Hope came up with an identical knock in the second game to bag the same award While Iyer was named the Player of the Match in the first game after scoring 102 not out. India vs West Indies Live Updates, 3rd T20I: India and West Indies come up against each other with the five-match series hanging in the balance. Both teams will be eager to win the third T20I and take a crucial lead in the series. ( Live Scorecard )
Shreyas Iyer and Co. began the series with an eight-wicket victory in the first game before the Shai Hope -led side bounced back with a six-wicket win.
India vs West Indies LIVE Score: No respite for bowlers!
Batting first, India seemed to have put enough runs on board in Ranchi making 249 for 5, and Mayank’s early inroads put them in the driver’s seat. Mayank Yadav spilling a regulation catch of Sherfane Rutherford halfway through the West Indies’ innings proved decisive in a way as he went on to eventually add a massive 120 runs off 54 balls with skipper Shai Hope. Rutherford was only on 38 off 18 when Mayank spilled a gobbler at short fine leg, and the Caribbean southpaw eventually finished at 84 off 37 balls, hammering seven sixes and as many fours.
For India, it would be another excellent test of finding solutions and execution with the ball, with dew also expected to play its part. But the West Indies, unfazed by early blows, kept hitting back in perfect batting conditions to register their highest-ever run chase. Gautam Gambhir’s think tank and his bowlers, along with their peers in the opposition camp, cannot expect any immediate respite especially here in Indore, as the venue being traditionally favours the batters with its flat decks and short boundary limits. It would all thus boil down on execution across departments between the two opponents, with dropped catches and missed opportunities carrying greater significance. Another bat versus bat contest is likely to exert further pressure on the bowlers who have taken enough battering already as India and West Indies face off in the third T20I at the Holkar Stadium’s batting haven tonight.
As many as 501 runs were scored in the second T20I in Ranchi with the West Indies scaling down India’s massive 250-run target with more than an over to spare, prompting head coach Gautam Gambhir to throw the spotlight on the plight of bowlers for a second time in the fortnight. India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prince Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravi Bishnoi. West Indies Squad: Shai Hope(w/c), Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Shamar Springer, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Quentin Sampson, Matthew Forde, Amir Jangoo, Keemo Paul. Hello everyone, welcome to NDTV’s live blog for the India vs West Indies third T20I match. With the series hanging in the balance, both teams will be eager to take a crucial lead tonight in Indore. Stay connected for the live scores and updates.
