WI vs IND 3rd T20 Highlights: Surya wins it, keeps India alive in series
West Indies vs India 3rd T20 Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav's 83 off 44 took India home by seven wickets. Courtesy of this win, India stay alive in the 5-match series which the Windies lead 2-1
Indian captain Hardik Pandya finished the game with six to win the third match of the five-match T20I series by seven wickets. This win at the National Stadium in Providence, Guyana has kept India alive in the series which the West Indies lead 2-1 going to Florida for the last two matches. Suryakumar Yadav was the hero for the Indian team with his brilliant 83 off just 44 balls. Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 49 off 37 balls as India chased down 160 with 13 balls to spare.
Earlier, West Indies skipper Rovman Powell played an important knock of 40* off just 19 balls to take his team to a total of 159/5 in the allotted 20 overs. For India, Kuldeep Yadav picked 3/28 in his four overs.
Earlier, West Indies skipper Rovman Powell played an important knock of 40* off just 19 balls to take his team to a total of 159/5 in the allotted 20 overs. For India, Kuldeep Yadav picked 3/28 in his four overs.
West Indies vs India 3rd T20 Highlights
Apart from Powell, Brandon King (42 off 42), Kyle Mayers (25 off 20) and Nicholas Pooran (20 off 12) were major contributors to the Windies total. However, this is not an unachievable target and the Indian batting unit would aim to chase it down and remain alive in the series.
In a must-win game, India will be fielding first as West Indies skipper Rovamn Powell won the toss and decided to bat first at West Indies lead the series 2-0. Jason Holder missed out due to injury while Roston Chase came in his place in the West Indies playing 11. For India, Kuldeep Yadav was back from injury and replaced Ravi Bishnoi while Yashasvi Jaiswal made his T20 debut and replaced Ishan Kishan.
India- 164/3 | West Indies 159/5 |
Suryakumar Yadav- 83 | Brandon King- 42 |
Tilak Varma- 49* | Rovman Powell- 40 |
Alzarri Jospeh- 2/25 | Kuldeep Yadav- 3/28 |
Obed McCoy- 1/32 | Mukesh Kumar- 1/19 |
India vs West Indies 3rd T20I Playing 11
India Playing 11
Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sanju Samson(w), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar
West Indies Playing 11
Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran(w), Rovman Powell(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy
IND vs WI TOSS Result
West Indies skipper Rovman Powell has won the toss and opted to bat first even as there are clouds in the sky and the ground looks overcast.
11:27 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India innings summary
Indian captain Hardik Pandya finished the game with six to win the third match of the five-match T20I series by seven wickets. This win at the National Stadium in Providence, Guyana has kept India alive in the series which the West Indies lead 2-1 going to Florida for the last two matches. Suryakumar Yadav was the hero for the Indian team with his brilliant 83 off just 44 balls. Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 49 off 37 balls as India chased down 160 with 13 balls to spare.
11:22 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: Pandya finishes off in style, India stay alive in series
That would be the win for India. Hardik Pandya has hit this delivery of Rovman Powell out of the park to finish the match in MS Dhoni style. India would stay alive in the five-match series after winning the third match. The West Indies lead it 2-1 going to Floride for the fourth and fifth matches.
11:13 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 154/3 in 17 overs
Falls short of the player even as Hardik Pandya hit a one-handed shot
Varma on 47 would be eager to get the strike for the next over as the target is down to just 7 runs now. Unfortunately, he won’t have it as Pandya takes a single off the last ball.
11:07 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 148/3 in 16 overs
Six!! Short and pulled away by Tilak Varma for a six over deep backward square leg. This has brought the target down drastically.
Hardik Pandya though is playing too many dot balls unnecessarily instead of finishing the match.
Four!! It was an edge and it has gone for a four. Thanks to that, Hardik Pandya’s strike rate would improve drastically
11:03 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 135/3 in 15 overs
11:00 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 130/3 in 14 overs
India are now taking it slow and easy as Tilka Varma looks to get to a half-century himself. The target is down to only 30 off the last 36 balls and hence no panic is required.
10:53 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 123/3 in 13 overs
Alzarri Joseph has finally got rid of Suryakumar Yadav or more like Surya has hit one in the hand of the fielder placed at deep fine-leg and he made no mistake. India are now three down as skipper Hardik Pandya walks into bat. Now the Men in Blue need 37 off 42 with seven wickets intact.
10:48 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 114/2 in 12 overs
Even after Akeal Hosein bowling pretty tightly, Indian batters have managed to squeeze eight runs out of the 12th over and brought the target down to just 46 from 48 balls.
10:46 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 106/2 in 11 overs
After the drinks break, India are even more energized to finish this game as quickly as possible. In the 11th over, the dup of Surya and Tiolak has hit Roston Chase for nine runs and the target is now down to run-a-ball as India need 54 off 54 to win.
10:38 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 97/2 in 10 overs
Rain is having no effect at all on Surya’s batting as he is hammering down all the Wets Indies bowlers one by one. The Indian total has ‘SKY’ rocketed to 97/2 at the end of 10 overs. The team only needs 63 more to win in the last 10 overs. If West Indies don’t take wickets here, the match has almost slipped out of their hands
10:32 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 84/2 in 09 overs
It seems like the continuous rainfall has taken all the dryness out of the wicket and hence the spinners are turning out to be of no help here for the home team.
10:31 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 79/2 in 08 overs
Surya is finally back as he hits a 22-ball fifty here. The two Mumbai Indians batters are taking the Indian team home very easily here. The Men in Blue now require 81 to win the match in the remaining 72 balls.
10:27 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 69/2 in 07 overs
The Indian team is taking advantage of all the mistakes that the West Indies are making here. Roston Chase, a spinner has bowled a no-ball and conceded a free-hit.
10:25 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 60/2 in 06 overs
Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma have gone bang bang in the last over of the powerplay, taking full toll of the field restrictions available
10:14 PM
WI vs IND 3rd T20 LIVE SCORE: India 43/2 in 05 overs
Despite the loss of Shubman Gill's wicket, who failed to control his pull shot and got caught out at short mid-wicket, India managed to eke out nine runs from the over thanks to Tilak Varma’s cracking fours back to back.
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First Published: Aug 08 2023 | 6:49 PM IST