Indian cricket team celebrate wicket during 2nd T20I against West Indies.
India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I Highlights: India beat West Indies by 17 runs, clinch series 3-0
West Indies 167/9 in 20 overs India beat West Indies by 17 runs, clinch series 3-0
West Indies 162/8 in 19 overs Super over by Harshal Patel ends with a boundary. He removes Shepherd in the over. Shardul Thakur needs to defend 23 in the last over.
West Indies 154/7 in 18 overs Shardul Thakur removes dangerous Pooran for 61, superb catch by Ishan Kishan. Six runs from the over with a boundary in the over.
West Indies 148/6 in 17 overs 14 runs from the 17th over. Avesh Khan bowls two good yorkers but misses one and Shepherd hits him for a huge six. Pooran also hits him for a boundary. Three overs left, the match is going down the wire.
West Indies 134/6 in 16 overs Pooran hits third fifty in a row. SRH fans are very happy right now. Nine runs from Harshal's over with a boundary by Pooran in it.
West Indies 125/6 in 15 overs Nine runs from Ravi Bishnoi's last over of the match. He has bowled a splendid spell, giving away just 29 runs.
West Indies 116/6 in 14 overs Avesh Khan has looked good in his second spell yet Romario Shepherd smashed him for a six. Eight runs from the over.
West Indies 108/6 in 13 overs Pooran hits Ravi for a six straight down the ground. Yet Ravi manages to give just eight runs in the over.
West Indies 100/5 in 12 overs Harshal Patel back to bowl his 2nd spell. Just two runs from the over with the wicket of Roston Chase. Super slower yorker by Harshal, Chase plays all around it. West Indies lose 6th wicket.
West Indies 98/5 in 11 overs Venkatesh Iyer is can not do anything wrong in this match. First, he shined with the bat and now with the ball as he picks his 2nd wicket of the match. Two unfortunate boundaries, one on the leg side and one thick outside edge. 11 runs from the over.
West Indies 87/4 in 10 overs We are in the middle of the innings and the game is evenly poised. India have two overs from Shardul, Ravi and three overs from Harshal. Avesh will have to bowl two more and one by Iyer. Shardul gives four runs in the 10th over.
West Indies 83/4 in 9 overs Venkatesh Iyer has to bowl two overs for his side. And guess what Iyer picks a wicket and that to of WI skipper Pollard. Good catch by Ravi in the deep. Six runs from the over.
West Indies 77/3 in 8 overs West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard has joined Pooran in the middle. Superb over by Ravi. India takes a review for LBW against Pollard but a long stride outside off saves him. The ball was pitching outside off. Four runs from the over.
West Indies 73/3 in 7 overs Harshal Patel is here to bowl the first over after powerplay. And as every pacer in this game, he has been welcomed with a boundary. It is not a bowlers day for sure. Too early to say anything I guess. Powell misjudges a slower one by Harshal and a brilliant catch by Shardul Thakur send back WI power hitter.
West Indies 68/2 in 6 overs And the spinner is here. Ravi Bishnoi to bowl the last over of the match. India only have one spin bowling option unless Rohit decides to roll his arm. Eight runs from the over with a boundary from the bat of Pooran.
West Indies 60/2 in 5 overs Powell welcomes Sharul Thakur with a six followed by a four. 18 runs from Shardul Thakur's first over. Powell is changing the game for West Indies. No sign of spin yet.
West Indies 42/2 in 4 overs Another expensive over by Avesh Khan. He is feeling the heat of international cricket. 10 runs from the over with two boundaries from the bat of Pooran.
West Indies 32/2 in 3 overs Deepak Chahar continues from the other end. Hope hits back to back boundaries but Deepak bounces back to remove Hope for 8. West Indies lose the second wicket. Deepak Chahar pulls his hamstring and he leaves the field Venkatesh Iyer to complete his over. Rovman Powell continues where he left in the last game as he flicks the ball for a six. 14 runs from the over.
West Indies 18/1 in 2 overs Nicholas Pooran has joined Hope in the middle. And he hits Avesh Khan for a boundary on the first ball, not the start that Avesh would want. 11 runs from the over with two boundaries and a wide in it.
West Indies 7/1 in 1 over Eventful over comes to an end, first Umpire gives Mayers out but the review was spot on as the ball was missing the stumps. Mayers hit a boundary on the very next ball. Then Rohit takes a review for caught behind and it was a clear edge. Mayers departs for 6.
We are back with the second innings of the match. West Indies need 185 runs to claim their first win of the tour. All eyes will be on Avesh Khan, who is making his debut. India will start with Deepak Chahar while West Indies have new opening pair in the form of Shai Hope and Kyle Mayers.
West Indies need 185 runs to win the 3rd T20I against India.
> IND 184/5 WICKET! Suryakumar Yadav departs at 65 but no avail. The crowd gets a royal treat with Suryakumar and Venkatesh's big strokeplays. 91-run partnership between Suryakumar and Venkatesh. Rich overs for India at the end as the visitors aggregated 42 off the last 2 overs.
> IND 163/4 after 19 overs 50-run stand between Suryakumar and Venkatesh and the runs are flowing for India at the moment. The duo is going the merry way and the Windies bowlers are struggling to stem the run flow. 21 runs from that over.
> IND 142/4 after 18 overs Suryakumar and Venkatesh are nearing 50-run stand between them and the two have changed the complete scenario of the game.
> IND 132/4 after 17 overs India are raining runs at the moment and the Indian batters- Suryakumar and Venkatesh have pounced upon the Windies bowlers in the death overs. The hosts are aiming to swell the runs and post a good total on the scorebaord.
> IND 115/4 after 16 overs 100 comes up for India and Suryakumar gears up to collect some runs on the baord alongside Venkatesh Iyer. A good over for India as 17 runs aggregated after some tight spell has come as the confidence booster.
> IND 98/4 after 15 overs runs Fabian Allen, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack and India are struggling to get runs on the board. The visitors look to be in the driver's seat at the moment as Suryakumar and Venkatesh hustle to get some runs for India.
> IND 93/4 after 14 overs WICKET! Rohit departs for 7 and his outing at number four didn't come fruitful. The left arm over from Drakes does the trick for Windies and the Indian captain endured a poor show in the third and the final T20I.
> IND 90/3 after 13 overs 9 runs from Walsh's over including a six from Suryakumar's willow. Rohit doesn't seem that fluent with the bat while SKY is getting the shots right from his willow.
> IND 81/3 after 12 overs The ball is slowing down after coming off the surface. Some good overs for West Indies as their spin duo- Chase and Walsh have been economical. The two finger spinners have been very diligent with their line-lengths and have leaked very few runs.
> IND 78/3 after 11 overs West Indies spinner have been successful in reading the Indian batsmen and adjusted their line and lengths accordingly. Rohit and Suryakumar need to keep ticking runs and get some runs on the board for the hosts.
> IND 68/3 after 10 overs WICKET! Cleaned him up as Chase's spin ball didn't bounce that much. Impressive delivery came in with the angle and Ishan Kishan who was was a little early into the action lost his wicket. Huge responsibility on Suryakumar and Rohit Sharma now.
> IND 64/2 WICKET! Shreyas Iyer departs at 25 and couldn't resist his temptation to go against the leg spin and cost his wicket to Heyden Walsh. Sliced it, trying to go over long on but not the perfect timings and gave an easy catch to Holder at long-off. Rohit and Ishan are on the crease.
> IND 61/1 after 8 overs The spin web between Chase and Walsh in on against India. On Most occassion Chase isn't turning the ball and is taking purchase of the speed from the turf. Shreyas however looks in good touch alongside Ishan Kishan as the duo has aggregated 50-run partnership between them.
> IND 51/1 after 7 overs 50 up for India and Ishan Kishan gets a life as Hayden Walsh drops a catch in his opening over. There is always a challenge of quick reflexes to bowl and catch the ball.
> IND 43/1 after 6 overs Change of bowling and Windies bring in Roston Chase to spin the ball. Economical over to end the powerplay and Chase has brought the situation under control.
> IND 37/1 after 5 overs A big appeal from Jason Holder and the team but to no avail. After Ishan, it is Shreyas and India are dealing in boundaries at the moment.
> IND 27/1 after 4 overs Ishan Kishan now isn't worrying of the nagging swing and is playing with full freedom. Two bullet speed fours smashed through the off side. A good over for India and dissapointment for Windies.
> IND 15/1 after 3 overs WICKET! Ruturaj Gaikwad out for 4. The ot swing from Jason Holder swing did him there as he gets a big leading-edge straight down third man. Shreyas joins Ishan at the crease now. The Indian batters are wary of the slight swing in the ball.
> IND 9/0 after 2 overs Some cracking shots from Gaikwad's willow but only one finds the way to the fence. Romario Shepherd just doing some variations with the ball.
> IND 5/0 after 1 over Jason Holder opens the proceedings with the ball for Windies and he invites it with a little bit of swing. Ruturaj and Ishan are off to a stead start and the left handed batter smashed a four.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan are at the crease. Ruturaj Gaikwad is on strike. Holder will open the attack
> Rohit Sharma needs 44 more runs to become the highest run-getter in T20I history. (Men's cricket).
> India will have new opening pair in the third T20I as Ishan Kishan will be opening with Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Playing XI
India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran(w), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard(c), Jason Holder, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Dominic Drakes, Fabian Allen, Hayden Walsh
Toss Report
West Indies captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and opted to field first against India in the third and final T20I of the three-match series here at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday.
Team Changes
Rohit Sharma has made four changes in the playing XI with Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal missing out. Avesh Khan is making his debut while Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and Shardul Thakur makes comeback. Pollard also made four changes.
Avesh Khan received his maiden international cap from Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Captains corner
Rohit Sharma “Always a fear when you are playing against these guys. We knew it would be a little tough. We were very well prepared. Under pressure, we executed all our plans. It was very critical given the point of time. Experience plays a part. He (Bhuvi) was hitting those yorkers and that odd bouncer. We believe in his talent. It was very important innings from Virat. The way he started off, took the pressure of me as well. We didn't start well in the first two overs, then he came in and started playing those shots which was very pleasing to the eye. Great finish from Pant and Iyer as well. Very happy to see how he (Venkatesh Iyer) has progressed. To see such maturity is very pleasing. He backs his skills and that is what every captain wants. In the end, he wanted to bowl one over as well. We need such characters in our team. We were a bit sloppy on the field. A little disappointed with that. The game would have been different had we taken those catches.”
Kieron Pollard “He (Powell) was phenomenal today. His partnership with Pooran almost got us over the line. We did well to take it as deep as we can. We can look at different ways as to how we could have gotten those 8 runs. At the end of it, we can look at so many ways. He (Chase) has bowled well. He came in and showed us something. Again he delivered for us. We can't just call batters out. Was a very good game. We sort of rectified our mistakes from the previous games.”
Weather gods are coming in way of India's clean sweep
The weather today in Kolkata, India is turning out to be patchy rain possible. The visibility is going to be around 10 km i.e. 6 miles and an atmospheric pressure of 1008 mb . The daytime temperature is going to reach 32 °c and the temperature is going to dip to 19 °c at night. We expect around 3.2 mm of precipitation to fall and cloud covering 39% of the sky, the humidity will be around 54%, as per world weather online.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Jason Holder, Odean Smith.
Bhuvi opens after a brilliant spell in 2nd T20I against West Indies
With the win in 2nd T20I against West Indies, India became the only second team to win 100 T20 internationals
India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I: WI in search of first win on tour, Team India aim clean sweep
Having defeated West Indies 3-0 in the ODI series, Team India will look to replicate the same when the two sides meet in the third and final T20I on Sunday.
India defeated West Indies in the second T20I on Friday on the back of Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant's fifties. However, Team India will be missing the services of Kohli and Pant as both have been given bio-bubble break by the BCCI.
While India will eye for a clean sweep, the hosts will also try different combinations in the absence of Kohli and Pant.
On the other hand, West Indies will look to end the tour of India on a high by winning the third and final T20I on Sunday. The visitors have not won a single game and will definitely look to seal the dead rubber to open the account in the white-ball leg.
