The third and final T20 match between Team India and West Indies is being played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Team India scored 184 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs.
The pair of Ishaan Kishan and Rituraj Gaikwad came out to open. Team India got the first blow in the third over. Jason Holder sent Gaikwad to the pavilion for 4 runs. Team India got the second blow in the 9th over. Hayden Walsh (Jr) dismissed him for 25. Ruston Chase gave the team the third blow in the 10th over. Ishan Kishan was dismissed after scoring 34 runs. Fourth blow in the form of Rohit Sharma. He was dismissed by Dominic Drakes for 7 runs.
Fast bowler Avesh Khan is making his debut in this match. The Rohit Sharma-led side took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Earlier, the team had a clean sweep of the Caribbean team in the ODI series. Now his eyes will be on a clean sweep in the T20 series as well. On the other hand, if we talk about the team led by Kieron Pollard, then the tour has been very bad for the team. The team has not won a match so far. In such a situation, the team would like to end the tour by winning this match. Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell had batted well in the previous match, but failed to win the team.
change in team india
Team India, which has taken an unassailable lead in the series, will go into the third match with four changes. Former captain Virat Kohli and wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant were dropped from the team. Rituraj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer got a chance in his place in the team. Apart from this, there has also been a change in the bowling. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yujuvendra Chahal have been rested. Avesh Khan and Shardul Thakur have got a chance. There have also been four changes in the West Indies team.
Team India Playing XI
Rituraj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan.
West Indies Playing XI
Shai Hope, Kyle Meyers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell, Ruston Chase, Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh, Dominic Drakes.
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Posted By: Navodit Saktawat