India vs West Indies 3rd T20I Highlights, Score Updates: India beat West Indies by 17 runs to sweep the series 3-0
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 20, 2022, 23:25:09 IST
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India vs West Indies 3rd T20I Highlights, Score Updates: India beat West Indies by 17 runs to sweep the series 3-0

India defeated West Indies by 17 runs in third and final T20I to complete a 3-0 series whitewash on Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with 65 off 31 balls to fire India to 184 for five in 20 overs. In response, West Indies ended at 167 for nine after another sublime knock from Nicholas Pooran (61 off 47) went in vain. Get live cricket score updates of 3rd T20I match between india vs west indies. Check live scorecard, ball by ball commentary, cricket score online on Times of India.
18:35 (IST) Feb 20

We are going to bowl first. Nothing much has changed in these last two games, the ball comes onto the bat nicely. We have four changes: Walsh, Fabian, Drakes and Hope come back in. When we look at the two games that we lost, we batted well but we faltered during our fielding and bowling at the death. It is also an opportunity for the guys to have a taste of the conditions and see what they can offer.

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard

18:32 (IST) Feb 20
TOSS | West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard wins the toss, opts to bowl against India
18:27 (IST) Feb 20
Pitch Report
"A good pitch to bat on, dew might be a factor but it has been overcast throughout the day and that usually doesn't attract a lot of dew. Win the toss and chase." - Deep Dasgupta and Ajit Agarkar
18:24 (IST) Feb 20
TEAM NEWS! Avesh Khan is making his debut tonight. He has received his maiden T20I cap from Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
18:21 (IST) Feb 20
* Head to Head: India 12 - 6 West Indies (One no result)
18:19 (IST) Feb 20
* India have won six consecutive T20I series at home. The last series they lost was 0-2 to Australia in February 2019. Across formats, India have now won 13 series in a row at home.
18:12 (IST) Feb 20
GOOD NEWS!
GOOD NEWS!

"All clear now at the Eden Gardens and the two teams have arrived for the third and final T20I" - BCCI just tweeted along with the pic

18:08 (IST) Feb 20

There's still time for the World Cup, so the plan is to try out as many options as possible. We are trying to find out which positions suit whom and how they can benefit the team. So we're trying out several options, whatever seems right for the team eventually will be final.

Rishabh Pant after the second T20I

18:04 (IST) Feb 20
* Yuzvendra Chahal needs one more wicket to become India's sole highest wicket-taker in T20Is. He is currently joint top with Jasprit Bumrah.
17:56 (IST) Feb 20

If you look at the last series, and this series, there are a lot of areas we can identify that the guys have improved. We are slowly building towards the World Cup and it's important to keep improving series by series. We've got partnerships going and if we keep doing that, we are going to win more than we lose. If you have been following West Indies T20 cricket, the guys are slowly improving. We didn't field particularly well today. We could have saved another 15 runs and that was our downfall and the poor area.

Rovman Powell, who smashed an unbeaten 36-ball 68 in 2nd T20I

17:46 (IST) Feb 20
Bad News! It's raining in Kolkata
Bad News! It's raining in Kolkata

(Photo courtesy - BCCI)

17:41 (IST) Feb 20
For West Indies, wicketkeeper-batter Pooran has been in imperious form, scoring a second successive half-century, and off-spinning all-rounder Roston Chase too has been impressive.
17:30 (IST) Feb 20
In their favourite format, the Kieron Pollard-led side has failed to impress in the first match but, on Friday, the duo of Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran threatened to chase down India's 187 with explosive half-centuries.
17:22 (IST) Feb 20
The Windies are yet to win a match in the ongoing tour of India, having lost the preceding ODI series 0-3.
17:15 (IST) Feb 20
Avesh, Siraj waiting in the pipeline
In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, India have so far fielded the pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel. Both Bhuvneshwar and Patel have so far delivered the goods, especially in the second match when the former bowled a game-changing penultimate over before the rookie seamer defended 25 runs in the final over to secure a series-clinching win. It remains to be seen whether Rohit would look to alter his bowling combination by bringing in Mohammed Siraj. The uncapped Avesh Khan, too, gives him an option. Khan recently became the most expensive uncapped Indian player in the history of the IPL auction after being picked by Lucknow Supergiants for 10 crore. The pacer has been in good form in the last 12 months, bagging 14 wickets in 16 matches at an impressive economy rate of 7.37 in IPL 2021.
17:04 (IST) Feb 20
New-look middle-order sans Kohli and Pant
With the Sri Lanka T20I series up next, it may not be a bad idea to give Ishan a longer run. In the middle-order, Shreyas will replace Kohli, who has been given a much-needed break ahead of his landmark 100th Test. The former India captain will miss the T20I series against Sri Lanka and return for the Tests against the islanders. Shreyas, who was the third biggest buy at the IPL auction but could not fit into India's T20 combination for the first two matches against the West Indies, will be the obvious choice. Recently appointed as Kolkata Knight Riders skipper, Shreyas had played a match-winning knock during the ODI in Ahmedabad, and he would look to grab the opportunity of playing at the Eden Gardens -- his new "home ground". Deepak Hooda also impressed after making his debut in the preceding ODI series and it remains to be seen if the big-hitting all-rounder is tried out in the T20Is.
16:51 (IST) Feb 20
It remains to be seen if Rohit gives one more chance to his Mumbai Indians teammate or bring in Gaikwad.
16:47 (IST) Feb 20
Ishan Kishan struggled so far as opener
Playing the series just after he became the most expensive buy of the IPL 2022 mega auction -- he was bought back by Mumbai Indians for a staggering Rs 15.25 crore -- the Jharkhand left-hander has struggled to get going. After his anxious 42-ball 35 in the first match, Ishan could manage just two runs from 10 balls in the second game.
16:42 (IST) Feb 20
Finding a reserve opener
With the T20 World Cup scheduled in less than eight months time in Australia, Rohit would look to try out new options, beginning with finding a reserve opener. In the absence of KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan has failed to impress at the top of the order and his place could be given to the talented Gaikwad, who has been warming the bench until now.
16:34 (IST) Feb 20
Under Rohit Sharma's captaincy, India secured their third successive series win with an eight-run win over the West Indies in the second T20I on Friday.