Holder to bowl the final over. Axar hits the first ball to deep midwicket but turns down the single. A yorker which is down the leg side as Axar gets his foot out of the line and the ball is not far from the stumps but goes fine on the leg side for four byes.
Holder gifts Axar a full toss which he lofts over Joseph at long-off for a six.
He top edges the next ball going for another swing as the ball falls safely over the leg side to get Axar a couple of runs.
Infact, Pooran is not happy with his captain Powell's effort running in from long-on as he ended up conceding two runs.
Two balls left in the innings but the players are walking off the field again because of rain.
India have scrambled 12 runs from the first four balls of the last over.
West Indies restricted India with quick wickets in the last few overs, picking up four wickets for 19 runs in the space of 15 balls.
It is again a short delay as the players make their way back out to the middle.
Shepherd strikes immediately after the resumption as Axar is caught at short thirdman for 13.
Mukesh Kumar gets a streaky boundary last ball as he gets the outside edge which flies past the wicketkeeper for a four.
16 runs and four wickets from the final over as India finish on 165/9 in their 20 overs.
Shepherd was instrumental in West Indies' fine comeback with excellent figures of 4/31, while Holder and Hosein took two wickets each.
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