IND vs WI 2nd T20I: Sanju Samson set to achieve new feat in his career

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Team India is set to clash with the West Indies in the second T20I match on October 9 at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi.

Ahead of the match, Team India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson will be eyeing a new feat in format’s history.

The right-handed batsman is falling short by just six maximums to complete his tally of 100 maximums in the format. So far, he has smashed 94 maximums in 73 T20I matches.

Topping the Indian list is veteran opening batsman Rohit Sharma. He concluded his T20I career with 205 sixes in 159 matches for the “Men in Blue”.

Currently, the West Indies is busy featuring in the five-match T20I series against Team India. The visitors are trailing the ongoing five-match T20I series by 0-1 against the “Men in Blue”.

Earlier, the West Indies suffered a loss by eight wickets in the first match at the Ekana Cricket Stadium B Ground in Lucknow. Hope smashed 52 runs in 37 balls, including six boundaries and two maximums. Sherfane Rutherford also garnered 56 runs in 34 balls, with the help of six boundaries and three maximums. With this, the visitors were bowled out for 171 runs in 19.1 overs.

Team India’s Naman Dhir returned with three wickets, whereas Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav bagged two wickets each. Mayank Yadav and Arshdeep Singh claimed one wicket each.

Later in the second innings of the game, the hosts chased the target by scoring 172 runs for the loss of two wickets in 14.4 overs.

Captain Shreyas Iyer delivered a stunning knock of an unbeaten 102 runs off just 43 deliveries, which was laced with 10 boundaries and six maximums. Ishan Kishan stayed unbeaten on 37 runs in 27 balls. He also smashed five boundaries during his knock.

West Indies’ Akeal Hosein and Roston Chase bagged one wicket each.

IND vs WI 2nd T20I: Full squads

India: Sanju Samson (WK), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shreyas Iyer (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

West Indies: Akeal Hosein, Roston Chase, Shai Hope (C) (WK), Gudakesh Motie, Shimron Hetmyer, Amir Jangoo (WK), Keemo Paul, Shamar Springer, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Sherfane Rutherford, Matthew Forde, Kamil Pooran, Quentin Sampson, Jewel Andrew (WK), Shamar Joseph.

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