IND vs WI, 3rd T20: India Beat Windies By 7 Wickets, Clinch T20I Series 3-0

Chasing target of 147 on a slowish deck, skipper Kohli anchored the innings to perfection with 59 off 45 balls while Pant was brilliant during his unbeaten 65 off 42 balls

Rishabh Pant finished unbeaten on 65 as India won the third and final T20I  by seven wickets. With the ball it was Deepak Chahar who impressed, taking 3/4. An Indian wicket-keeper finishing off with a six, India completed a clean sweep of the T20 series. Rishabh Pant's 65* is now the highest by an Indian wicket-keeper in T20I cricket. Two wickets Oshane Thomas wickets couldn't stop the Indian team from completing a clinical series whitewash. Chasing target of 147 on a slowish deck, skipper Kohli anchored the innings to perfection with 59 off 45 balls while Pant was brilliant during his unbeaten 65 off 42 balls. The target was achieved in 19.1 overs. A lot of credit should also go to seamer Deepak Chahar, who bowled a magnificent opening spell and ended with fures of 3 for 4 in 3 overs which went a long way in restricting the West Indies to a manageable 146 for 6. For the home team, it is their worst streak in T20 Internationals having lost six straight games. Kohli's 21st half-century in T20 Internationals had six fours. The shot to remember would certainly be a whipping flick off Keemo Paul to widish long-on and a couple exquisite cover drives off Carlos Brathwaite. Pant and Kohli then came together at 27 for 2 and slowly build the innings during a stand that yielded 106 runs in 12.5 overs. But Kohli's bigger achievement was being able to instil a certain sense of game awareness in the youngster. Having lost his wicket due to impetuosity in the previous games, the burly left-hander was discreet in his shot selection. In company of skipper Kohli, he was ready to play himself in on a track that was two paced and outfield which was slow. However till their 50-run stand, the duo didn't go hammer and tongs at the Windies attack. It was the 13th over when Pant finally gave the charge, getting his first six -- a flat hit over extra cover of Delhi Capitals teammate Paul's bowling. He repeated the same shot off the same bowler and got the same result. Pant's second half-century in T20 Internationals came when he flicked Sheldon Cottrell for a boundary. Once he had reached his half-century, he got on one knee and hit Oshane Thomas for his third six. He also hit four boundaries. The fourth and final six from Pant got India the winning runs. Earlier, Deepak's incisive swing bowling was countered by Kieron Pollard' attacking half-century and Rovman Powell's cameo as West Indies put up a par score of 146 for 6 after being put into bat.