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India came out with a disciplined all- round effort to beat West Indies by 14- runs in thrilling encounter in Indore. With this win India now take a 2-1 lead in the five- match T20I series. Earlier , West Indies Skipper Shai Hope won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Batting first India lost Sanju Samson early for 3 . His fellow opener Abhishek Sharma after few poor scores finally got a big one a fine 69 ( 30 balls, 6 fours, 5 sixes) . Ishan Kishan threatened big but fell for 18 ball 37 ( 6 fours, 1 six). Skipper Shreyas Iyer out cheaply for 1 .
Tilak Varma scored 28, Naman Dhir 10, Nitish Kumar Reddy 21 , Axar Patel 20, Arshdeep Singh 11 . Prince Yadav not out 13 and Mayank Yadav not out 0. India managing to reach somewaht fighting total of 223/9 in thgeir alloted 20 overrs. Stage was set for yet anothert run feast.
West Indies Bowling : Roston Chase 2/38 ( 4 overs), Shamar Joseph 2/54 ( 4 overs), Keemo Paul 1/38 ( 4 overs) , Shamar Springer 0/50 ( 4 overs), Gudakesh Motie 1/37 ( 4 overs)
West Indies reply were jolted early as they lost in- form Skipper Shai Hope bowled by Arshdeep Singh for 5 . Kamil Pooran impressed with a fine 42 ( 27 Balls 3 fours, 3 sixes) but unfortunately fell at the wrong time when he looked set for a big knock . Shimron Hetmyer 43 ( 26 Balls , 6 fours, 2 sixes) too misssed out a big innings .
Big hitting Rovman Powell fell for just 5. Pressure was telling . Sherfane Rutherford 32 , Quentin Sampson 21 , Keemo Paul 10 , Shamar Springer battled hard for his side remaining unbeaten on 35 ( 11 balls , 2 fours 4 sixes) , Roston Chase remained not out 7 . West Indies falling agonisingly short by 14 – runs. West Indies finishing at 209/& in their 20 overs.
India Bowling : Arshdeep Singh led the way with fine figures of 3/44( 4 overs) , Mayank Yadav 0/34 ( 4 overs), Prince Yadav 0/37 ( 4 overs), Naman Dhir 2/39 ( 3 overs), Axar Patel 1/33 ( 3 overs), Nitish Kumar Reddy 1/19 ( 2 overs)
Match: 3rd T20I
Venue: Indore | Date: October 11, 2026
