat for India spinners as they seal 4-1 series victory
Ravi Bishnoi took four wickets while Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav shared three apiece to bowl West Indies out for 100 and give India a thumping 88-run victory in Lauderhill in the final T20I.
It was the first instance of spinners taking all 10 wickets in a men's T20I innings. There have been seven other instances of spinners taking as many as nine wickets in a men's T20I innings with the latest occurrence coming in Austria's T20I against Hungary in June, 2022. It also occurred in the T20 World Cup last year when Afghanistan spinners took nine wickets against Scotland.
All 10 wickets to spinners as India thump West Indies 💥
— ICC (@ICC) August 7, 2022
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This has, however, happened before in women's T20Is with Thailand spinners taking all 10 wickets against Malaysia in Bangkok in 2019. Malaysia were bowled out for just 27 in that game which Thailand won by 87 runs.
Here, India struck early in the second innings while defending 188. Axar Patel had Jason Holder, promoted to open the batting, dismissed for a duck. He followed it up with two more wickets in the fifth over to complete the powerplay with figures of 3-1-15-3.
For his superb bowling display of 3⃣/1⃣5⃣, @akshar2026 bags the Player of the Match award as #TeamIndia beat West Indies in the fifth #WIvIND T20I to complete a 4-1 series win. 👏 👏
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 7, 2022
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Kuldeep Yadav sent back Nicholas Pooran and Ravi Bishnoi struck twice in an over to remove Rovman Powell and Keemo Paul. He added two more later in the game to finish with career-best figures of 4/16.
With the win, India completed a 4-1 series rout, winning both matches in the USA leg of the T20I series.
