3rd T20 highlights: India beat West Indies by 67 runs, clinch series 2-1

Batting first, K L Rahul, Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli hit explosive half centuries to power India cricket team to a mammoth 240 for 3

9:33 PM

Over 6; India lose their review

Over Summary:  0 0 0 6 1 1L  ; West Indies: 41-3

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [1.0-0-5-1] is back into the attack
 

Ball 6: A half hearted appeal for LBW, umpire says NO. Kohli takes REVIEW. Flat line on snicko. Ball pitched outside off.India lost their lone review

 

Ball 5: Pollard pushes towards mid-off for a quick single.

 

Ball 4: An extended flick from Pollard goes to deep mid wicket region for flat SIX.

 

Ball 3: Pollard pushes the angling in delivery back to bowler for no run.

 

Ball 2: Pollard tries to cut the ball outside off, gets beaten

 

Ball 1: Pollard dabs towards backward point for no run.

9:26 PM

Over 5; Hetmyer hits back to back sixes

Over Summary:  1 1 0 6 6 0  ; West Indies: 33-3

Shami continues
 

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Hetmyer clears the front foot and hoicks the short of length delivery towards deep mid-wicket boundary for SIX. 

 

Ball 4: hetmyer smashes the full delivery straight down the ground for SIX

 

Ball 3: Hetmyer dabs towards gully region for no run.

 

Ball 2: Pollard hits towards wide of mid on for a single

 

Ball 1: A single for Hetmyer towards point region

9:22 PM

Over 4; Pooran departs for golden duck

Over Summary:  W 0 1 0 Wd 0 0 ; West Indies: 19-3

Deepak Chahar [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: A low full toss and Pollard carves towards cover-point region for no run. 

Ball 5: Pollard leaves outside off, no run.
 

Ball 5: WIDE

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Hetmyer flicks towards deep square leg for a single

 

Ball 2: DOT

Kieron Pollard, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 1: Ball way outside off and Pooran slashes gets a leading edge, Shivam Dube makes a diving effort to at third man, Pooran goes for a golden duck.  Pooran c Shivam Dube b Chahar 0(1)

Nicholas Pooran, left handed bat, comes to the crease

9:14 PM

Over 3; Shami scalps Simmons

Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 0 W  ; West Indies: 17-2

Mohammed Shami, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Simmons goes for wild swing and gets a leading edge, Iyer runs back and takes the catch at backward point region. Shami strikes in first over. Simmons c Shreyas Iyer b Shami 7(11) [4s-1]

 

Ball 5: A big swing and miss from Simmons

 

Ball 4: Simmons tries to heave towards leg side, fails to do so against Shami's extra pace.

 

Ball 3: Hetmyer nudges towards short mid-wicket for a single

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

9:09 PM

Over 2; King departs

Over Summary: 0 4 1 0 W 4L  ; West Indies: 16-1

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: FOUR leg byes for West Indies

Shimron Hetmyer, left handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 5: Brandon King goes for biggie, gets a leading to sweeper cover and Rahul completes the catch. GONE. Brandon King c Rahul b Bhuvneshwar 5(4) [4s-1]

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: A single for Simmons towards short fine leg

 

Ball 2: Simmons drives over cover for a single

 

Ball 1: Simmons flicks and ball falls short of mid-on for no run

9:05 PM

Over 1

Over Summary:  0 0 1 1 1 4  ; West Indies: 7-0

Simmons and Brandon King are at the crease. Simmons is on strike. Chahar will open the attack
 

Ball 6: King smashes FOUR

 

Ball 5: A single for Simmons

 

Ball 4: A single for King

 

Ball 3: A single for Simmons

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

8:52 PM

INNINGS BREAK: West Indies need 241 runs to win the series

8:48 PM

Over 20; Kohli's 29 ball cameo help India post 240-3

Over Summary: 1L 0 1 W 0 Wd 6  ; India: 240-3

Sheldon Cottrell [3.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: A slow over pitch delivery and Kohli hits straight down the ground for SIX. 
 

Ball 6: WIDE

 

Ball 5: DOT

Shreyas Iyer, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 4: A short delivery and Rahul goes for pull shot gets an top edge, Pooran completes the catch, Rahul departs for 91. Rahul c Pooran b Cottrell 91(56) [4s-9 6s-4]

 

Ball 3: A single for Kohli towards deep mid-wicket

 

Ball 2: A bumper and Kohli goes for a pull follows by loud appeal, umpire gives OUT, Kohli reviews immediately. Day light between bat and ball. Decision reversed. 

 

Ball 1: One leg byes for India as Rahul tries to paddle sweep Cottrell. misses

8:41 PM

Over 19; Pollard concedes 27 runs

Over Summary: 6 6 2Nb 4 1 1 6  ; India: 231-2

Kieron Pollard [1.0-0-6-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Kohli moves outside off and hits the good length delivery towards deep mid-wicker for SIX. 

 

Ball 5: Rahul hits straight down the ground for a sinle. 

 

Ball 4:  A single for Kohli

 

Ball 3: FREE HIT, A ball outside off and Kohli plays his standard extended cover drive and Hetmyer fails to field an easy ball, FOUR.

 

Ball 3: Kohli wallopes straight down the ground for a couple of runs and third umpire rules it a NO BALL.

 

Ball 2: Kohli times over pitch delivery with brilliant wrist work wide of deep mid-wicket for SIX

 

Ball 1: Kohli smashes the length delivery towards long-on for SIX

8:35 PM

Over 18; India goes past 200-run mark

Over Summary: 1L 6 1 6 1 2  ; India: 204-2

Kesrick Williams continues
 

Ball 6: A couple of runs for Rahul towards extra cover

 

Ball 5: Kohli gudies towards short third man for a single

 

Ball 4: An over pitch delivery and Kohli wallopes with great wrist strength over long-on for GIGANTIC SIX.

 

Ball 3: Rahul works towards long-on for a single.

 

Ball 2: A slow delivery and Rahul stays on backfoot and clobbed it straight down the ground for SIX

 

Ball 1: One leg byes for India

8:30 PM

Over 17; CRR: 11

Over Summary: 1 0 1 4 1 4  ; India: 187-2

Sheldon Cottrell [2.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Rahul smashes straight down the ground for FOUR. 

 

Ball 5: Kohli smashes without any timing towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 4: Kohli gets an top edge off the slow delivery and he tries to hit ball on leg side. Ball goes over the keeper for FOUR

 

Ball 3: Rahul pushes towards long-off for a single.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: A single for Kohli towards short fine leg.

8:26 PM

Over 16; CRR: 11

Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 1 1  ; India: 176-2

Kesrick Williams [2.0-0-18-1] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Kohli collects a single towards deep extra cover.

 

Ball 5: A low full toss on stumps and Rahul clips towards short fine leg for a single. 

 

Ball 4: An off cutter outside off, Rahul gets an bottom edge to keeper.

 

Ball 3: A single for Kohli towards cover.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

8:21 PM

Over 15; CRR: 11.53

Over Summary: 6 1 4 6 4 1   ; India: 173-2

Jason Holder [3.0-0-32-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: A single for Kohli

  

Ball 5: A length delivery and Kohli plays a short arm jab towards cow corner for FOUR.

 

Ball 4: A juicy full toss on leg side and Kohli clobbed it over deep fine leg for SIX.

 

Ball 3: Kohli flicks with strong wrist towards deep square leg for a single.

 

Ball 2: Rahul nudges towards off side and reluctant to take a single but Kohli at his end but Holder misses the direct hit a single taken.

 

Ball 1: Rahul makes room outside off and plays an extended cover drive for SIX

8:16 PM

Over 14; CRR: 10.79

Over Summary:  1 1B 0 1 0 6  ; India: 151-2

Hayden Walsh [3.0-0-30-0] is back into the attack

 

Ball 6: Kohli clears his front and goes down on the knees as he plays a slog sweep over long-on for SIX. 

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Rahul tries to smash over long-off but fails to get the elevation and ball lands in front of long-on for only a single. 

 

Ball 3: Rahul cuts towards backward point region for no run.

 

Ball 2: One byes for India

 

Ball 1: A single for Rahul

8:11 PM

Over 13; Pant departs on DUCK

Over Summary: Wd 1 W 1 1 1 1  ; India: 142-2

Kieron Pollard, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Rahul nudges towars point region for an easy single.
 

Ball 5: Kohli hits towards left of sweeper cover for a single. 

 

Ball 4: A single for Rahul towards mid-wicket

 

Ball 3: Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease and steers dowb the third man

 

Ball 2: A ball outside off and Pant goes flat for a biggie but finds Jason Holder at long-off, GONE. So, can we call it another disappointmet from Pant and this time on duck. Pant c Holder b Pollard 0(2)

 

Ball 1: A single for Rahul towards long-on 

 

Ball 1: WIDE down the leg side