After Kuldeep Yadav (3/28) stopped the circulate of runs within the center overs, West Indies skipper Rovman Powell‘s beautiful 40 not out off 19 balls took the hosts to a aggressive 159 for 5.
Because it occurred: India vs West Indies, third T20I
Within the run chase, debutant Yashavi Jaiswal (1) and Shubman Gill (6) have been out cheaply earlier than Suryakumar got here up with a outstanding 83 off 44 balls to assist India attain the goal in 17.5 overs.
Tilak Varma (49 not out off 37 balls) was content material to again up his senior Mumbai Indians teammate of their 87-run stand. Tilak missed his second consecutive fifty in his first collection as skipper Hardik Pandya (20* off 15) hit the profitable six.
The West Indies lead the five-match collection 2-1, with the following sport scheduled for Saturday in Lauderhill, Florida.
Suryakumar, who has had a quiet journey up to now, hit his opening ball for a boundary. It is almost not possible to cease Suryakumar when he is discovering gaps at will, and that is precisely what the West Indies bowlers needed to take care of.
His inning featured 10 fours and 4 sixes, with the spotlight being a picture-perfect straight hit over the top of pacer Obed McCoy.
Following Suryakumar’s departure within the 13th over, Hardik and Tilak did the mandatory. Tilak, who began his inning with back-to-back fours, demonstrated that he’s right here to remain.
Earlier, Kuldeep dismissed the damaging Nicholas Pooran (20 off 12) and a well-set Brandon King (42 off 42) within the 15th over to reclaim momentum from the West Indies.
The sport was delayed barely as a result of the 30-yard circle was not demarcated, which was a uncommon incidence.
The West Indies had their strongest begin of the collection after deciding to bat, with King and Kyle Mayers (25 off 20) sharing a 55-run stand.
As anticipated, the floor was gradual, prompting Hardik so as to add spin as early because the third over via Axar Patel, who conceded a few boundaries.
Yuzvendra Chahal, who usually doesn’t bowl within the powerplay, was assigned that task. However Mayers instantly put Chahal beneath stress by sweeping him for a six.
Kuldeep, the third spinner, got here in to bowl after the powerplay and was thrashed for 4 on his first supply by Mayers. A courageous King stepped out three balls later to dispatch Kuldeep’s googly for a straight six.
After Mayers and Johnson Charles have been dismissed, Pooran joined King and tried to determine his dominance over the Indian bowlers.
He got here down the monitor and knocked Kuldeep over lengthy on earlier than amassing a boundary on the following ball.
Kuldeep, then again, had the ultimate giggle when he stumped a charging Pooran. Kuldeep then collected an excellent return catch 4 balls later to dismiss King, leaving West Indies at 106 for 4 in 14.5 overs.
Skipper Powell then hit three sixes within the remaining two overs to spice up the whole.
Arshdeep Singh’s 19th over yielded 17 runs, offering the house workforce with a much-needed increase. The hosts scored 53 runs within the remaining 30 balls.
(With inputs from PTI)
