Slower deliveries key to West Indies' win in 4th T20I, says Keemo Paul
Pacer Keemo Paul said the West Indies bowlers employed slow balls to maximum effect on a slightly gripping pitch during their 24-run win over India in the fourth T20I here.
West Indies bowled out India for 223 after posting 247 for three and Paul marshalled the tourists' defence with a five-wicket haul on Wednesday.
"From the batters' perspective, the message we got after the first five overs was that it was a pretty good wicket.
One or two balls were gripping, but other than that, it was pretty good," Paul said in the post-match press conference.
"As bowlers, the slower balls helped us here.
On other wickets and at other grounds, we haven't been getting much grip, but it worked here," he added.
Paul struck at crucial stages of India's chase, dismissing Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prince Yadav off successive deliveries before removing Axar Patel to seal the West Indies' victory.
"The game plan was to keep bowling into the wicket for as long as possible and execute our yorkers when we k
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