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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

India vs West Indies

Virat Kohli and Kieron Pollard pose with trophy. Photo: PTI

8:06 PM

Over 12; Williams gets Rohit at 71

Over Summary: 1 1 1 W 1 0  ; India: 136-1

Kesrick Williams [1.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: A yorkish length outside off and Pant fails to make a connection
 
Ball 5: Rahul drives towards deep extra cover for a single. 

Rishabh Pant, left handed bat, comes to the crease
 
Ball 4: Rohit goes for a biggie but manages only an top edge, Hayden Walsh makes not mistake as he takes the skier. Williams provides he much-needed breakthrough to Kieron Pollard. Rohit c Hayden Walsh b Kesrick Williams 71(34) [4s-6 6s-5]
 
Ball 3: Rahul hits the slow delivery towards cover region for a single.
 
Ball 2: Rohit towards long-off for a single.
 
Ball 1: rahul hits square of the wicket for a single.
7:56 PM

Over 11; CRR: 12

Over Summary: 6 0 1 4 4 1  ; India: 132-0

Hayden Walsh continues 
 
Ball 6: Rahul pushes towards long-on for a single
 
Ball 5: Rahul hits the juicy full toss towards cow corner for FOUR. 
 
Ball 4: Rahul carves towards deep point for FOUR
 
Ball 3: A single for Rohit
 
Ball 2: DOT
 
Ball 1: A half tracker and Rohit smashes towards deep square leg for SIX.
7:51 PM

Over 10; Rahul hits fifty

Over Summary:  1 1 0 1 4 Wd 1  ; India: 116-0

Jason Holder [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: A full toss and Rohit works towards deep mid wicket for a single. 
 
Ball 6: A slow delivery, goes down the leg side for WIDE.
 
Ball 5: Rohit goes for a big but manages only an outside through vacant slip cordon and ball races down to boundary for FOUR.
 
Ball 4: Rahul pushes towards long-on for a single.
 
Ball 3: Rahul hits the ball on the leg side straight to short fine leg for no run.
 
Ball 2: Rohit squeezes the yorker towards deep square leg for a single.
 
Ball 1: Rahul nudges towards mid-wicket for a single and completes his FIFTY
7:43 PM

Over 9

Over Summary: 0 1 1 1 1 1   ; India: 107-0

Hayden Walsh continues
 
Ball 6: Rahul cuts towards deep backward point for a single
 
Ball 5: Rohit slogs towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
 
Ball 4: A single for Rahul towards cover region
 
Ball 3: Rohit smashes towards long-off for a single.
 
Ball 2: Rahul cuts towards deep point for a single.
 
Ball 1: DOT
7:40 PM

Over 8; Rohit hits back to back sixes to complete his FIFTY

Over Summary: 1 Wd 2 1 6 6 4  ; India: 102-0

Khary Pierre [1.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: A juicy full toss outside off and Rohit hits towards point region for FOUR
 
Ball 5: Rohit Sharma smashes straight down the ground for SIX and completes his FIFTY. 
 
Ball 4: Rohit goes down on the knees, clears his front foot and belted towards deep mid-wicket for SOX
 
Ball 3: Rahul paddles towards short fine leg for a single. 

Ball 2: Rahul collects a couple of runs towards square of the wicket on off side. 
 
Ball 2: WIDE down the leg side
 
Ball 1: Rohit works towards deep square leg for a single.
7:35 PM

Over 7

Over Summary: 2 1 0 4 1 1  ; India: 81-0

Hayden Walsh, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
 
Ball 6: Rohit hits towards sweeper cover for a single.
 
Ball 5: Rahul pushes towards long-on for a single.
 
Ball 4: Rahul plays a death touch through vacant slip cordon for FOUR. 
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: A single for Rohit
 
Ball 1: Rohit collects a couple of runs off juicy full toss towards deep mid-wicket region.
7:30 PM

Over 6; India score 72 runs in powerplay

Over Summary: 4 6 4 0 0 0  ; India: 72-0

Kesrick Williams, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
 
Ball 6: Rahul gets a bottom edge to keeper for no run.
 
Ball 5: Rahul gets an inside edge to short mid-wicket for no run.
 
Ball 4: Rahul drives towards cover for no run.
 
Ball 3: Rahul plays a classic cover drive towards deep extra cover for FOUR. 
 
Ball 2: Rahul cuts the ball outside off over short third man for SIX. Indian openers toying with West Indian bowlers
 
Ball 1: Rahul drives through short extra cover for FOUR. SUBLIME TOUCH from stylish Rahul
7:24 PM

Over 5; CRR: 11.6

Over Summary: 6 2 4 1 1 0   ; India:  58-0

Khary Pierre, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
 
Ball 6: Rohit cuts towards backward point for no run.
 
Ball 5: Rahul pushes towards long-off for an easy single. 
 
Ball 4: Rohit hits towards long-off for a single
 
Ball 3: Width outside off and Rohit cuts between backward point and short third man for FOUR
 
Ball 2: Rohit Sharma goes for another biggie but Evin Lewis makes a SUPERMAN effort to nearly complete the catch but can't stop him failing inside the boundary line. However saves a crucial boundary and nearly get Sharma runout. Two runs taken
 
Ball 1: Rohit smashes straight down the ground for SIX. 
7:18 PM

Over 4; Rahul, Rohit hitting big

Over Summary: 2 0 2 0 4 6  ; India: 44-0

Holder continues
 
Ball 6: A short and wide delivery and Rahul cuts it towards third man boundary for SIX
 
Ball 5: Rahul flicks with an intent towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR
 
Ball 4: DOT
 
Ball 3: A couple of runs for Rahul
 
Ball 2: DOT
 
Ball 1: Rahul collects two runs thanks to sloppy fielding for West Indians.
7:14 PM

Over 3; Cottrell concedes 16 runs

Over Summary:  6 4 1 1 0 4 ; India:  30-0

Sheldon Cottrell continues
 
Ball 6: Rohit guides through short third man for FOUR
 
Ball 5: Rohit drives towards short extra cover for no run.
 
Ball 4: Rahul works towards deep square leg for a single.
 
Ball 3: Rohit clips towards deep fine leg for a single. 
 
Ball 2: Rohit pushes through mid-off and times is brilliantly as ball goes for FOUR. 
 
Ball 1: Rohit picks the line early, lofts over mid-on for SIX as ball lands on boundary rope
7:09 PM

Over 2, Rahul struggling

Over Summary: 0 1 4 4 0 0  ; India: 14-0

Jason Holder, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
 
Ball 6: A JAFFA to end the over as Rahul doesn't have any\ answe
 
Ball 5: An extra bounce beats Rahul outside off
 
Ball 4: Rahul edges again through first slip for FOUR
 
Ball 3: Rahul edges through slip region for FOUR
 
Ball 2: Rohit hits towards deep backward square leg for a single.
 
Ball 1: 
7:04 PM

Over 1

Over Summary: 0 4 0 0 1 0  ; India: 5-0

Rohit Sharma and K L Rahul are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Cottrell opens the attack
 
Ball 6: Rahul guides towards short third man for no run. 
 
Ball 5: A yorkish length delivery and Rohit digs towards deep square leg for a single
 
Ball 4: Rohit gets an inside edge onto the pads for no run
 
Ball 3: Rohit works towards backward square leg for no run. 
 
Ball 2: A lot of width for Rohit to swing his bat, hits through the line over extra cover for FOUR
 
Ball 1: Rohit dabs the inswinging deleivery towards short mid-wicket for no run.
6:54 PM

Here is the playing 11 of both the teams

6:53 PM

WATCH TOSS: India to bat first

6:33 PM

India playing 11 Alert: India made two changes

India playing 11: Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami

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First Published: Dec 11 2019 | 4:31 PM IST