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India vs West Indies 3rd T20I Highlights: India win, complete 3-0 clean sweep
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That's that from us for today. India, a total opposite of how they looked in South Africa not so long ago. Yes, the home conditions and the regular captain were a huge factor but kudos to the team for showing great intent in both the formats.
Windies have a lot of things to ponder upon, especially their bowling in the shortest format of the game.
Bye for now, and see you again when the SL tour of India kicks off.
Till then, take care and good bye.
A tough tour for the West Indians. They have failed to win a single game on this tour. India blanked them 3-0 in the ODIs and now they have been run over by the home team in T20s as well.
A big, big high for Rohit Sharma, on the other hand. He has been exceptional as a leader and decision maker. In Venkatesh Iyer, Suryakumar, Harshal and Bishnoi, India have found some T20 gems and starts for the future.
India win 3rd T20 and make a 3-0 clean sweep over West Indies.
West Indies lose their ninth wicket. Drakes gone for 4. Thakur with the wicket, another good catch by Rohit.
Windies need 19 off last 3.
West Indies require 23 off just 6 balls. Can someone do a Carlos Brathwaite here for them again?
Harshal gets the big wicket of dangerman Shephard. Rohit takes a good high catch. India now favourites to win from here.
West Indies need 27 runs in 7 balls, with 2 wickets in hand.
Shephard is key here for West Indies. West Indies need 31 runs in 12 balls. This is going to the wire.
Ishan Kishan takes a stunner, a running catch, brilliant catch this. Pooran's innings comes to an end.
Seventh wicket gone.
61 for Pooran.
West Indies need 37 runs in 17 balls
FIFTY for Nicholas Pooran, a fine knock. He and Shephard are key here. Their partnership needs to be broken, from India's point of view.
West Indies need 51 runs in 24 balls
Pooran last hope for West Indies as he is fighting it out in the middle despite losing partners at the other end.
WI need 77 off 42 balls
Holder GONE! Caught by Shreyas Iyer at longoff, Holder looking to attack Venkatesh Iyer but gets caught, second wicket for Venkatesh Iyer.
WI-98/5 (11)
10 overs gone. India slowing down the West Indies with two big wickets of Pollard and Powell.
WI-87/4 Holder 2 (4) & Pooran 36 (26)
GONE! Pollard caught by Bishnoi Bowled by Venkatesh Iyer. West Indies departs for 5 runs off 7 balls.
WI-83/4 (9)
WI-77/3, 8 overs completed skipper Pollard joins Pooran at the crease. Good over by leg spinner Bishnoi.
Powell GONE! Harshal Patel gets his man, Excellent catch from Shardul Thakur, Powell again struggling with the pull shot.
WI-73/3 (6.5)
WI-60/2 (5), West Indies looking very dangerous now with Pooran and Powell getting their rhythm, India need a wicket now.
Powell 23 (10) & Pooran 20 (11)
SIX and FOUR. Shardul Thakur's first two balls of the over gone for 10 runs. Powell punishing Thakur.
WI-53/2 (4.2), Pooran 20 (11) & Powell 16 (7)
WI- /2 (4), Powell 6 (4) & Pooran 20 (11), looking good for the West Indies, India need to bowl tighter after Deepak Chahar being subbed off due to injury.
SIX! Powell flicks it over midwicket for a maximum, Venkatesh Iyer smacked for a six.
WI-32/2 (3)
WICKET! Hope gone for 8 off 4 balls, Deepak Chahar getting the swing and getting a nick of Hope's bat.
WI-26/2 (2.4)
2.2- FOUR! Deepak Chahar gets smacked for back to back boundaries from Hope.
WI-18/1 (2), Good over for West Indies 11 runs off it. Avesh Khan will look to bowl his next over better.
Hope 4 (1) & Pooran 11 (7)
1.1- FOUR! Avesh Khan welcomed to international cricket with boundary.
WI-11/1 (1.1)
0.5- WI-6/1, India off to a flying start, Mayers gone for 6 (5) C Ishan B Deepak Chahar. What an over by the youngster Chahar.
20 overs completed. Suryakumar Yadav gets caught on the last ball, Venkatesh Iyer & Surya getting India to 184 slamming the West Indies attack brutually, they left nothing in the tank.
India-184/5, Venkatesh Iyer 35 (19) & Surya 65 (31)
FIFTY UP for Surya with a SIX. Great innings by the right-hander, 50 runs off just 28 balls.
Iyer ends the 19th with a FOUR. 21 runs off that last one.
India-163/4 Surya 46 (26) & Iyer 34 (18)
18.2- SIX! What a shot by Surya, hits a maximum over 3rd man, using his wrist to his potential, what a shot by Suryakumar Yadav.
India-150/4
India-142/4 (18), Surya and V Iyer continue to smack West Indies bowling attack. 10 runs from the 18th.
Surya 37 (23) & Iyer 26 (15)
India-132/4 (17), 17 overs gone and 2 big overs for India, as they score 34 runs from the last 2. Suryakumar and Iyer looking dangerous now.
Surya 36 (21) & Iyer 19 (11)
16.3- SIX! Pulled away from Venkatesh Iyer for a maximum. What a free flowing innings so far from the left-hander.
India-127/4
India-114/4, 16 overs gone, Iyer and Suryakumar taking charge, 17 runs from that over, biggest of the innings so far.
15.3-FOUR! Venkatesh Iyer gets going now, beautiful cover drive by the youngster for a boundary.
India-110/4
15.1- Drakes to Suryakumar Yadav. SIX! What a shot by Surya, scoops the pacer for a maximum using his pace.
India-104/4 (15.1), Suryakumar Yadav 30 (18) & Venkatesh Iyer 2 (3)
India-98/4 (15), Good over for the West Indies, just 5 runs from it.
Suryakumar Yadav 24 (17) & Venkatesh Iyer 2 (3)
14 overs gone, Excellent over from Dominic Drakes. Venkatesh Iyer walks in at no.6.
India-93/4 (14)
13.5- Drakes to Rohit, BOWLED HIM! Captain Rohit Sharma departs for 7 runs off 14.
India-93/3 (13.5)
12.1- Walsh to Suryakumar Yadav. SIX! Yadav slog sweeps a massive shot for a maximum.
India-90/3, after 13 overs. 9 runs from that over.
12 over gone. Rohit Sharma 5(10) and Suryakumar Yadav 11(7), Tricky situation for India as new two batters at crease.
India- 81/3
India- 68/3 after 10 overs, Suryakumar Yadav walks in at number 5.
9.4- Roston Chase to Ishan kishan. BOWLED HIM! Kishan's long run of incomplete innings continues.., he was looking good today but is now bowled infront of his captain.
India- 66/3
8.3- Iyer GONE! Tries to take on the leg-spinner but fails. Caught by Holder bowled by Walsh. Skipper Rohit Sharma walks in at number 4.
India-63/2
India-61/1, Ishan Kishan 32 (27) and Shreyas Iyer 25 (12) are looking comfortable.
India-51/1 (7 overs), Ishan Kishan looking on song, Iyer also playing a good supporting role.
Kishan 30 (25), Iyer 17 (10)
6 runs from the 6th overs. End of power play.
India-43/1, Iyer and Kishan at the crease.
India- 37/1 after 5 overs. Iyer 13 (6) & Kishan 17 (16), India looking good now after the early blow of Gaikwad.
4 overs completed. Iyer and Kishan taking charge now.
India- 27/1
3.0- FOUR! Holder to Iyer, smacked away to long off for a boundary.
India-15/1
GONE! Gaikwad caught at 3rd man, leading edge from the right-hand batter.
India-10/1, Gaikwad gone for 4 off 8 balls
Kishan and Gaikwad comfortably taking a look at the pitch. Good start from the youngsters, showing great composure.
India- 9/0 (2)
India-5/0, Ishan Kishan 4 (5) & Ruturaj Gaikwak 0 (0)
IND-0/0, Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad open batting for India.
West Indies Playing XI: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh, Dominic Drakes
India Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Avesh Khan debuts for India.
TOSS- West Indies win the toss and elect to bowl first.
Hello and welcome to live blog of the third and last T20 between India and West Indies. Rohit Sharma's men will look to make a clean sweep over the visitors and Pollard and Co will look to finish the tour on a high with a win. Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant will be missing for India as they have been rested for the game.
Toss coming up at 6. 30 pm. Stay tuned for more live updates from the game.
Preview, 3rd T20I: India will look to make a clean sweep over West Indies when they take them on in the third and last T20 of the series. India are already 2-0 up in the series and will take the series even if they lose third match.
However, Rohit Sharma and Co will be looking to make a clean sweep and not be satisfied with a 2-1 result.
Not to forget, India have already won the ODIs and with clean sweep over WI, they will ensure India make this tour a forgettable one for tourists.
India will miss the services of Virat Kohli and Risbabh Pant, who have been rested for the last T20.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Hooda, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan
West Indies: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran(w), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard(c), Jason Holder, Roston Chase, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Sheldon Cottrell, Fabian Allen, Shai Hope, Darren Bravo, Dominic Drakes, Hayden Walsh