That's it! India win by six wickets. A bit of misfield and Manish Pandey steals the winning runs. This was close! Fabian Allen fumbles in his followthrough. he could have ran out Pandey. But luck was on India's side. With this India complete the 3-0 whitewash in the T20I series. Full Scorecard.
OUT! Drama this! Shikhar Dhawan hits it straight to the fielder placed at long-on. India now need 1 off last ball. Dhawan c Pollard b Fabian Allen 92(62)
India now need 19 more runs to win off 18 balls. This partnership has taken the game away from Windies. Still going strong and looking to finish it off.
That's half-century up for Rishabh Pant. His maiden in T20Is. And the partnership between Dhawan and Pant has gone past the 100-run mark as well. India need 29 runs to win from 24 balls.
Nine runs from this over, India marching along nicely. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant is nearing his half-century as well. Windies desperately need a wicket here.
Another good over for India. Ten runs off it. The required run-rate is now under nine runs per over. Dhawan and Pant taking India forward with a partnership worth of 85 off 53 balls thus far.
That's half-century up for Shikhar Dhawan. He was under pressure to put up a good show and does it tonight. India now need more 62 runs to win from seven overs.
Halfway through and India requires another 106 more runs to win. The required run-rate is now just over ten. Meanwhile, Dhawan and Rishabh Pant have added 30 off 28 balls so far.Â
OUT! India lose their second wicket. KL Rahul, looking to play on the up, edges it to the wicketkeeper. Oshane Thomas picks the wicket as he is brought back into the attack. Rahul c Ramdin b Thomas 17(10)
Shikhar Dhawan looks in good touch. He is not afraid of playing his shots, taking full use of the Powerplay. India now need147 more runs to win from 96 balls.
OUT! Keemo Paul is introduced into the attack and he rewards his captain with a prized wicket of Rohit Sharma. The Indian skipper hits it straight to the fielder at mid-off. Rohit c Brathwaite b K Paul 4(6)Â
Shikhar Dhawan has had problems with Oshane Thomas, but not tonight it seems. The left-hander smashes the pacer for two boundaries in this over. India's response begins on a positive note.
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are the openers for India. Meanwhile, it was K Pierre, who started the proceedings for Windies. Five runs from his first over. Rohit smashed him for a boundary.
That's the end of Windies' innings. What a fine end to this innings. Khaleel Ahmed concedes 23 runs in the last over. Nicholas Pooran completed his half-century as well, fifty off 24 balls for him. That is his maiden T20I fifty. He finishes with unbeaten 53 while Darren Bravo scored 43 not out.
Another good over for Windies. Yuzvendra Chahal goes for 13 runs in his final over. He concedes 28 overs and picked two wickets from his four overs. So, it will be all pace in these remaining three overs.
Windies were expected to be more competitive in the gameâs shortest format, but that wasnât the case. The visitors were outplayed in both the games, especially in the second T20I at Lucknow. It was stand-in skipper Rohit Sharmaâs bat that did the bulk of the damage as the right-hander scored his fourth T20I century.
Except for the second and third ODI, Windies have lost every other match on the tour thus far. The second ODI in Visakhapatnam ended in a draw while Windies were successful in scripting a win in Pune. Now, the visitors under Carlos Brathwaite will be looking to end the tour on a high. The T20I champions have looked ordinary so far. India vs West Indies 2018, 3rd T20I Match Preview: Confident India Aim For a Whitewash in Final
Windies (From): Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin(w), Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Carlos Brathwaite(c), Fabian Allen, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Oshane Thomas, Obed McCoy, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford.
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