Before the match, India had a poor record of losing T20I while batting first and Rahul said that Mumbai will be a confidence booster for the team and they will continue to improve.
In reply, the West Indies could manage 173/8 at the end of 20 overs despite Pollard's 39-ball 68. Windies had won the second T20I after losing the first one.
Virat Kohli smashed 70 not out of 29 balls with a strike-rate of 241.38, smashing four boundaries and seven sixes at the Wankhede Stadium in the series decider against West Indies.
KL Rahul slammed 91 off 56 deliveries and was adjudged Man of the Match in the third T20I against West Indies in Mumbai.
Rohit, Rahul and Kohli shined with the bat as India registered a comprehensive 67-run victory over West Indies to win the series 2-1.
KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli shined with the bat as India beat West Indies by 67 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Evin Lewis suffered from an injury during fielding and had to be stretchered off during the third T20I between India and West Indies.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli end the calendar year as joint top run-scorers in the shortest format of the game.
Rishabh Pant failed to capitalize on the opportunity after being sent in at number three in the final T20I against West Indies.
Rohit Sharma has become the first Indian player, and third overall, to hit 400 sixes in international cricket.
India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I: Live updates from the third and final T20I between India and West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Team India Test opener Mayank Agarwal has been named as the replacement for an injured Shikhar Dhawan in the upcoming three-match ODI series against West Indies, starting December 15.
In the series finale on Wednesday, Kohli has the opportunity to become the first Indian player to score 1000 T20I runs at the home soil.
The rubber is locked 1-1 after two-time world champions West Indies turned on the style in the second T20 International in Thiruvananthapuram following a Virat Kohli special in the lung-opener in Hyderabad.
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India's Test opener Mayank Agarwal could replace Shikhar Dhawan in the three-match ODI series against West Indies, which begins on December 15.
India and West Indies will meet for the series-deciding final T20I at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
Rohit, who played with Pollard for several years at MI, termed the West Indies captain as a "smart thinker of the game".
West Indies coach Phil Simmons on Tuesday informed that Allen is yet to regain full fitness and was ruled out of the series finale.
Pollard has played a lot at the Wankhede Stadium as he has been part of the Mumbai Indians IPL squad and Simmons said his experience will help the visiting bowlers.
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