Twitter Reactions: Rain plays spoilsport in the second T20I

The 2nd T20I at Lauderhill turned out to be a washed out affair with no result. The West Indians ended up winning the series 1-0. Earlier in the game, MS Dhoni won the toss as India elected to field first again. India had Mishra in the playing XI instead of Binny while WI had an unchanged squad from the last game.

The Windies didn’t have a solid start as Shami sent back the centurion from last game back to the pavilion in his second over. While Charles played a glittering knock of 43 from 25 balls, continuing from where he left in the first game, he fell short of partners.

The Indian bowlers bowled much better lengths to the previous game while the spinners including Mishra bowled in tandem. The West Indies hitters struggled to combat spin and lost track. They eventually got all out for 143 runs in the last over.

Mishra was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets while Ashwin, Bumrah and Shami also got a couple of wickets. It was a complete turnaround performance by the Indian bowlers compared to the last game where they conceded 245 runs in 20 overs.

As the innings break happened, the start of the Indian innings was delayed due to rain. While the covers came off and it seemed we might get full 20 overs, it began to rain just as the second over got completed. It never stopped and hence Dhoni had to shake hands with Brathwaite and call it a day.

The T20 champions West Indies ended up the tourney to USA with a 1-0 series win. Twitter lauded the Indian bowlers for a superb day on the field. They also lurked at the rain which stole a possible victory for India.

Here are some of the Twitter reactions that took place during the course of the game

Moments ago a message was finally posted on the video board at the ground in big bold letters: "MATCH HAS BEEN CALLED OFF"

— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) August 28, 2016

Really should have gone up to Toronto and finished the game with Dada#IndvsWI

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) August 28, 2016

Some fans staying in their seats as they want the current shower to blow over before heading to cars but security hassling them to leave now

— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) August 28, 2016

How to promote a game without having enough facilities at the first place?

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) August 28, 2016

That's it then. Good night. One great game to remember from the US. Now a long season of test cricket beckons.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 28, 2016

Lost by 1 run after great batting then 40 min tech delay followed with good bowling then Rain came but history will say India lost series..

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) August 28, 2016

No result in 2nd T20I. @westindies win 2 match series 1-0. #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/xZE8l3lsBq

— C Sports (@CSportsLive) August 28, 2016

Dhoni doing his favourite thing. Shaking hands with WI to call off the match

— Neerav (@welloffcourse) August 28, 2016

46 BCCI officials went to see 62 overs of cricket.

— Sandeep Kadian (@GappistanRadio) August 28, 2016

Seems Binny is taking revenge for being dropped by throwing water that he carries from the top of the stadium.#IndvsWI

— The Viral Fever (@TheViralFever) August 28, 2016

Match called off. Hard luck for India looking well-placed to square series. Two runs more y'day & wud have been a completely different story

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) August 28, 2016

Shocker: Match called off due to wet outfield. India denied a sure-shot win. Again, no super sopper, no drainage #IndvsWI

— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) August 28, 2016

So the 40 minutes technical delay cost India T20 series and dip in T20 ranking as the game suspended due to rain.. ?

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) August 28, 2016

No super-sopper for an international match in an area where rains can come any time is asking for trouble…

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) August 28, 2016

Crowd has already started asking Bobby Deol for refund as play has been stopped due to 'Barsaat' #IndVsWI

— The Viral Fever (@TheViralFever) August 28, 2016

West Indies scoring exactly 143 is their way of saying "I love you" to Binny.

— The Viral Fever (@TheViralFever) August 28, 2016

With the 2nd game called off, world champions West Indies stay true to their name, taking the series 1-0! #INDvWI

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 28, 2016

Teams who have played most no-result matches in T20Is:

6 Ire
4 Eng
3 Sco, WI*
2 Ban,IND,Ned,NZ
1 Aus,Oman,SA,SL#IndvsWI

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) August 28, 2016

Also read: West Indies v India T20I Series – Combined XI