…Unrelated Yadavs shine with bat and ball at Providence
A masterful Man-of-the-Match 83 from 44 balls with 10 fours and four sixes from Suryakumar Yadav and a mesmerising spell of left-arm wrist-spin by Kuldeep Yadav, whose 3-28 included 12 ‘dot’ balls in his four overs spearheaded India to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over West Indies yesterday at Providence.

Yesterday’s victory by the visitors means that the teams depart for Florida today with West Indies leading 2-1 with two matches to play on Saturday and Sunday in the USA.
West Indies made 159-5 in 50 overs with Skipper Rovman Powell smashing an unbeaten 40 from 19 balls with three sixes and a four while Brandon King made 42 from 42 balls with five fours and six but only Kyle Mayers, who made 25 with three fours and a six from 20 balls of the other batters, reached 25.

Sunday’s hero Nicolas Pooran hit a 12-ball 20 with two fours and a six as Kuldeep Yadav had 3-28 for India, who won with 13 balls to spare after reaching 164-3.
Suryakumar Yadav, who scored the India’s highest score at Providence, received support from Tilak Varma who made an unbeaten 49 from 37 balls with fours and a six and added 43 with Skipper Hardik Pandya who hit a four and a six to end the match unbeaten 20.
Brandon Man-of-the –Match Suryakuma yadav slammed a brilliant 83 from 44 balls as India beat West Indies by seven wickets
Alzarri Joseph was the pick of the West Indian bowlers with 2-26.

On a day which commenced in sweltering heat before becoming overcast, there was less Indian flags and more support for the home team by the fair-sized gathering after Sunday’s result.
West Indies opted to bat on a fairly good track and lightning-fast outfield and Mayers and King, who at times tried to hit the ball too hard, gave the hosts a good start.
Both batters looked to play their shots as the left-handed Mayers greeted leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal with a pick-up shot for six while the third ball from Kuldeep Yadav sailed over long-off for six off the blade of King as the pair continued to bat with plenty of intensity to post the 50 in 42 balls.

Mayers, looking set for a big score, swept Axar Patel to deep backward square leg at 55-1 to bring Johnson Charles to the crease to join King but after sweeping a six, Charles was befuddled by Yadav and was LBW for 12 with a six and a four at 75-2 in the 11th over.
The in-form Pooran made his intentions known from the inception by using his feet to Yadav to deposit him over long-on for six.
Pooran, arguably the best batter in the team, played an epic reverse slog over cover for four as boundaries were scored at a rapid rate to the delight of those in the stand, including Guyana’s National U-15 and U-17 teams.

But Pooran was soon stumped as Yadav struck a crucial blow at 105-3 after the 100 was posted in 82 balls while a run later King was caught and bowled by Yadav.
Shimron Hetmyer, woefully short of runs, got going with a boundary before lofting Mukesh Kumar to long-off after making nine from eight balls and West Indies were 123-5.
Powell went after the bowlers with all guns blazing and blasted Kumar for six to post the 150 in the final over as he and Romario Shepherd (2) shared in an unfinished 36-run stand in three overs as 13 fours and nine sixes were hit in the innings.

When India began their run chase, 21-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal, in his T20I debut, made one before ‘skying’ Obed McCoy high to mid-on at 6-1.
Shubman Gill (6) was beaten for pace and lobbed a catch to short mid-wicket at 32-4 as Joseph struck.
Yadav pulled McCoy for a pugnacious six to post the 50 from 34 before hammering the pacer for two more boundaries in an over that cost 17.

The left-handed Varma got off the mark with a glorious cover drive for four before riding a short ball from the lively Joseph to third man for consecutive fours.
Yadav reached his 14th T20I fifty from 23 balls with seven fours and two sixes before he executed an imperious scoop off Shepherd for before falling on his back and stroking the Guyanese pacer back past his ankles for four.

But when 17 short of what would have been his fourth century at this level, Yadav was removed by Joseph at 121-3 in the 13th over.
Pandya and Varma then added 43 in quick time to finish to game.