India vs West Indies 3rd T20: India beat West Indies by 6 wickets to win series 3-0

Power-packed performances by Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant ensured a win for India, despite being handed a stiff target of 182. A few nervy moments in the last over nearly turned the tide in favour of the Windies.

Image Credits: Twitter/@ICC

India recorded a 6-wicket win in the third T20 between India and West Indies despite being handed a stiff target of 182 runs. The Windies registered a total of 181 on the back of excellent performances by Nicholas Pooran and Darren Bravo. 

However, the bowling attack failed to deliver the goods when it mattered the most, despite enjoying some luck in the form of early dismissals for Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and K.L Rahul.  

Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant set the stage for India stitching across a match-winning partnership of 130 runs which comprised of some beautiful strokes by the duo. 

Dhawan was the man to watch out for, scoring 92 runs in an exciting knock while Rishabh Pant provided valuable support from the other end with a quickfire 58 off 38 deliveries. 

However, there were a few nervy moments in store for the hosts in the last over as Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed off the second last delivery of the innings, leaving India in need of a run off the final delivery. 

India managed to romp home following a fumble by Fabian Allen, resulting in a win under pressure.

The hosts have recorded a 3-0 whitewash in the three match T20 series which augurs well considering the upcoming away series against Australia. 

Here are the highlights: 

#India win by 6 wickets!

# A fumble by bowler Fabian Allen has resulted in Pandey and Kartik swiftly ensuring a victory for India, with some quick running between the wickets. India 182/4 (20 overs)

#Dinesh Karthik is the new man in! 

# Wicket! Shikhar Dhawan attempts to go for a glory hit but fails to register anything but a catch down to the fielder on the boundary ropes! India need 1 off 1 now! 

# Manish Pandey will be looking to ensure a solid finish!  

# Wicket! Pant bowled for 58 by Keemo Paul who pays the price after being extremely cheeky off a well-bowled delivery. At the same time, it will not have an impact on the result of the clash with India all set to register a 7-wicket victory! West Indies 175/3 (18.2 overs)

# Maiden Half-century for Rishabh Pant who has been a valuable partner for Shikhar Dhawan in a potentially match-winning partnership for team India so far. Pant brings up his half-century off 30 balls. 

#50 for Shikhar Dhawan who has been in tremondous form for India having struggled to make his presence felt early on in the series. India are comfortably poised at this stage and look set to make it 3-0 agianst the Windies!

# Rishabh Pant is the new man in! 

# Wicket! Rahul has been dismissed by Oshane Thomas off an inch-perfect good length delivery which Rahul attempts to smash into the stands, handing nothing but a catch to wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin. India 45/2 (5.2)

# K.L Rahul is the new man in for India! 

# Wicket! Keemo Paul has struck big for the West Indies, dismissing Indian skipper Rohit Sharma for just four runs, in a tricky chase of 182. India 13/1 (2.2 overs)

# Sharma and Dhawan have made their way down to the crease for the chase! 

# 100 for Windies!

# Nicholas Pooran is the new man in! 

#Wicket! Washington Sundar has the last laugh against Denesh Ramdin who smashed him for a six early on in the over with an excellent delivery, which hits the stumps off an edge. West Indies 94/3 (13 overs)

Windies 84/2 after 12 overs.

Live - https://t.co/xJgIXp0EMz #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/3qN2Slkbiw — BCCI (@BCCI) November 11, 2018

# Denesh Ramdin is the new man in!

# Wicket! Chahal strikes yet again for India, dismissing the danger-man Shimron Hetmyer who attempts to smash the ball mindlessly off a delivery with extra bounce, handing a simple catch to Krunal Pandya!  

# Darren Bravo makes his way down at No 3! 

# Wicket! Chahal strikes off the first delivery of his spell, forcing Hope to target a big hit off a slow yet enticing delivery which Washington Sundar makes no mistakes with. West Indies 51/1(6.1 overs)

# 50 for West Indies! 

# The Windies are off to a quality start in the first five overs of the clash, scoring runs at a steady pace without losing any wickets so far. They will be looking to build on this start in order to register a total in excess of 200. 

# Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope are all set to kick-start the clash for the Windies at the top of the order!

# WI XI: S Hope, D Ramdin, S Hetmyer, K Pollard, D Bravo, N Pooran, C Brathwaite, F Allen, K Paul, K Pierre, O Thomas

WI XI: S Hope, S Hetmyer, DM Bravo, D Ramdin, N Pooran, K Pollard, C Brathwaite, F Allen, K Paul, K Pierre, O Thomas — BCCI (@BCCI) November 11, 2018

# IND XI: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, R Pant, L Rahul, M Pandey, D Karthik, K Pandya, B Kumar, W Sundar, K Ahmed, Y Chahal. 

Here's our Playing XI for the 3rd T20I.#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/KLAmvgYj9o — BCCI (@BCCI) November 11, 2018

# Carlos Braithwaite wins toss, opts to bat first

Windies have won the toss and will bat first in the final T20I at Chennai.#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/kMsvdJzKC4 — BCCI (@BCCI) November 11, 2018

The second T20 between India and West Indies proved to be a one-sided contest with the Men in Blue scoring 195 runs after being put in to bat first with a fine century from skipper Rohit Sharma.

The West Indies were never really in the chase and failed to pace their chase well, losing a flurry of wickets in the early and middle overs. 

Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer failed to make their presence felt for the visitors yet again, who crumbled for a paltry score of 124, losing by a margin of 71 runs.

Left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed, pace spearheads Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and spinner Kuldeep Ahmed set the stage for the Indian bowling attack, picking 2 wickets apiece after opener Rohit Sharma dominated the Windies bowling attack. 

India have clinched the three-match series 2-0 and will be looking to ensure a win in the final T20 as well. 

Squads for 3rd T20:

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shahbaz Nadeem, Siddarth Kaul. 

West Indies: Carlos Brathwaite(c), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Kieron Pollard, Rovman Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Oshane Thomas.