West Indies Win Fifth And Final  T20 Match And Series Against India By 8 Wickets

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West Indies Win Fifth And Final T20 Match And Series Against India By 8 Wickets

A second wicket partnership of 107 runs between Nicholas Pooran and Brandon King helped West Indies pull off an 8 wicket win against India in the fifth and final T20 match and the series 3-2  at  the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida, Sunday.

Set 166 to win the regional side got 85 not out from Brandon King , his 7th half century in this format of the game.

Pooran made 47 runs.

West Indies closed on 171 for 2.

Earlier , Romario Shepherd delivered his best T20 bowling spell taking four wickets for 31 runs.

His performance help restrict India to 165 for 9  from 20 overs.

Spinner Akeal Hosein also provided support taking two wickets for 24 runs from 4 overs.

Yadav top scored for India with 61 runs which included four boundaries and three sixes.

None of the others batsmen made more than thirty runs.