India beat West Indies by 14 runs in the third Twenty20 international at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Sunday, Dawn reported. Opener Abhishek Sharma scored 69 off 30 balls, and Arshdeep Singh took three wickets. India made 223 all out. West Indies finished on 209 for 7. India lead the five-match series 2-1.
How India made 223
India were put in to bat. Sanju Samson fell for 3, then Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan, who made 37, added 108. Abhishek reached his fifty off 18 balls. His innings had six fours and five sixes before Shamar Springer dismissed him. Roston Chase removed Kishan and then captain Shreyas Iyer for 1 in the same over. Tilak Varma made 28 and Nitish Kumar Reddy 21. Axar Patel scored 20 and Prince Yadav an unbeaten 13 off six balls.
The chase
Arshdeep Singh bowled West Indies captain Shai Hope for 5. Shimron Hetmyer made 43 off 26 before Naman Dhir dismissed him. Kamil Pooran scored 42 off 27. Sherfane Rutherford made 32 off 20 before Arshdeep bowled him in the 18th over. Arshdeep’s figures were 3 for 44, and he was player of the match. The fourth match is in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The previous two games were won by the side batting second. On Friday, West Indies chased 250 to level the series, the second-highest successful chase in T20 internationals, Dawn reported.
