Team India lost the first multi-match T20I series against West Indies since 2016 as the Men in Maroon proved to be too good for the visitors across five matches.
Brandon King stayed unbeaten on 85 off 55 deliveries as West Indies won the third T20I with two overs to spare to hand a humiliating series loss to the Indian team.
Captain Hardik Pandya introduced Tilak Varma in the attack and the part-timer got the big wicket of Nicholas Pooran immediately after the resumption of play.
The fifth and the final T20I between India saw its third delay as it wasn't the rain this time but the lightning as the umpires called back all the players. West Indies are miles ahead by DLS method.
West Indies opener Brandon King smashed a 38-ball half-century as the hosts are in cruise control of the match.
The pair of Brandon King and Nicholas Pooran is ensuring at least one boundary if not more in an over as the West Indies are bossing this game. Team India is in desperate need of wickets and they need them quick and in heaps as the home side is running away with the game.
Apart from a difficult catching chance, Nicholas Pooran after a couple of quiet games got active yet again as he smashed Indian bowlers to the cleaners.
Arshdeep Singh got the big wicket of Kyle Mayers early yet again as West Indies got off to a poor start chasing 166 runs.
Team India finished at 165 after Axar Patel's late strikes. Suryakumar Yadav starred with the bat with a 61-run knock but besides him, nobody else made a significant contribution.
Axar Patel hit a couple of big shots in the final over to provide some respectability to India's total taking it beyond 160 but the rain stopped the play. There are two balls still remaining in India's innings but since it is a second delay, the Men in Blue are unlikely to bat again.
Team India's innings is going nowhere as they continue to lose wickets in heaps. After Surya, Arshdeep Singh hit a big shot but got out on the next ball before Kuldeep Yadav got out on a diamond duck as he got run out without facing a delivery.
The only Indian batter who played an innings worth of note, Suryakumar Yadav too joined the wickets procession as he was dismissed on 61 by Jason Holder. The umpire gave it not out but the West Indies took a review on LBW and it was overturned the home side's favour.
After a brief delay, the players were back on to the field and skipper Hardik Pandya's intentions were clear as he smashed his second ball after resumption for a six but got out on the very next ball as India lost half their side.
Suryakumar Yadav continued his magnificent form as he slammed his second half-century of the series. Surya is single-handedly ensuring that the Men in Blue get a good score on the board but skipper Hardik Pandya is struggling with his timing.
Sanju Samson became the 13th Indian batter to notch up 6000 runs in T20 cricket, however, could not build on the same got out for just 13 runs as Ropmario Shepherd got him caught behind.
Roston Chase coming into the side in the fifth T20I made a difference immediately as he plucked a blinder with one hand off his own bowling to dismiss Tilak Varma for 27.
After losing both the openers cheaply, the Indian team made a strong comeback in the powerplay riding on Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma's counter-attack.
Shubman Gill was trapped in front LBW by Hosein and the umpire gave it out. Gill discussed it with vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav, however, they decided against going for a review. But the replays showed that the ball was missing the stumps.
The other hero of India's win in the fourth T20I, Shubman Gill too was dismissed cheaply by Akeal Hosein as the Men in Blue were in early trouble losing the first two wickets for just 17 runs.
Half-centurion in the fourth T20I, Yashasvi Jaiswal got out for just five in the very first over of the Indian innings against Akeal Hosein.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's maiden fifty and Shubman Gills' retrurn to form was the major reason behind India's win in the fourth T20I and the Men in Blue will hope for the more of the same.
Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran(w), Rovman Powell(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sanju Samson(w), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar
Indian captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bat first in the series decider in Florida saying that the wicket looked good and they will look to challenge themselves.
Changing a winning combination might be the last thing on Team India's mind, especially when the series is on the line. Jaiswal came good and Mukesh Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal are also delivering with timely wickets.
Team India have done well in the last two T20Is to take the five-match series to the decider but they will need to replicate the thing they did right in the third and fourth matches to seal the series as the West Indies will come hard at them.
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