In the third match of the five-game T20I series between India and the West Indies, held at Indore’s Holkar Stadium on Sunday, October 11, the Indian team defeated the West Indies by 14 runs, taking a 2–1 lead in the series.
Chasing a massive target of 224 runs, the West Indies lost their captain, Shai Hope—their best-performing batsman of the tour—early on; he was dismissed for 5 runs off Arshdeep Singh’s bowling.
India Beat West Indies by 14 Runs
Subsequently, Shimron Hetmyer and Kamil Pooran stitched together a 60-run partnership off 31 balls, propelling the team’s score to 67 in 6.6 overs. Hetmyer was then dismissed for 43 runs off Naman Dhir’s bowling. Dhir later claimed the wicket of Pooran as well, who departed after scoring 42 runs.
Sherfane Rutherford (32), Quentin Sampson (21), and Shamar Springer (35) also played solid innings but fell short of the target; the West Indies finished at 209/7 in their 20 overs, losing by 14 runs. For India, Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets, Naman Dhir took 2, while Axar and Nitish Kumar claimed one wicket each.
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Earlier, opener Abhishek Sharma played a blistering knock of 69 runs off 30 balls, helping India reach a challenging total of 223 (all out). During his innings, Sharma hit six fours and five sixes. Abhishek surpassed Suryakumar Yadav to become the fastest player (in terms of balls faced) to reach 2,000 runs, setting a world record in the process. Apart from Sharma, Ishan Kishan scored 37 runs off 18 balls, while vice-captain Tilak Varma scored 28 runs off 16 balls. Nitish Kumar Reddy (21 off 14 balls) and Axar Patel (20 off 14 balls) also played useful innings. For the West Indies, Roston Chase (2/38) and Shamar Springer (2/50) claimed two wickets each.
