A dominant all-round efficiency helps India beat West Indies by seven wickets within the third T20I right here on the Windfall Stadium, Guyana on Tuesday. Registering its first win, India retains the five-match collection alive at 2-1.
Suryakumar Yadav scored 83 whereas Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 49 to complete the 160-run goal inside 18 overs after Kuldeep Yadav’s three wickets restricted West Indies to 159/5 within the first innings.
Being arrange at a tough complete of 160, India misplaced debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal within the first over because the 21-year-old skyed one up, making an attempt to go onerous in opposition to Obed McCoy. India nonetheless managed to get 16 runs off that over as Suryakumar hit a 4 and a six to start his innings.
Shubman Gill as soon as once more bought out early regardless of hitting his first ball for a 4. He scored six off 11 balls earlier than getting a caught at midwicket, making an attempt to go excessive.
Nonetheless, Tilak Varma hit two boundaries on his arrival. He together with Suryakumar added 87 runs off 51 balls for the third wicket to utterly take the sport away from the hosts.
Highlights | India vs West Indies third T20I
Suryakumar was in his component as he hit pictures throughout the bottom. He reached his fifty in 23 balls and continued to hit boundaries at will. He hit 10 fours and 4 sixes throughout his 83-run knock off 44 balls earlier than getting caught on the wonderful leg boundary, making an attempt to go for a six off Alzarri Joseph.
Tilak, in the meantime, performed a supporting function. Hardik Pandya got here to the crease with required run fee underneath six. The duo didn’t danger a lot and accomplished the run chase in 17.5 overs. Pandya completed the match with a six, as Tilak was left unbeaten on 49 on the non-striker’s finish.
Earlier, opting to bat first, West Indies bought off to a gradual begin with Brandon King and Kyle Mayers including 55 runs for the opening wicket inside eight overs.
Pandya completed Axar Patel’s quota inside the primary ten overs because the left-arm spinner completed with 1/24 in his 4 overs. Whereas Kuldeep Yadav was welcomed with flurry of boundaries in his first over, the wrist spinner got here again effectively to take away Johnson Charles and later each Nicholas Pooran and King in the identical over to complete with 3/28.
Captain Rovman Powell offered a stable end to West Indies as he smacked 40 off 19 balls with the assistance of three sixes and a 4.
India and West Indies will now journey to Florida to play the ultimate two video games of the collection on Saturday and Sunday.