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. 


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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!  


# India 177/3 (19 overs)


# 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)  


# India 174/2 (18 overs)


# India 163/2 (17 overs)


# India 153/2 (16 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.   


# India 140/2 (15 overs)


# India 130/2 (14 overs)


# India 120/2 (13 overs)


# India 102/2 (12 overs)


#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!


# India 94/2 (11 overs)


# India 76/2 (10 overs)


# India 69/2 (9 overs)


# India 59/2 (8 overs)


# India 54/2 (7 overs)


# India 50/2 (6 overs)


# 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) 


# India 43/1 (5 overs)


# India 35/1 (4 overs)


# India 23/1 (3 overs)


# 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)


# India 13/0 (2 overs)


# India 5/0 (1 over)


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


# West Indies 181/3 (20 overs)


# West Indies 157/3 (19 overs)


# West Indies 149/3 (18 overs)


# West Indies 145/3 (17 overs)


# West Indies 132/2 (16 overs)


# West Indies 117/3 (15 overs)


# West Indies 101/3 (14 overs)


# 100 for Windies!


# West Indies 95/3 (13 overs)


# 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) 



# West Indies 84/2 (12 overs)


# West Indies 78/2 (11 overs)


# West Indies 68/2 (10 overs)


# Denesh Ramdin is the new man in!


# West Indies  62/2 (9 overs) 


# 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!  


# West Indies 59/1 (8 overs)


# West Indies 56/1 (7 overs)


# 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) 


# West Indies 51/0 (6 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. 


# West Indies 38/0 (5 overs)


# West Indies 29/0 (4 overs)


# West Indies 15/0 (3 overs)


# West Indies 6/0 (2 overs)


# West Indies 1/0 (1 over)


# 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



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



# Carlos Braithwaite wins toss, opts to bat first



# Indian opener Rohit Sharma needs to score 69 runs in order to overtake Martin Guptill and become the leading run-scorer in T20 Internationals. 


# The Indian team management has decided to rest Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav from the upcoming third Paytm T20I against the Windies in Chennai. Siddharth Kaul has been added to the squad as replacement. 


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.