Delay,match of rain, wet field: bizarre no-result
The official presentation was carried out in gloomy circumstances with
the official interviewer steering clear of even mentioning the delayed
start, without which the crowd would have had a result. The studio shows
and the official interviewer only spoke of how humans are helpless
against "mother nature" and "weather". Without being prompted, the West
Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite said he hoped the drainage and
equipment would improve at the ground, which he said was a wonderful
venue otherwise.
It would have been particularly disappointing for the India fans who
would have been expecting to celebrate a bowling comeback after their
side went for 245 on Saturday, and the comeback of Amit Mishra. He last
played a Twenty20 international during the World T20 in 2014. In the
next year-and-a-half India only played bilateral Twenty20
internationals, not bothering with flying in T20 specialists for one or
two three-hour matches. By the time India started taking T20
internationals seriously again, in the lead-up to the 2016 World T20,
Mishra had lost out to Pawan Negi and Harbhajan Singh without being
given a chance to build on his impressive bowling in 2014.
Now, perhaps precisely because India didn't bother to fly in T20
specialists for another bilateral series, Mishra got another chance, and
made immediate impact to help India bowl West Indies out for 143.
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