Mayank Yadav rediscovers express pace in Ranchi T20I

Mayank Yadav hit top speed again on Sunday in Ranchi, sending down three powerplay wickets against West Indies. He knocked over Kamil Pooran with a 143.6 kph short ball, had Shimron Hetmyer caught off a 144.5 kph delivery that jagged back, and finished Rovman Powell with a 149.5 kph snorter.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir told Yadav to bowl fast whenever he could, and the 24-year-old ditched the slower balls that had cost him in the first match. Yadav has spent the past two years battling a lumbar stress fracture, lower-back spasms and a hamstring tear that kept him to just seven competitive matches.

His effort wasn't enough to stop West Indies, who chased India's 249 for 6 with six wickets in hand. The series now sits at 1-1 ahead of Sunday's decider in Indore.