Suryakumar Yadav's 65-run knock was backed up by a spirited bowling performance as India defeated West Indies by runs in the third and final T20I here at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
With the 17-run win in the third T20I, India won the three-match T20I series 3-0.
The Windies spin duo of Hayden Walsh Junior (4-0-30-1) and Roston Chase (4-0-23-1) bowled brilliantly in the middle overs
IND vs WI Live: With the 3-0 clean sweep, India overtake England and become the number one team in the ICC T20I rankings
India could go for many changes and it could be as many as four with Virat Kohli and Pant already declaring that he would miss the last T20I.
Ind vs WI 3rd T20I 2022, will be telecasted Live on Star Sports. The same match will also be live-streamed at Disney Plus Hotstar app and Hotstar.com/in in India
Earlier Rohit led India to 3-0 series wins over New Zealand in T20Is and West Indies in ODIs to begin his full-time captaincy career for India
Asked about the big hits coming from Rovman Powell's bat in his unbeaten knock of 68, Kumar jokingly remarked, 'He (Powell) was hitting it pretty hard, probably 200kmph!'
Pooran, who slammed a fifty in the first match, hit boundaries off Chahal and Patel and was fortunate in surviving a run-out attempt from Kohli
Kumar and Deepak Chahar kept the openers Brandon King and Kyle Mayers in check till the former drove down the ground
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel produced superb bowling in slog overs as India survived some anxious moments before walking out with an eight-run won over West Indies
The match got tensed after a brilliant 115 run stand between Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell, with both players hitting fifties & bringing the target down to just 37 runs from the last three overs
IND vs WI 2nd T20I: The Indian team won't be too much inclined to change the winning combination while West Indies might bring in Jason Holder
Ind vs WI 2nd T20I 2022, will be telecasted on Star Sports. It will also be live-streamed at Disney Plus Hotstar on its Android and ios Applications for Smartphone users and at Hotstar.com/in as well
A loss in this would mean that the series is sealed and the West Indies who lost the ODI series 3-0 earlier in this tour of India, would have to walk back home with just the disappointment.
Ravi Bishnoi's two-wicket haul was backed up by quality knocks by Rohit Sharma (40) and Suryakumar Yadav (34*)
Surkyakumar Yadav played the finisher's role to perfection after skipper Rohit Sharma blazed away at the top as India secured a clinical six-wicket win over the West Indies in first T20 International
IND vs WI 1st T20I Highlights: Ravi Bishnoi, the debutant for India, who took two wickets and gave away just 17 runs in his four overs was adjudged Player of the Match
The BCCI has decided to allow 20,000 spectators, mostly ticket holding members of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to watch the third and final T20I between India and West Indies on October 20
IND vs WI 1st T20I match would begin at 07:30 pm IST and can be watched Live and Exclusive on Star Sports Network on TV and Disney Plus Hotstar on its Andriod and ios Application and Hotstar.com/in