The West Indies team won the final match of the series, and that also makes them the winner of the series. However, before the start of the final match, India certainly had the upper hand, because the Indian team had won two matches consecutively. Still, the pressure was there on both the teams because it was the series decider. However, the brilliant bowling performance of Romario Shepherd ensured that the team was going to win the final match of the series.
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Contribution of Romario Shepherd
Romario Shepherd ensured that he is going to get the best batters of the Indian team, so that they will not be able to reach a big total. He was able to do that by taking the important wickets, that even included the wicket of the captain.
- Overs – 4
- Runs – 31
- Wickets – 4
- Economy – 7.80
His four wickets included the wickets of Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya ©, Arshdeep Singh, and Kuldeep Yadav. These were the key batters of the middle order, and if any of them would have settled, then it would have been dangerous for the West Indies.
In yesterday’s match he was better than any other main bowler of the team. He didn’t get the chance to bat, or else he had shown his batting skills too. He has also turned out to be the highest wicket-taking bowler of the series.
Overall Series Performance of the Shepherd
In the series, he has given a good performance too. He certainly deserved to be the highest wicket-taker in the series.
- Matches – 5
- Wickets – 9
- Bowling Average – 18.11
- 4-fers – 1
- 5-fers – 0
These are certainly brilliant statistics for a bowler in a 5 match T20I series. He is certainly going to be a key performer for West Indies, in the upcoming international limited-overs matches.
