Dwayne Bravo went that extra mile to ensure that the West Indies’ Group E Super Eight match in the ICC World Twenty20 against the defending champions India on Friday would be talked of as his own. He claimed four wickets when his team restricted India to 153 for seven in 20 overs and then came back to make 66 (34 balls, four fours, three sixes) to halt India in their tracks.
On a day when skipper Chris Gayle – who missed a game owing to injury – was not his belligerent self, Bravo took on the role of being the West Indies’ key batsman. Promoted to bat at No. 4 at the fall of the skipper’s wicket in the eighth over, Bravo played his part to perfection, frustrating the Indians with a methodical approach and never showing signs of panic.
It did look like India had bowled themselves back into the game by getting rid of Andre Fletcher and Gayle quite cheaply but Bravo and Lendl Simmons (44, 37 balls, five fours) shared a 58-run stand in quick time before Shivnarine Chanderpaul (18 not out, nine balls) was a privileged witness to Bravo’s batsmanship during the unbroken 56-run stand that sealed the win.
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