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KEY MATCH DETAILS: (India vs. West Indies 3rd T20I)
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Venue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
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Toss result: West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first
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Live Telecast: Star Sports Network, JioHotstar (India), ESPN Caribbean, and ESPN Caribbean digital platforms (West Indies)
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Umpires and match officials: Jayaraman Madanagopal and Virendra Sharma (on-field umpires), Nitin Menon (TV umpire), Rohan Pandit (reserve umpire), Prakash Bhatt (match referee)
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Match result: India won by 14 runs
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Player of the Match: Arshdeep Singh for 3/44 (4) & 11 (8)
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India vs. West Indies 3rd T20I live match scorecard
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India vs. West Indies 3rd T20I Live Score & Updates
Welcome to CricketNews.com’s live coverage of the 3rd T20I between India and West Indies at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.
West Indies batting updates
20 overs: West Indies 209/7 (Springer 35, Chase 5)
West Indies fought valiantly in their chase of 224 at the Holkar Stadium but ultimately fell 14 runs short, finishing on 209/7 as India claimed a 2-1 series lead. Despite losing early wickets, Shimron Hetmyer (43) and Kamil Pooran (42) kept the tourists firmly in the hunt with explosive middle-order hitting.
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15 overs: West Indies 149/4 (Sampson 20, Rutherford 1)
Quentin Sampson injected much-needed energy into West Indies’ chase with a blistering cameo, lifting the visitors to 149/4 after 15 overs at the Holkar Stadium.
Responding to Mayank Yadav’s fiery spell, Sampson greeted the fast bowler with a colossal, Calypso-style pull shot over wide long-on for six. Though India’s pace battery continues to test the batters with hard lengths, West Indies added 15 brisk runs in the 15th over to keep their hopes alive.
10 overs: West Indies 84/3 (Pooran 23, Rutherford 1)
Axar Patel struck a crucial blow right before the drinks break, removing Rovman Powell (5) as West Indies slipped to 84/3 after 10 overs in their chase of 224. Conceding just 4 runs in the 10th over, Axar tightened the screws after a brisk partnership between Shimron Hetmyer and Kamil Pooran.
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With the required run rate climbing to 14.0, West Indies find themselves under mounting pressure at the halfway stage with Sherfane Rutherford joining Pooran at the crease.
6 overs: West Indies 54/1 (Hetmyer 33, Pooran 11)
Shimron Hetmyer led a fierce West Indies counter-attack in the Powerplay, racing to 33* off 21 balls and guiding his side to 54/1 after 6 overs in pursuit of India’s imposing 224-run target.
After Arshdeep Singh struck early to remove captain Shai Hope (5), Hetmyer and Kamil Pooran (11*) steadied the innings with clean, aggressive stroke play, picking up 10 runs off Mayank Yadav’s final over of the fielding restrictions to keep the required run rate in check.
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India batting updates:
End of innings: India: 223/10
An extraordinary late-order collapse combined with lower-order fireworks saw India bowled out for 223 off the final delivery of their 20 overs in the third T20I at Indore. Despite a bizarre series of run-outs and brain-fades in the closing overs from both Tilak Varma and Axar Patel, Prince Yadav provided a late cameo to help India finish with a massive total.
15 overs: India 174/6 (Tilak 22, Axar 2)
India reached 174/6 at the 15-over mark after a high-voltage five-over passage that yielded 49 runs but cost two crucial wickets. After Naman Dhir departed for 10 runs, Tilak Varma (22*) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) re-energised the innings. The duo dismantled Shamar Joseph in the 13th over, scoring 18 runs and hitting five boundaries between them.
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10 overs: India 125/4 (Dhir 1, Varma 5)
West Indies clawed their way back into the contest with a brilliant phase of disciplined bowling, reducing India to 125/4 after 10 overs. Following a blistering Powerplay that yielded 87 runs, India suffered a sharp drop.
Chase removed both Ishan Kishan (37) and captain Shreyas Iyer (1) in the 9th over, before Springer dismissed Abhishek Sharma (69 off 30) with a top-edged pull shot. Losing three wickets for just nine runs in the space of 10 balls has completely shifted the momentum, leaving Tilak Varma and Naman Dhir with a rebuilding job at the halfway mark.
6 overs: India 87/1 (Abhishek 54, Kishan 24)
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Abhishek Sharma tore through the West Indies attack in a breath-taking power play, smashing an 18-ball half-century to propel India to 87/1 in 6 overs. After losing Sanju Samson (3) early to Shamar Joseph, India went into overdrive, plundering 58 runs off the final three overs of the fielding restrictions.
Toss result:
West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first
Pre-match:
The series is level at 1-1 heading into Indore. India took the opener in Lucknow by eight wickets, with Shreyas Iyer finishing unbeaten on 102, before West Indies hit back in Ranchi with a six-wicket win to square the contest.
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That Ranchi chase is the story of the series so far. India posted 249/5, and West Indies reached 252/4 in 18.3 overs, powered by Shai Hope’s 102 and Sherfane Rutherford’s 84. It is the highest successful chase in West Indies T20I history.
Holkar is a ground built for big scores. The boundaries are short, and the average first-innings total from the T20Is played here is 200.25. It should stay hot and dry in the evening, with dew a possible factor for the chasing side. India lead the T20I head-to-head 21-11 from 33 matches, with one no result.
India vs. West Indies 3rd T20I Win Probability
The latest win probability for this match is below, or you can check out the latest match momentum with our Manhattan graphic here
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Win percentage |
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India |
100% |
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West Indies |
0% |
India vs. West Indies 3rd T20I Lineups
India playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, and Mayank Yadav
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West Indies playing XI: Shai Hope (c & wk), Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Keemo Paul, Roston Chase, Shamar Springer, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie
Key highlights and reactions: India vs. West Indies 3rd T20I
India vs. West Indies T20Is schedule
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Date |
Match |
Local Time (IST) |
Venue |
Result |
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Oct. 6 |
1st T20I |
7:00 p.m. |
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
India won by 8 wickets |
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Oct. 9 |
2nd T20I |
7:00 p.m. |
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi |
West Indies won by 6 wickets |
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Oct. 11 |
3rd T20I |
7:00 p.m. |
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
India won by 14 runs |
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Oct. 14 |
4th T20I |
7:00 p.m. |
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
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Oct. 17 |
5th T20I |
7:00 p.m. |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
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