West Indies vs India 3rd T20I: Scorecard and updates of IND vs WI match in Guyana.
India vs West Indies (IND vs WI), 3rd T20I: India won the three-match T20I series 3-0 against West Indies as the Men in Blue outclassed Windies by seven wickets in the third T20I at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Tuesday.
Kieron Pollard's knock of 58 runs from 45 balls allowed West Indies to post 146 runs for the loss of six wickets in the allotted twenty overs after being asked to bat first.
Chasing 147, India lost its opener Shikhar Dhawan (3) in the second over of the innings. KL Rahul was also sent back to the pavilion, as he was foxed by Fabian Allen to reduce India to 27/2 in the fifth over. Skipper Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant put up a stand of 106 runs, which saw both batsmen brought up their respective half-centuries. Kohli (59) was dismissed in the 18th over by Thomas.
In the end, Pant and Manish Pandey ensured India's victory by seven wickets and with five balls to spare.
West Indies: 146/6 (20 overs)
India: 150/3 (19.1 overs)
INDIA vs WEST INDIES: Scorecard
India and West Indies will now face each other in the three-match ODI series, beginning August 8.
Brief Scores: India 150/3 (Rishabh Pant 65*, Virat Kohli 59, Oshane Thomas 2-29) defeat West Indies 146/6 (Kieron Pollard 58, Rovman Powell 32*, Deepak Chahar 3-4) by seven wickets.
1. Toss delayed due to rain
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The start and toss were delayed due to rain and wet outfield. The rain stopped just before the scheduled time for the toss as groundsmen worked hard to get the outfield match-ready. The toss finally took place at 8:45 pm IST and the match started at 9.10 pm- more than an hour after the scheduled start.
2. India win the toss and opt to field first
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India won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Men in Blue made three changes in their lineup from the second T20I as they brought in KL Rahul, Rahul Chahar, Deepak Chahar in place of Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Khaleel Ahmed.
"Been under the covers for a bit, so want to use the dampness. Rohit is resting today so I am playing. A couple of guys playing their first game. KL Rahul will play, Rahul Chahar will play instead of Jadeja. Deepak Chahar is in for Khaleel Ahmed," Kohli said at the time of the toss.
"We need to bat, bowl and field well. We want to convert dots into singles. Our main focus today is to maintain standards. West Indies cricket needs to find protocols and standards that we all abide by," West Indies skipper Carlos Brathwaite said. (Image: AFP)
3. Deepak Chahar strikes early
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Deepak Chahar got the first breakthrough as Sunil Narine (2) was caught well in the deep by Navdeep Saini. (Image: AFP)
4. Deepak Chahar takes three wickets
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Deepak then got rid of Evin Lewis (10) and Shimran Hetmyer (1) in the fourth over to make it 14/3. (Image: AFP)
