It's A Gripping Tie After The Kohli, Hope And Hetmyer Show

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- Ashwin Achal

The West Indies spoiled Virat Kohli’s night out, as it held India to a nerve-­wracking tie in the second ODI here on Wednesday.

Faced with a stiff target of 322, the visitor rode on terrific knocks from Shimron Hetmyer (94, 64b, 4x4, 7x6) and Shai Hope (123 n.o., 134b, 10x4, 3x6) to pull off an incredible result.

Hope faced the last ball from Umesh Yadav, his side needing five runs to win. The pacer erred in line and length, bowling a full delivery outside off. The set man Hope blasted it through point, past the outstretched hands of Ambati Rayudu on the boundary line.

The stunned 24,000­-odd crowd fell silent, and left the ground with mixed feelings about the outcome.

With West Indies requiring 22 from the last three overs, leggie Yuzvendra Chahal bowled a miserly 48th over conceding just two runs with the West Indies skipper Jason Holder getting run out. This put the visiting team on the back foot.

Then, Mohammed Shami did well to give away only six runs in the penultimate over. Umesh took charge with 14 to get from the last over, but he could not quite get the job done. A lucky four leg­byes, taken in the second ball of the over, did not help India's cause.