India vs West Indies 3rd T20I Highlights: India Beat West Indies By 67 Runs To Clinch Series 2-1
India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I Highlights: India beat West Indies by 67 runs in the 3rd T20I at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium to clinch the series 2-1.
- Prakash Rai
- Updated:December 11, 2019 11:01 PM IST
India beat West Indies by 67 runs in the 3rd T20I to clinch the series 2-1 at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. Indian fast bowlers Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami gave India early breakthroughs as they picked up one wicket apiece inside the powerplay. Kieron Pollard and Shimron Hetmyer gave Indian bowlers some scare with their power-hitting but in the end it proved futile as they couldn't take their side across the line. Earlier, the West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard won the toss and invited India to bat. Indian batsmen proved his decision wrong as KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli all scored quick-fire half-centuries, helping India post 240/3. Both India openers batted with only one intent and that reflected on the scoreboard as they smashed the West Indies bowlers to all parts of the ground, scoring 72 runs in the first six overs. Rohit and Rahul showed no mercy on the West Indian bowlers and brought up 100 runs on the board in the eight over. They both added 135 runs for the opening wicket. After Rohit departed on 71 runs, India's ploy to promote Rishabh Pant back-fired as he got out without troubling the scorers. After that, Virat Kohli and Rahul took control of the game and took India to a strong first-inning total. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Highlights Between India vs West Indies 3rd T20I, straight from Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- 22:55 (IST)Thank you for joining us!This brings the exciting three-match series to an end and both teams will now shift their focus on the 50-over format which starts on December 15. We'll be back with out live coverage on Sunday, don't forget to join us. Till then goodbye!
- 22:44 (IST)India win by 67 runs... clinch series 2-1!India beat West Indies by 67 run to clinch the three-match series by 67 runs in Mumbai. KL Rahul stood out for India, while Keiron Pollard and Shimron Hetmyer tried their best but couldn't take their side across the line.
- 22:43 (IST)Four!Sheldon Cottrell gets on the scoresheet with a boundary as he sends the ball towards long-off off the bowling of Deepak Chahar.
- 22:41 (IST)Chahar picks his second wicket!Deepak Chahar bowls a knuckle ball and Pierre hits it to Ravindra Jadeja stationed at point. West Indies eight down and Chahar claims his second of the night.
- 22:39 (IST)Six and four!Kesrick Williams smashes Bhuvneshwar Kumar' ball over his head for a six. He follows that up with a upper cut over keeper's head for four runs.
- 22:38 (IST)Dropped!Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls straight and Kesrick Williams hit it straight back to him but he could only get his one hand on the ball and drops a difficult chance.
- 22:33 (IST)Washington Sundar comes in to the attack!Washington Sundar has come in to bowl in the 18th over of the innings.
- 22:31 (IST)Shami claims his second!Mohammed Shami bowls straight, Hayden Walsh tries to scoop it but fails, ball knock out his leg stump. Shami has now picked his second of the night.
- 22:25 (IST)Four!Deepak Chahar bowls a back of length delivery and Hayden Walsh clears the front leg and smashes it hard to beat the long-on fielder for his first boundary.
- 22:23 (IST)Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets rid of big threat Pollard!Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls short and Kieron Pollard decides to go for a pull, without covering the bounce of the ball. The ball rises high in the air and Ravindra Jadeja makes no mistake on the wide long-on fence.
- 22:20 (IST)Four!Kieron Pollard punishes the length ball from Bhuvneshwar Kumar ferociously down the ground for third consecutive boundary.
- 22:19 (IST)Four!Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls short and Kieron Pollard somehow pulls it over bowler's head for another boundary.
- 22:18 (IST)SIX!Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls full length delivery outside off stump and Kieron Pollard clears the long-on fence with ease.
- 22:16 (IST)Four! Fifty for Pollard!Keiron Pollard gets another glorious shot which almost gave six runs, only to bounce a couple of inches short of the boundary cushion. With this shot Pollard completed his 4th T20I half-century. Kuldeep Yadav gave 17 runs in the over.
- 22:13 (IST)SIX!Kieron Pollard makes room and goes over extra cover and clears the fence quite easily.
- 22:12 (IST)Huge Six!Kieron Pollard moves across and Kieron Pollard miscues the shot but still manages to clear the fence and guess what there are only few players who can manage that and he is right on top of that list.
- 22:10 (IST)Rohit Sharma marshaling the troops well!Rohit Sharma is marshaling his bowlers nicely here as Virat Kohli has gone off the field. He has brought in Shivam Dube to bowl his third over and he didn't him either as he gave only two runs in the over.
- 22:08 (IST)Brilliant over from Kuldeep!Kuldeep Yadav completes a brilliant 12th over in which he gave away only two runs and also picked up a crucial wicket.
- 22:02 (IST)Kuldeep picks another wicket!Kuldeep Yadav bowl a googly, Jason Holder lofts it high in the air and Manish Pandey, in as substitute, settles himself beneath the ball nicely and takes a good catch.
- 21:55 (IST)Four!Kuldeep Yadav finishes a successful over in which he removed dangerous Shimron Hetmyer but also gave away 18 runs.
- 21:53 (IST)Kuldeep removes Hetmyer!Kuldeep Yadav bowls a nothing delivery but Shimron Hetmyer's miscued shot gifts India a wicket a KL Rahul completes a good catch at wide long-on.
- 21:51 (IST)Consecutive sixes!Another full ball from Kuldeep Yadav and Shimron Hetmyer clears the fence on successive occasions.
- 21:49 (IST)SIX!Kuldeep Yadav pitches the outside leg and Shimron Hetmyer clears his front leg and slog swept it over deep midwicket.
- 21:48 (IST)Dube concedes 11 runs in his second!A comparatively cheaper over from Shivam Dube than his last one. He conceded 11 runs.
- 21:47 (IST)SIX!Shivam Dube bowls a slower length ball and Kieron Pollard's clean strike takes it over long-on for a massive six. You can't bowl Pollard there and go unpunished.
- 21:45 (IST)Shami drops Hetmyer!Shimron Hetmyer decides to go over the infield but hits it straight to the mid-off fielder where Mohammed Shami drops a sitter.
- 21:43 (IST)Dube continues from other end!Virat Kohli has decided to persist with Shivam Dube despite him conceding 19 runs in his previous over.
- 21:41 (IST)SIX!Kuldeep Yadav gifts a freebie to Kieron Pollard and he blasts it over long-on for a massive six. This shot also brings up the 50-run stand between the pair.
- 21:39 (IST)Four! Shivam Dube concedes 19 in first over!Shivam Dube bowls a full-toss and Kieron Pollard dispatches it towards deep mid-wicket fence for another boundary. Dube gave away 19 runs in his first over.
- 21:37 (IST)Four!Shivam Dube bowls another ordinary delivery and Kieron Pollard pulled it nicely to add four more runs to his tally.
- 21:36 (IST)Four and a six!Shimron Hetmyer welcomes Shivam Dube in to the attack with a back to back boundaries. The first one was a mighty hit over deep mid-wicket and the the second one was a four through cover.
- 21:33 (IST)India lose their review!Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls an overpitch knuckle ball which beats Shimron Hetmyer for pace and hit him on the front pad. Bhuvneshwar Kumar's huge appeal has been turned down and India have gone for a review. The replay shows the ball was pitched outside leg, meaning Indian lose their review.
- 21:30 (IST)Flick and six!Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes on the leg stump and Kieron Pollard uses his writs to flick it and the sweet timing ensures it sails over the mid-wicket fence.
- 21:28 (IST)Back to back sixes!Mohammes Shami overcompensates for his previous ball and bowls a short ball and pays the price as Shimron Hetmyer dispatches it deep into the stands for his second consecutive six.
- 21:26 (IST)SIX!Mohammed Shami goes full, bowls right in to Shimron Hetmyer's slot and he hoisted it straight over his head for a huge six.
- 21:18 (IST)Pooran departs! West Indies three down!Nicholas Pooran goes for a big hit and departs on the very first ball. Deepak Chahar took Pooran by surprise with his pace and he only managed a top edge. Shivam Dube covered a lot of ground running in from the third man and pulled off a spectacular catch diving forward.
WATCH: Catch marvel from Shivam Dube
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BEAUTY! Shivam Dube takes an outstanding catch in the deep to dismiss Nicholas Pooran
https://t.co/z7voG4L2rG #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/rb49NwvqJp - 21:16 (IST)Shami removes Simmons!Pressure was mounting on Lemdl Simmons as was it difficult to score off Mohammed Shami. Shami's pace did the job for him as Simmons' mishit went high in the air and Shreyas Iyer makes no mistake at backward point.
- 21:12 (IST)Four legbyes!Bhuvneshwar Kumar drifts way down leg, balls tickles off Lendl Simmons' pads and races away to the fine leg fence, beating Rishabh Pant in the process.
- 21:10 (IST)King departs cheaply!Bhuveneshwar Kumar hands India the first breakthrough as Brandon King is caught at deep cover by KL Rahul. He departed for five runs.
- 21:07 (IST)Four!Lendl Simmons charges down the track and lofted Bhuvneshwar Kumar's wide delivery over cover to collect his first boundary.