Ind Vs WI, 3rd T20I Highlights: Suryakumar Yadav Special Powers India To 7-Wicket Win Over West Indies
Updated at: 08 Aug 2023 11:18 PM (IST
IND vs WI, 3rd T20I Highlights: India were chasing the highest target in the series so far but Suryakumar Yadav's innings made it seem like a walk in the park.
Suryakumar Yadav's knock was studded with 10 fours and 4 sixes. ( Image Source : Twitter/@BCCI )
IND vs WI, 3rd T20I Highlights: In a must-win game for India, Suryakumar Yadav delivered a special performance as India beat West Indies by 7 wickets in the third T20I of the five-match series at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. The right-handed batter scored 83 off 44 deliveries as India chased down their target of 160 runs with 13 balls remaining. While West Indies had won the toss and elected to bat first, they managed to put on 159/5, thanks largely to captain Rovman Powell who provided a strong finish to the West Indies side.
Powell remained unbeaten on 40 off 19 deliveries as West Indies posted the highest first innings total in the series so far. However, that did not prove to be enough as Suyakumar, who came in at number 3 after debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal departed in the first over itself, had other ideas. The Mumbai Indians star was in sublime touch and took the attack to the opposition right from his first ball, hitting a four and a six off his first two deliveries.
By the time Suryakumar departed in the 13th over, India had already posted 121 runs and needed 39 more runs to win off 44 balls, meaning less than a ball when the required run rate at the outset was 8. Varma's knock also needs a special mention as the left-hander was happy to play second fiddle but did take his chances when he thought the ball was there in his zone. He was on the verge of completing his second half-century of the season in three matches but Hardik Pandya finished things off with a six with Varma unbeaten on 49.
Earlier Kuldeep Yadav, who replaced Ravi Bishnoi in the Playing 11, emerged as the team's leading wicket-taker in the match, finishing with figures of 3 for 28. Mukesh Kumar bowled 2 overs at the death and gave away 18 runs for his 1 wicket while Axar Patel was the other wicket-taker for the team, finishing with figures of 1 for 24 from his 4 overs. For West Indies, Obed McCoy removed Jaiswal (1) in the first over itself while Alzarri Joseph got rid of Shubman Gill (6) inside the powerplay before returning to pick the wicket of Suryakumar.
Final score of IND vs Wi 3rdT20
