Twitter Reactions: India A decimate Windies A to register maiden win in the Tri-Series

The India A team that landed in England had all the right ingredients, experience in the likes of Shreyas Iyer and raw energy in the form of Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant. They won the practice games like it was a walk in the park and everyone expected Iyer’s team to do well in the triangular series opener against England Lions. However, the Lions playing in their own territory thumped the buoyant Indians to bring them back to reality. The wakeup call was well received as it was evident in the way they played the game against Windies A today.

Jason Mohammed & Co won the toss and elected to bat first, but got off to the worst possible start as Deepak Chahar nipped out Jermaine Blackwood in the very first over. Andre McCarthy threatened with a couple of boundaries but became Chahar’s second victim in the third over. Opener Chandrapaul Hemraj and skipper Mohammed then steadied the ship and put on a stand of 72 runs in 75 balls.

The partnership ceased with a shambolic run out of Hemraj courtesy Shubman Gill‘s throw. He also missed out on a half-century. The skipper also perished soon after and the Windies kept losing wickets in quick succession. Devon Thomas scored a useful 64 runs to lift his team to 221 runs and were bowled out five balls short of the 50 overs. Chahar cleaned up the tail claiming another three wickets and finished with a fifer.

In their quest to trace down the modest score, Shreyas Iyer’s men started in a blistering manner. Prithvi Shaw looked in excellent touch and scorched 27 runs in 16 balls with 6 boundaries. He was dismissed by Chemar Holder in the fifth over. Mayank Agarwal didn’t blaze away and took his time to settle in.

Agarwal anchored the innings and let others around him follow their own natural paths and also shifted gears to keep the scoring rate healthy when he had a new partner around. He went on to score a well-composed hundred as his partner Shubman Gill hit a fifty. Agarwal was eventually dismissed on 112 but the job was almost done by then. The radiant Rishabh Pant walked out and slammed a few for his 18 off 10 balls to take the team home while Gill was unbeaten on 58.

Here is how Twitterati reacted to India A’s reassuring win in the tri-series:

Congrats #INDA WELL Batted by MAYANK AND SHUBHMAN 👌🏻🇮🇳 and 5wkt haul by #deepakchahar 👏🏻 #INDAvWIA #TriSeries mtlb Pakistan ko mauka hi nhi milra india ko troll krne ka poor Pakistani 🤣 pic.twitter.com/Qud4e7BOiK

— 🇮🇳 SAHIL SABHARWAL 🇪🇸 (@sahil_sabharwa) June 25, 2018

5/27 in 10 overs vs WI-A. Well done, Deepak Chahar. Keep performing the same way and a test call-up for India’s tour to England might not be too far fetched. #IndAvWIA

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 25, 2018

Deepak Chahar vs Windies A Today :

Overs – 10
Maiden – 2
Runs – 27
Wickets – 5

What A Bowling Chaharrrrrr 🙌@ChennaiIPL #INDAvWIA

— Ram 🏏 (@Fan_Mahi_Da) June 25, 2018

81 Ball Fifty For Gill With 5 Boundaries #INDAvWIA

— Johns 🏏 (@CricCrazyJohns) June 25, 2018

5 wicket haul for @ChaharDeepak9 in the british isles. He is very impressive in throughout the tournament with INDIA-A. There will be no doubt if he get selected in senior team👏🙌. Keep shinning brother.#INDAvWIA pic.twitter.com/TviChHwngZ

— Swagat sarangi🇮🇳 (@Swagatsarangi07) June 25, 2018

Congratulations IndiaA beating WindiesA by 7 wickets. Well played Chahar & Mayank 👏.
But feeling sad for Jason Mohammad. Highest run scorer with the best avg lost both the game.
Hard Luck Jason & Windies.
Congratulations India 🇮🇳 🎉 #INDAvWIA

— I ❤️ my chooti 😎 (@chiku_ravi) June 25, 2018

Deepak Chahar has started to knock the doors of the Indian team now. Has done exceedingly well for India 'A' after the IPL. Took a 5-wicket haul today itself against the Windies 'A' team in the ongoing tri-series in England! #INDAvWIA

— Sparsh Telang (@SparshTelang) June 25, 2018

5/27 in 10 overs vs WI-A. Well done, Deepak Chahar. Keep performing the same way and a Test call-up for India' s tour to England might not be too far fetched #INDAvWIA

— SONU SHARMA (@SharmaSemmi) June 25, 2018

After seeing Deepak Chahar’s fantastic performances for India A in England,
I seriously hope that he is being considered for the ODI team.
I think he’ll be great in the World Cup, especially in these conditions.
Well played young man 👍 #IndAvWIA #IndAinUK pic.twitter.com/7c0UKR5mYl

— Siddharth Jha (@jha_siddhus94) June 25, 2018

Shaw again goes Bang-Bang #INDAvWIA

— Amit Bhilwade (@ab619cricket) June 25, 2018

Cherry in red hot form! 5fer in the British Isles! Everywhere we go! #whistlepodu 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/R2Al9jykMX

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) June 25, 2018