IND vs WI LIVE: India vs West Indies LIVE – Indian veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin continued his good form as he went on to dismiss West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran for the second time in back-to-back matches of the same series. Ashwin continued to weave his magic spell to dismiss the Caribbean batter early and swing the favor of the tie to India’s side. Pooran departed early after scoring just 14 runs. Follow IND vs WI T20I LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
IND vs WI LIVE: Ravichandran Ashwin SPINS his Magic, Traps West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran for the second time in back-to-back games – Check Out
This was the third time in his career that Ravichandran Ashwin has dismissed Nicholas Pooran. The hard-hitting batter somehow manages to get dumbfounded whenever he faces Ashwin and ends up giving his wicket. In the previous match, Pooran was dismissed after scoring just 18 runs.
All in all, Ravi Ashwin always has the upper hand whenever he goes against his opponent. So far, Pooran has managed to score just 19 runs in 20 deliveries. All in T20 games, he has been dismissed a total of 3 times and has an average strike rate of 95. The first time the two met was during 2020 in IPL when he managed to score 15 runs off 14 delivers against Ashwin.
Pooran gela re! 💥
Ashwin strikes as SKY makes no mistake in the deep 💪
WI: 71/2 (9.4)#OneFamily #WIvIND
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 1, 2022
IND vs WI LIVE: Ravichandran Ashwin SPINS his Magic, Traps West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran for the second time in back-to-back games – Check Out
Nicholas Pooran vs Ravichandran Ashwin in T20Is
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 2.0 |
| Total | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 2.0 |
Ashwin has managed to best the Windies skipper in back-to-back games in this series. Pooran has faced Ashwin a total of 6 delivers where he managed to score just 4 runs and has ended up giving his wicket on two different occasions.
Nicholas Pooran vs Ravichandra Ashwin in T20s
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 107.1 | 15.0 |
| Total | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 107.1 | 15.0 |
Pooran’s stats in IPL is relatively better as compared to his recent stint in International cricket. In IPL 2020, the dup met against each other in two matches. In the first game, Pooran played 3 deliveries when he was dismissed without scoring a single run against his opponent bowler. In the next game, he managed to score 15runs off 14 balls and was not dismissed for the first time ever against Ashwin.
IND vs WI LIVE: Ravichandran Ashwin SPINS his Magic, Traps West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran for the second time in back-to-back games – Check Out
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