IND vs WI, 3rd T20I HIGHLIGHTS: India Beat Windies By 67 Runs To Clinch Series 2-1

Background

Mumbai: India will have to address the many inadequacies laid bare by a resolute West Indies in the second T20I when the two teams lock horns in the decider in Mumbai on Wednesday. The series is locked 1-1 after two-time world champions turned the tables in Thiruvananthapuram.

 

The spotlight won Pant, especially, has been obsessive and it is expected to be no different when the team takes the field at the Wankhede Stadium. As for Sundar, it would be interesting to see whether the team management persists with him or gives Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav a chance.

Moreover, Sundar’s fielding is another aspect about which skipper Virat Kohli would be worried. In the last game, he dropped a sitter of Lendl Simmons, whose 45-ball 67 laid the foundation of the West Indies’ eight-wicket triumph.

For Pant also things are only getting tougher. The focus on him has been unrelenting and it won’t be easy for him to regain the early form that made him seem like Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s heir apparent.

Also, India’s fielding was way below par. The dropped catches and several misfields prompted Kohli to say if the performance does not improve, no score would be enough.

On the other hand, West Indies will also fancy their chances to clinch the series after the terrific comeback. They have fond memories of playing T20s at the Wankhede as in the 2016 ICC World Cup semi-final, they defeated India and went on to win the title.

Squads:

India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Sanju Samson

West Indies: Kieron Pollard (captain), Fabian Allen, Brandon King, Denesh Ramdin, Sheldon Cottrell, Evin Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford, Shimron Hetmyer, Khary Pierre, Lendl Simmons, Jason Holder, Hayden Walsh Jr, Keemo Paul, Kesrick Williams.

22:50 PM (IST)  •  11 Dec 2019

Windies skipper Kieron Pollard's hard-fought 68 run knock went in vain as team India came up with an all-round performance to defeat West Indies by 67 runs in the third and final T20I at Wankhede stadium and clinch the three-match series 2-1. For India, speedster Deepak Chahar (2/20) was the pick of the bowlers. 

22:17 PM (IST)  •  11 Dec 2019

Pollard passes fifty! But he's running out of partners, the Windies are 124/5, with Evin Lewis unlikely to bat.… https://t.co/J7PjvW6DyM

22:19 PM (IST)  •  11 Dec 2019

With the run rate increasing every over, Holder couldn't take any more pressure and went for a maximum but failed to connect it well, giving Kuldeep Yadav his second wicket for the day. With holder gone, half of the visiting side is back in the pavilion and team India is inching closer to a historic win at Wankhede stadium. Windies are 103/5 after 11.1 overs. 

22:10 PM (IST)  •  11 Dec 2019

Rohit Sharma is the stand-in captain for #TeamIndia as Virat is off the field. #OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #INDvWI

22:08 PM (IST)  •  11 Dec 2019

Wankhede is blue, again 🇮🇳💙 #OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan #INDvWI https://t.co/sImYAsmPss