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

WI vs IND T20 Live Updates: Suryakumar Yadav scored a whirlwind 83 as India defeated West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20I to stay alive in the five-match series on Tuesday. The Indian vice-captain went hammer and tongs when it mattered most, smashing 10 boundaries and four sixes in his 44-ball knock as the visitors overhauled the target with 13 balls to spare. For West Indies, Brandon King top scored with a run-a-ball 42 while skipper Rovman Powell (40 not out off 19) provided the final flourish to push them to 159 for five.

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The likes of Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer will once again be looking to take the attack to the Indian spinners.

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India vs West Indiea: Like the opposition, West Indies' top-order too has not been amongst runs with Pooran left to do the heavy lifting. The hosts would want to change that.

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West Indies are in an ideal position for their first series win over India since 2016.

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India vs West Indies: Pacer Mukesh Kumar has leaked most runs for India and there is a possibility that he could be replaced with Avesh Khan or Umran Malik.

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India vs West Indies: Chahal, playing after a gap of two months, has been impressive in the series. Bishnoi's frequent googlies were not able to put pressure on the opposition, forcing him to rethink about his plans.

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Head to Head: India vs West Indies

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Hardik and Arshdeep Singh were able to swing the new ball in the second game and would be looking to repeat that on Tuesday.

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India vs West Indies: The bowlers, especially the spinners, need to find a way to contain a rampaging Nicholas Pooran. The southpaw has been batting with disdain against the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravi Bishnoi. Left-arm spinner Axar was not even used in the last game.

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India's in-form spinner Kuldeep Yadav missed Sunday's game due to a sore thumb and it remains to be seen if he is available for selection.

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India have been playing with a long tail with Axar Patel batting at seven to maintain the balance of the side and it is unlikely to change in the next game.

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"Batters need to take more responsibility," Hardik's message was clear to the batters following the two-wicket loss on Sunday.

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West Indies on top

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With focus on ODIs in a World Cup year, Gill, Kishan and Suryakumar would want to be amongst runs ahead of the Asia Cup beginning August 31.

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The top-order's failure has put extra pressure on the likes of Sanju Samson and rookie Tilak Varma, who has taken to international cricket like fish to water.

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The shortest format demands the batters to go hard from ball one and that is something India's top-order, comprising Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav, have not been able to do.

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India, who last lost to the West Indies in a bilateral T20 series back in 2016, trail 0-2 in the five-match series.

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The slow pitches on offer have not been the best for batting but as skipper Hardik Pandya pointed out after the loss on Sunday, India should have found a way to score additional 10-20 runs.

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Staring at a rare series defeat in the Caribbean, India will need to bat with the fearlessness required in the shortest format when they face the West Indies in the must-win third T20 International today.

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Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the third T20I between India and West Indies in Guyana.