Suryakumar, Pandya and Ashwin help India go 2-1 up
Suryakumar Yadav's engaging 76 followed a trained presentation in the center overs with the ball from India as they took a 2-1 series lead against the West Indies with a wicket win in the third T20I at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts on Tuesday (August 3). Hardik Pandya and R Ashwin were the critical justification for India having the option to hold West Indies to 164 after they selected to bowl. In any case, it was still was a difficult complete on a marginally languid surface. Rohit Sharma resigned hurt with a back fit right off the bat in the innings yet Suryakumar guaranteed the captain's nonattendance was not felt, striking 8 fours and 4 sixes in his 44 ball stay to assist India with winning by seven wickets with an over in excess.
Two remaining arm seamers - did it help West Indies?
New off Obed McCoy's six-wicket pull, West Indies chose to inconvenience India with all the more left-arm pace, acquiring Dominic Drakes instead of Odean Smith. In any case, the Indian hitters were capable this time, particularly Suryakumar Yadav, who struck two fours off McCoy in the primary over, played a shameless limit in McCoy's second and afterward hit two fours off Drakes in the fifth over. Rohit Sharma, in the wake of hitting a six and a four off Alzarri Joseph, resigned hurt strolling away from holding him. be that as it may, Suryakumar's going after cricket, which incorporated a six over thirdman off Joseph, controlled India's pursuit. In spite of the fact that Shreyas Iyer was careful at the opposite end, India figured out how to score 56 in the powerplay.
Suryakumar powers India's pursuit
It was the period after the powerplay that West Indies players were sincerely tried, with India sneaking in a line of calm overs. With Akeal Hosein beginning with a three-pursue over soon the powerplay, West Indies were wanting to do how India treated them. In any case, Suryakumar didn't hinder. He got under a low full throw from Holder to score a four over mid-on, trailed by a six that just cleared profound midwicket, with Brandon King a couple of yards in from the limit. Suryakumar hustled to a 26-ball fifty with a six over square leg off Hosein, and afterward struck a six and a four off Joseph. Shreyas tumbled to Hosein not long after India crossed 100, however Pant began managing in limits, pulling McCoy for a four and clearing the long-on wall in a Hosein over as the situation boiled down to 35 off the last six overs.
West Indies strike however India over the line serenely
Suryakumar, who played a scoop off Drakes for a four, tumbled off the following ball endeavoring an extravagant scope. Hardik Pandya, who attempted to pull a more slow, short conveyance from Jason Holder, edged the ball to the 'manager. In any case, the rate at which Suryakumar had scored guaranteed that India didn't have a great deal to do eventually. Deepak Hooda executed an alluring cover drive off Holder for a four time Pant polished it off with a limit over midwicket off McCoy in the nineteenth over.
WI get pace after sluggish beginning
Only one fell off the opening over, bowled by Hooda - who supplanted a refreshed Ravindra Jadeja - while Bhuvneshwar Kumar offered six off the second over in spite of being hit for a four by Brandon King, who set aside a short conveyance. Kyle Mayers attempted to get off the imprint prior to getting his most memorable runs off the 6th conveyance he confronted, by muscling away an Avesh Khan conveyance for a four and following it up with a six over midwicket in a 15-run over. Mayers kept on being the attacker as he coordinated a Bhuvneshwar conveyance through cover and showed some deftness in beating short third - for two fours - and furthermore struck a six over midwicket off Hardik Pandya. In the mean time, King dialed back as a touch as West Indies oversaw 45 in the initial six overs.
Pandya, Ashwin hold WI under control in spite of Mayers fifty
R Ashwin's first over was a costly one as he went for 11, with Mayers and King scoring a limit each. However, the initial stand, worth 57, reached a conclusion when King neglected to recognize a more slow ball from Pandya and got an inside edge onto his stumps. Pandya and Ashwin bowled well pair, with just 5, 2 and 2 coming in overs 7-10. West Indies went 23 conveyances without a limit, with Pooran almost giving a catch to Rohit at sneak off Ashwin. He finished the limit groove by turn around clearing the offspinner while Mayers got an edge off Pandya which went to the limit. He got to his second T20I fifty, off 38 balls, with a six off Ashwin. Be that as it may, the run-rate was just shy of 6.5 as Pandya finished his four-over spell with figures of 1-19 while Ashwin got done with 0-26.
West Indies pause, watch and target
On similar pitch where both the groups had played under 24 hours back, bowling it slow or shy of a length assisted the bowlers with holding the hitters in line. However, Avesh's speed was to West Indies' loving as he went for 15 subsequent to being carried once again into the assault, with Mayers striking three fours. Pooran hit a six off Bhuvneshwar on the way 50 years stand yet fell not long after as a short ball brought about his excusal. Be that as it may, Arshdeep Singh failed with his line and length on two or three events and wound up surrendering 14. Bhuvneshwar, hit for a six by Mayers, answered with a sluggish and somewhat short ball to end Mayers' visit. Arshdeep returned well after his past finished, offering just five runs, in spite of the fact that he put down a return catch to give Shimron Hetmyer a relief. Yet, Avesh's battle went on as he bowled squarely in the hitting curve of Hetmyer, who cleared the wall two times in a 17-run penultimate over. Powell struck two fours off Arshdeep in the last over however the left-arm seamer kept it tight in any case, sacking the wicket of Powell while Hetmyer was run out.
Brief scores: West Indies 164/5 in 20 overs (Kyle Mayers 73, Rovman Powell 23; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2-35) lost to India 165/3 in 19 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 76, Rishabh Pant 33*; Akeal Hosein 1-28) by 7 wickets.