India vs West Indies Highlights, 3rd T20I in Guyana: India win by 7 wickets, head to Florida with series still alive

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That brings us to the end of our coverage of the third T20I between India and West Indies, and it also marks the end of the Caribbean leg of India's tour as the two teams fly to Florida in the United States from Guyana for the remaining T20Is, which take place over the weekend. Here's hoping the two matches give fans in the 'Sunshine State' their money's worth and the tour ends on a competitive note.

For now, this is Amit signing off, wishing you all a good night!

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Suryakumar Yadav is the Player of the match for his 83 off just 44 deliveries!

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The way the West Indians were motoring along earlier today, it appeared as if a match-winning score in the range of 170-180 was on the cards for the home team. In the end, the fell a good 10 runs short and Kuldeep Yadav's dismissal of Nicholas Pooran and Brandon King in one over during his excellent haul of 3/28 played a major role in restricting the Windies to a manageable total.

India's top-order woes continued at the start of the chase with both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill departing for single-digit scores inside the powerplay, and the hosts would've been smelling a series-clinching victory at the point. Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma though, would produce the kind of game-changing partnership that they had sorely missed in the first two games, adding 87 runs for the third wicket in just 50 deliveries which took the game far away from the Men in Maroon.

SKY though, would've been disappointed to miss out on what would've been a deserved match-winning hundred. Tilak Varma too remained stranded on 49 as Hardik Pandya collected the winning runs with a six. The two, however, will be more than pleased with the manner with which they bossed the Windies attack today, and will hope to carry their form over to the United States for the remaining games of the series.

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After 17.5 overs,India 164/3 ( Tilak Varma 49 , Hardik Pandya (C) 20)

SIX! India skipper Hardik Pandya finishes off in style with a six off the bowling of West Indies counterpart Rovman Powell, sending the ball several rows back over long off! With that, India hammer West Indies by seven wickets to stay alive in the five-match series, chasing the 160-run target down with 13 deliveries to spare! Tilak Varma, meanwhile, remains unbeaten on 49, missing out on back-to-back fifties by a whisker!

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After 17 overs,India 154/3 ( Tilak Varma 47 , Hardik Pandya (C) 12)

“Khatam karna hai (have to finish the job),” is what Hardik Pandya is heard telling Tilak Varma on the stump mic. The India skipper wants Tilak to know what it feels like to finish the job, and collect a second half-century on the trot in the process! Alzarri Joseph, meanwhile, bowls out his final over and nearly collects a third wicket for himself after a thick leading edge off Pandya’s bat in the penultimate delivery lands well beyond Akeal Hosein’s reach near the covers. Pandya collects a single off the final delivery to retain the strike as Joseph signs off with quality figures of 2/25.

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After 16 overs,India 148/3 ( Tilak Varma 44 , Hardik Pandya (C) 9)

FOUR! Thick outside edge off skipper Pandya's bat, and the ball runs away to the third man fence for a boundary! IND 148/3, need 12 off 24

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SIX! Less than 20 needed now for the Indians after Tilak pulls a back-of-length delivery from Shepherd behind square leg, his shot aided by the wind! IND 141/3; need 19 off 29

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After 15 overs,India 135/3 ( Tilak Varma 37 , Hardik Pandya (C) 3)

Roston Chase too finishes wicketless at the end of his quota, although he is slightly more economical, conceding 28 compared to Hosein's 31. Five off the over, with India needing 25 to win off 30.

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After 14 overs,India 130/3 ( Tilak Varma 33 , Hardik Pandya (C) 2)

Thanks to Suryakumar Yadav's blitzkreig, the Men in Blue need just 30 more to win with six wickets and seven overs remaining, and should be able to collect the remaining runs in a canter. Tilak Varma's batting on 33 at the moment and will hope to finish the job for his side today. Akeal Hosein meanwhile finishes wicketless for 31 runs at the end of his quota.

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FOUR! Tilak moves into the 30s with a boundary off Chase, pulling a half-tracker through the midwicket region! IND 127/3; need 33 off 41

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OUT! Suryakumar Yadav ends up playing a shot too many, and in the process misses out on the opportunity to score a match-winning hundred. Slower full toss from Joseph, Pandya flicks this towards fine leg but ends up hitting the ball down Brandon King's throat. Still, his 44-ball 83 has turned the game on its head and has put the Men in Blue in the driving seat. Hardik Pandya joins Tilak Varma at the centre. IND 121/3
 

Suryakumar c King b Joseph 83(44)

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After 12 overs,India 114/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 77 , Tilak Varma 26)

Back-to-back overs of spin, with Akeal Hosein replacing Romario Shepherd. FOUR! Surya makes room and decides to go inside out over the covers, collecting his 10th four in the process! Eight off the over, with Surya batting on 77 at the moment.

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After 11 overs,India 106/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 70 , Tilak Varma 25)

Chase bowls a third over on the trot. Nine off the over, including a boundary to SKY in the penultimate delivery. The vice-captain gets down on one knee and sweeps behind square with a touch of authority. Team India go past the 100-mark in this over.

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After 10 overs,India 97/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 64 , Tilak Varma 23)

SIX! FOUR! Off-cutter from Shepherd, dug in short, and SKY somehow still manages to produce his trademark ramp shot over fine leg after crouching low to his right! The Indian vice-captain follows it up with a cracking cut over backward point off a shorter ball outside off. That brings up the fifty partnership for the third wicket with Tilak Varma! Single off each of the last two deliveries of the over as India sit comfortably on 97/2 at the halfway stage, needing another 63 off 60. Time for the players to have a drink.

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After 9 overs,India 84/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 53 , Tilak Varma 21)

Tidy second over from Roston Chase, conceding just five singles off it. Team India, meanwhile, are scoring at over nine-an-over at the moment and suddenly find themselves in the driving seat thanks to the solid partnership between these two! Meanwhile, it's still drizzling out there at the Providence Stadium, but the umpires haven't made any indication towards the ground staff to bring the covers in.

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After 8 overs,India 79/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 51 , Tilak Varma 18)

FOUR! FOUR! What a way for Suryakumar Yadav to bring up his 14th T20I half-century — and his first of the ongoing tour! Guides the ball behind point on both occasions at the start of Romario Shepherd's first over of the day, getting a thick outside edge off a low full toss in the second delivery! Brings up the milestone in just 23 deliveries, collecting seven fours and two sixes along the way!

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After 6 overs,India 60/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 36 , Tilak Varma 15)

HUGE OVER for India, with 18 coming off the final over of the powerplay after McCoy replaces Hosein in the attack! SKY collects a four and a six off consecutive deliveries, pulling a short delivery towards the square leg fence off the second delivery before beautifully lofting a full delivery straight down the ground over the long off fence. TV then piles further misery on McCoy, pulling a short and wide delivery through the midwicket region to collect his third four in the penultimate delivery. India end the powerplay with 60 runs on the board, and find themselves in control despite losing both openers.

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After 5 overs,India 43/2 ( Suryakumar Yadav 25 , Tilak Varma 9)

FOUR! FOUR! First SKY, and now Tilak Varma! He too gets going from the word go with back-to-back boundaries off Joseph. Drives a full delivery well in front of the covers first up before playing an uppercut off a short delivery outside off the very next delivery. Gets off strike with a single off the next delivery.

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OUT! India lose both openers to pace inside the powerplay as Gill joins Jaiswal in the dressing room after getting a thick top-edge off an attempted pull. Johnson Charles runs to his right to complete the catch as West Indies tighten their grip on the match! Meanwhile, the rain's starting to get heavier at the Providence Stadium. IND 34/2

Gill c Charles b Joseph 6(11)

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After 4 overs,India 33/1 ( Shubman Gill 6 , Suryakumar Yadav 24)

FOUR! Surya maintain's India's positive approach, getting down on one knee and sweeping through the midwicket region off Hosein to collect his third four of the innings. He collects a single off the penultimate delivery, and will be on strike in the following over.
 

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After 3 overs,India 26/1 ( Shubman Gill 5 , Suryakumar Yadav 18)

Excellent over from Alzarri Joseph after he replaces McCoy, with just one run coming off it as Surya pinches a single in the second delivery. India's run rate drops from 12 to less than nine after that over.

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After 2 overs,India 25/1 ( Shubman Gill 5 , Suryakumar Yadav 17)

Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein operates from the other end. FOUR! SKY gets down on one knee shaping for a sweep, but instead smacks it over the cover region to collect his second four in as many overs! Nine off the over.

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After 1 over,India 16/1 ( Shubman Gill 4 , Suryakumar Yadav 10)

FOUR! SIX! Vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav decides to tee off right away after arriving at the centre! Whips a full delivery over midwicket in the penultimate ball before pulling a length ball comfortably over the square leg region to move to double figures in just two deliveries!

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OUT! Yashasvi Jaiswal doesn't quite get his white-ball international career off to the kind of start that he had achieved in Tests, perishing for 1 off Obed McCoy's bowling in the very first over of the Indian chase. The left-hander ends up getting a thick top-edge while attempting a wild heave towards the leg side, resulting in a simple catch for Alzarri Joseph near mid on. IND 6/1

Jaiswal c Joseph b McCoy 1(2)

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FOUR! First boundary of the Indian chase, and this comes off Gill's bat. The right-handed opener decides to open the face of his bat and play a late cut off a short-of-length delivery from McCoy. IND 5/0

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We're back with the Indian chase, with Shubman Gill walking out alongside debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal today after opening with Ishan Kishan in the first two games. The West Indians get into a quick huddle before walking out to defend the 159-run total. Meanwhile, dark clouds are starting to appear over the horizon and are getting closer to the Providence Stadium. India will hope to score big in the powerplay and be ahead of the par score should rain holds up play. 

Obed McCoy to bowl the first over, with Jaiswal on strike.

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After 20 overs,West Indies 159/5 ( Rovman Powell (C) 40 , Romario Shepherd 2)

Mukesh Kumar starts off with a yorker bowled along the leg stump. Follows up with another yorker, this time bowled outside off that induces an inside nick with Samson doing well to restrict Powell to a single. Dot off the third as Shepherd shuffles far to his left, giving the seamer enough room to put it out of his reach. Shepherd brings Powell on strike with a single off the fourth delivery. SIX! Error in execution from Mukesh, who ends up bowling a low full toss, and the Windies skipper crouches low to smash it over the midwicket fence for a maximum! Mukesh follows it up with a wide. Powell then pinches a double off the final delivery, guiding a low full toss towards deep midwicket.

West Indies end up posting the highest score of the series so far — 159/5. And the way the series has panned so far, they’ll be quite confident of defending this total and securing an unassailable 3-0 series lead!

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After 19 overs,West Indies 148/5 ( Rovman Powell (C) 31 , Romario Shepherd 1)

An expensive penultimate over from Arshdeep, with the left-arm seamer going for 17 and finishing wicketless for 33 runs in three overs. Besides those two towering sixes, an under-pressure Arshdeep also ends up conceding a couple of wides. Windies are two short of 150 at the moment, and will be hoping to go past 160, and even touch 170 at the end of the innings. The only problem for them is that they'll be facing Mukesh Kumar, who's quite adept at bowling the slog overs.

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SIX! A delivery quite similar to the one at the start of the over, with Arshdeep bowling another slower ball along the full length outside off. And Powell once again picks it to perfection, this time clobbering it straight down the ground! WI 146/5

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SIX! Full and wide knuckle ball from Arshdeep, Powell picks the slower one and absolutely smokes it over the wide long off fence to collect his first six of the innings! The Windies skipper moves into the 20s in quick time! WI 137/5

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After 18 overs,West Indies 131/5 ( Rovman Powell (C) 16 , Romario Shepherd 1)

Eight off Mukesh's first over besides the wicket of Hetmyer, conceding a boundary to Rovman Powell in the fourth delivery in which he bowls a low full toss while attempting a yorker, with the Windies skipper slicing this behind point. Two more overs to go, and West Indies will back themselves to go past the 150 mark from here.

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OUT! Mukesh Kumar strikes off his first delivery of the day after finally being brought into the attack in the 17th over. Hetmyer looks to go big downtown, but doesn't get the timing needed to clear the fence. Tilak Varma collects a good catch running to his left. WI 123/5

Hetmyer c Varma b Mukesh 9(8)

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FOUR! Pandya had placed Kuldeep at short fine hoping Hetmyer would pull a short delivery in his direction. Things go exactly as planned, except for the fact that the ball lands just short of the diving Kuldeep and bounces away to the fine leg fence for a four. WI 120/4

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After 16 overs,West Indies 113/4 ( Rovman Powell (C) 7 , Shimron Hetmyer 1)

Chahal bowls out his final over and signs off wicketless, having conceded 33 runs along the way. Big appeal for LBW against Hetmyer in the final delivery, and India skipper Pandya once again decides to take this upstairs although this time UltraEdge detects a faint inside edge. Four more overs to go, and Pandya will be switching to pace from both ends now.

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OUT! Kuldeep gets rid of both set batters in his final over, and more importantly, bags his 50th T20I wicket in the process! King looks to pull, but fails to pick the wrong 'un and ends up fetching the ball from well outside off, guiding it in the bowler's direction. Kuldeep bowls a dot to sign off with figures of 3/28. Could this be the over that changes the course of the game, and perhaps the series? WI 106/4 in 15

King c and b Kuldeep 42(42)

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OUT! HUGE WICKET for Team India, as Kuldeep Yadav gets Nicholas Pooran stumped before he can cause any further damage! Pooran charges down the track, but doesn't quite get to the pitch of the delivery, with the ball sneaking past his inside edge. Simple enough stumping for Samson. WI 105/3

Pooran st Samson b Kuldeep 20(12)

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FOUR! And now it's Brandon King's turn to smash the ball down the ground off Pandya's bowling. Clears his front leg and decides to flat-bat a short-of-length delivery from the seamer down the ground to bring up the 100 for the West Indies! Turning out to be quite the dangerous little partnership from India's perspective. WI 103/2

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FOUR! NIcky P now decides to give Pandya the charge, and manages to time his shot perfectly to send it scurrying down the ground despite the India skipper taking pace off the delivery in the last minute. WI 98/2

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After 13 overs,West Indies 93/2 ( Brandon King 37 , Nicholas Pooran (W) 14)

SIX! There's a sight that has become increasingly familiar — that of Nicholas Pooran making the Indian bowlers dance to his tunes! The in-form keeper-batter charges down the track and smashes the ball into the stands well beyond long on for a towering six! FOUR! Pooran follows it up with a boundary off a switch hit! 13 off Kuldeep's third over with Pooran deciding to switch gears.

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After 12 overs,West Indies 80/2 ( Brandon King 35 , Nicholas Pooran (W) 3)

Excellent second over from Kuldeep, conceding just two runs while getting rid of Johnson Charles. Skipper Hardik Pandya decides to bring himself back into the attack in the 12th, conceding four singles at the start of his new spell. Meanwhile, the in-form Nicholas Pooran joins the well-set Brandon King at the centre, and this could be the partnership that could have a major say in how the game eventually pans out.

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OUT! Kuldeep Yadav strikes shortly after the halfway mark, trapping Johnson Charles leg-before-wicket, although skipper Hardik Pandya has to take this upstairs after it is initially ruled in favour of the batter. Charles missed the ball completely while attempting another wild heave towards the leg side off the left-arm wrist spinner. WI 75/2

Charles LBW Kuldeep 12(14)

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After 10 overs,West Indies 73/1 ( Brandon King 32 , Johnson Charles 12)

Another first for Axar Patel after collecting his first wicket of the series — he finally manages to bowl out his quota of four overs. Signs off with figures of 1/24 as West Indies reach 73/1 at the halfway stage of the innings. Looks like another total in the range of 150 the way they are progressing along at the moment.

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After 9 overs,West Indies 67/1 ( Brandon King 31 , Johnson Charles 7)

SIX! Expensive end to what was otherwise turning out to be a tidy third over from Chahal as West Indies No 3 Johnson Charles gets down on one knee and goes for the slog sweep, clearing the backward square-leg fence comfortably in the end. 11 added to the Windies total in this over including a couple of leg byes.

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OUT! Axar Patel with the breakthrough as Kyle Mayers perishes while attempting a slog sweep, getting a thick top-edge towards deep backward square leg, where Arshdeep Singh has to cover some distance in order to collect the catch. WI 55/1

Mayers c Arshdeep b Axar 25(20)

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After 7 overs,West Indies 50/0 ( Brandon King 28 , Kyle Mayers 21)

FIFTY of the opening partnership comes up between Kyle Mayers and Brandon King, the latter bringing up the milestone with a single off the final delivery of the seventh over. Ideal start for the Windies.

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SIX! That's the first maximum of the innings, as Brandon King opts to charge down the track and launch the ball straight down the ground off Kuldeep's bowling! WI 49/0

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FOUR! Lovely whip of the wrists by Kyle Mayers off Kuldeep Yadav's first delivery of the day. Pure timing from the southpaw! WI 42/0
 

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After 6 overs,West Indies 38/0 ( Brandon King 21 , Kyle Mayers 16)

FOUR! Chahal continues to leak runs in the powerplay as King decides to get on the backfoot and pull a flat delivery from the leg-spinner through the midwicket region, collecting his fourth boundary in the process. Chahal keeps it tidy in the remainder of the over, conceding two singles as West Indies end the powerplay with 38 runs on the board without losing a wicket.

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After 5 overs,West Indies 32/0 ( Brandon King 16 , Kyle Mayers 15)

A much better over from Axar after going for 10 runs in his first over, conceding a single each to King and Mayers this time in a two-run over. There have been quite a few calls for skipper Hardik Pandya to better utilise Axar in this series, including from cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra.

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After 4 overs,West Indies 30/0 ( Brandon King 15 , Kyle Mayers 14)

FOUR! King gets a faint contact while attempting to heave the ball over the leg side off Chahal's bowling, with the ball beating keeper Samson and running away to the long stop boundary. 11 off Chahal's first over of the day.