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West Indies beat India to level T20 series

AFP . Thiruvananthapuram, India
West Indies cricketer Lendl Simmons (R) and Nicholas Pooran (C) speak with Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli (L) after winning the second T20 international cricket match of a three-match series between India and West Indies at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on 8 December 2019. Photo: AFP
West Indies cricketer Lendl Simmons (R) and Nicholas Pooran (C) speak with Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli (L) after winning the second T20 international cricket match of a three-match series between India and West Indies at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on 8 December 2019. Photo: AFP

Opener Lendl Simmons struck an unbeaten 67 as West Indies beat India by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 international on Sunday to level the three-match series at 1-1.

Simmons put on crucial partnerships including a 73-run opening stand with Evin Lewis, who made 40, as West Indies chased down their target of 171 with nine balls to spare in Thiruvananthapuram.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran hit the winning boundary to finish unbeaten on 38 after returning to the side following his four-match ban for ball tampering.

The third and final match is in Mumbai on Wednesday. 

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