India vs West Indies Highlights, 3rd T20I: India crush West Indies by 7 wickets to stay alive in the series

Suryakumar Yadav was back to his dismissive best as India defeated the West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20I on Tuesday. The victory kept visitors India alive in the series. After Kuldeep Yadav (3/28) stopped the flow of runs in the middle overs, West Indies skipper Rovman Powell's stunning 40 not out off 19 balls took the hosts to a competitive 159 for five. In the run chase, debutant Yashavi Jaiswal (1) and Shubman Gill (6) were out cheaply before Suryakumar came up with a remarkable 83 off 44 balls to help India reach the target in 17.5 overs. Tilak Varma (49 not out off 37 balls) was content to back up his senior Mumbai Indians teammate in their 87-run stand. Tilak missed his second consecutive fifty in his first series as skipper Hardik Pandya (20* off 15) hit the winning six.

* Tilak Varma is the second Indian batter after Suryakumar Yadav to register 30-plus scores in each of his first three T20I innings.

* Most T20I runs for India in the first three innings: 172 Deepak Hooda | 139 Suryakumar Yadav/ Tilak Varma | 109 Gautam Gambhir

It's all over! India (164/3 in 17.5 overs) beat West Indies (159/5) by 7 wickets to stay alive in the five-match series. West Indies lead the series 2-1

SIX! Hardik Pansya (20* off 15) finished off the chase in style, hitting a big six over long-off off Rovman Powell in the 18th over. India chased down the 16-run target with 13 balls to spare and seven wickets in hand. Young Tilak Varma (49* off 37) remained unbeaten just one short of his fifty. India now trailed West Indies 1-2 in the five-match series.

IND vs WI T20: India 154/3 after 17 overs, need 6 off 18 balls

Alzarri Joseph finished off his good spell with a tidy six-run over. Alzarri returned figures of 2 for 25 in 4 overs. India are almost home now.

150 comes up for India in 16.2 overs -- 150/3 (Tilak Varma 46* & Hardik Pandya 9*)

IND vs WI T20: India 148/3 after 16 overs, need 12 off 24 balls

13 RUNS! 6 0 1 0 2 4 - Tilak Varma (44*) started the over with a big six and Hardik Pandya (9*) ended it with a four to collect 13 runs off Romario Shepherd. India are cruising in their run chase at the moment.

SIX! Tilak Varma (43*) smokes Romario Shepherd over deep backward square leg for a big six | India 141/3 in 15.1 overs

IND vs WI T20: India 135/3 after 15 overs, need 25 off 30 balls

Roston Chase ended his spell with a tidy five-run over, but remained wicketless today. Chase's final figures: 4-0-28-0.

* Fewest innings to 100 T20I sixes: 48 E Lewis | 49 C Gayle/ Suryakumar Yadav | 57 C Munro | 70 A Finch

* Highest individual T20I scores at Providence: 100(64) Mahela Jayawardene vs Zim 2010 | 83(44) Suryakumar Yadav vs WI 2023 | 81(51) Mahela Jayawardene vs NZ 2010

IND vs WI T20: India 130/3 after 14 overs, need 30 off 36 balls

Wicketless spell for Akeal Hosein today. The spinner ended his spell with a seven-run over to return figures of 0 for 31 in 4 overs.

IND vs WI T20: India 123/3 after 13 overs, need 37 off 42 balls

Successful one for Alzarri Joseph, dismissing 'dangerous' Surkumar Yadav (83 off 44) to give West Indies a massive breakthrough. Surya was taking the game away from the hosts, but this time hit it straight to Brandon King at deep backward square leg. Surya hit his fourth six in the over to go with 10 fours during his whirlwind knock. India are on top at this stage.

OUT! Alzarri Joseph strikes to dismiss 'dangerous' Suryakumar Yadav (83) | India 121/3 in 12.4 overs

SIX! Suryakumar Yadav (83*) is on fire today, smokes Alzarri Joseph over square leg for a big six | India 121/2 in 12.2 overs

IND vs WI T20: India 114/2 after 12 overs, need 46 off 48 balls

Suryakumar Yadav (77* off 41) started the over with a four off the first delivery, but Akeal Hosein recovered a bit to concede just 8 in total in it. The asking rate is below 6 per over now for India.

FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav (74*) smashes it over cover for a four off Akeal Hosein | India 110/2 in 11.1 overs

IND vs WI T20: India 106/2 after 11 overs, need 54 off 54 balls

Suryakumar Yadav (70*) hit a four towards fine leg to score 9 runs off Roston Chase. India need exactly 6 per over from hereon to keep themselves alive in the series.

100 comes up for India in 10.3 overs -- 100/2 (Suryakumar Yadav 65 & Tilak Varma 24*)

IND vs WI T20: India 97/2 after 10 overs, need 63 off 60 balls

13 RUNS! 0 1 6 4 1 1 - Suryakumar Yadav (64* off 32) made sure that boundary came freely for India as he smoked a six and four off consecutive deliveries off Romario Shepherd. India batters scored 13 runs off it and pulled down the asking rate to almost six-per-over now.

SIX! Suryakumar Yadav (59*) smokes Romario Shepherd over fine leg for a six | India 91/2 in 9.3 overs

IND vs WI T20: India 84/2 after 9 overs | Target - 160

Tidy one from Roston Chase, gave away just five singles in it.

50-run partnership between Surya (53*) and Tilak (21*) | India 84/2 in 8.5 overs

IND vs WI T20: India 79/2 after 8 overs | Target - 160

10 RUNS! 4 4 0 0 1 1 - Suryakumar Yadav (51* off 26) raced to his fifty off just 23 balls, hitting two back-to-back fours off Romario Shepherd. India batters scored 10 runs off it to remain in the hunt of the run chase.

FIFTY for Suryakumar Yadav off 23 balls, his 14th in T20Is | India 77/2 in 7.2 overs

Surya smacked two sixes and 7 fours to reach the landmark.

FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav (46*) hits a four towards third man off Romario Shepherd | India 73/2 in 7.1 overs

IND vs WI T20: India 69/2 after 7 overs | Target - 160

Bowling change for West Indies. Roston Chase came into the attack and gave away 9 runs in it, including a four hit by Suryakumar Yadav (42* off 21).

IND vs WI T20: End of Powerplay, India 60/2 after 6 overs | Target - 160

17 RUNS! 1 4 6 1 4 1 - Perfect end to the powerplay for India. Suryakumar Yadav (36*) smoked a four and six in consecutive balls, before Tilak Varma (15*) hit a four to score a massive 17 runs off Obed McCoy in it. Good start to their chase for India despite losing the openers cheaply.

SIX! Suryakumar Yadav (35*) brings up 50 for the team with a big six off Obed McCoy | India 54/2 in 5.3 overs

* Par score for India at the end of 5th over: 40/2 | 47/3 | 56/4 | 69/5

IND vs WI T20: India 43/2 after 5 overs | Target - 160

A successful over for Alzarri Joseph, removing Shubman Gill early in it. But in-form Tilak Varma started his innings with back-to-back fours to collect 10 runs off the pacer.

FOUR! Back-to-back fours for Tilak Varma off Alzarri Joseph | India 42/2 in 4.4 overs

FOUR! Tilak Varma also opens his account with a first-ball four off Alzarri Joseph | India 38/2 in 4.3 overs

OUT! Alzarri Joseph strikes to dismiss Shubman Gill (6) | India 34/2 in 4.2 overs

IND vs WI T20: India 33/1 after 4 overs | Target - 160

Good one from Akeal Hosein, gave away just 7 runs in it despite being hit for a four by Suryakumar Yadav in it.

FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav (23*) sweeps it for a four off Akeal Hosein | India 32/1 in 3.3 overs

IND vs WI T20: India 26/1 after 3 overs | Target - 160

Excellent one from Alzarri Joseph, gave away just one run in his first over. Shubman Gill is again finding it tough to get going, and played four straight dot balls in it.

IND vs WI T20: India 25/1 after 2 overs | Target - 160

Suryakumar Yadav (17* off 7) hit a four to score 9 runs off Akeal Hosein. India are off to a flying start to their run chase, despite losing opener Yashasvi Jaiswal early.

IND vs WI T20: India 16/1 after 1 over | Target - 160

16 RUNS! 1 4 L1 W 4 6 - A dramatic start to India's run chase. Shubman Gill (4*) opened his account with a first-ball four, before Obed McCoty dismissed debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal, who miscued his shot and was holed out at mid-on by Alzarri Joseph. Then Suryakumar Yadav came into bat and started with a bang - a four ans six off the first two deliveries he faced. McCoy leaked 16 runs despite taking a wicket.

FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav also opens his account with a first ball four off Obed McCoy | India 10/1 in 0.5 overs

OUT! Obed McCoy strikes early to dismiss Yashasvi Jaiswal (1) | India 6/1 in 0.4 overs

FOUR! Shubman Gill opens his account with a first-ball four off Obed McCoy | India 5/0 in 0.2 overs

Welcome Back! Debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill to start the India run chase. Obed McCoy with the ball for West Indies.

Fewest matches to 50 T20I wickets (Full Member sides): 26 Ajanta Mendis | 28 Mark Adair | 30 Kuldeep Yadav

Most T20I runs for West Indies: 1899 - Chris Gayle | 1614 - Nicholas Pooran | 1611 - Marlon Samuels | 1569 - Kieron Pollard | 1527 - Lendl Simmons

That's it! West Indies 159/5 after 20 overs

11 RUNS! 0 1 0 1 6 Wd 2 - A decent end to the innings for West Indies, with their skipper Rovamn Powell (40* off 19) smacked his third maximum off Mukesh Kumar in it to score 11 runs. Mukesh returned figures of 1 for 19 in 2 overs. India need 160 runs to keep the series alive.

SIX! Rovman Powell (38*) smokes Mukesh Kumar over deep mid-wicket for a big six | West Indies 156/5 in 19.5 overs