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INDIA IN WEST INDIES
After sweeping ODI

series 3-0, Men in Blue lead

in T20Is too

As the Men in Blue tour the Caribbeans, we bring you glimpses of action on and off the field

OUR BUREAU
Basseterre (St Kitts and Nevis)
ollowing his match-winning
knock against West Indies in
Fthe third T20I, Indian batter
Suryakumar Yadav said that he fo-
cused on batting deep and winning
the game for his team.
A brilliant half-century from
Suryakumar Yadav and his stand with
batter Shreyas Iyer powered India to
a seven-wicket win over the hosts
West Indies in the third T20I of five-
match series on Wednesday.

“Really happy with the way
things went. Was important for

someone to bat 15-17 overs af-
ter Rohit went back inside. We
saw yesterday what happened
in the second innings. Was

important for someone to bat
deep and win the game, that’s
what I have focussed on. Just
backed myself and enjoyed it,” Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates a dismissal during the 3rd T20I match at Warner Park Basseterre in St Kitts on Tuesday (ANI Photo/BCCI Twitter)

said Yadav in a post-match pre- batting. Then Iyer and Suryakumar right things. “Felt we had to get early The West Indies put on a total
sentation. Yadav put on a superb stand which wickets. Didn’t do that. We felt like of 164 runs in 20 overs with a major
powered India to a victory. Yadav we had enough. India bowled well. contribution from opener Kyle May-
The five-match series is currently scored an amazing 76 off 44 balls. Wicket was on the slower side, felt ers who scored 73 runs.
in hands of India by 2-1. Rishabh Pant also played a solid it was difficult to keep scoring on it. The West Indies got off to the
West Indies posted a total of knock of 33* off 26 balls. Would’ve been a different game had good start as the opening duo Bran-
164/5 in their 20 overs, thanks to a Yadav was adjudged as the we got early wickets. We kept losing don King and Mayers gave their team
superb half-century from Kyle May- ‘Man of the Match’ for his brilliant wickets in the middle overs. We lost a solid platform. King was dismissed
ers, who scored 73 off 50 balls with half-century, his fifth in 20 T20I in- the game but did a lot of right things. by Pandya after scoring 20 runs.
eight fours and four sixes. Other nings. Felt like we were 10-15 runs short. Captain Nicholas Pooran scored
batters like Nicholas Pooran (22) WE DID A LOT OF RIGHT But early wickets could’ve changed 22 runs before being dismissed by
and Rovman Powell (23) also posted THINGS: NICHOLAS POORAN the game today,” said Pooran in a Bhuvneshwar.
some notable contributions. post-match presentation. Rovman Powell was sent back
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was India’s ollowing the seven-wicket de- The hosts are bound to be un- to the pavilion after scoring 23 runs
pick of the bowlers with a spell of feat to India in the third T20I, happy with their performance as in 13 deliveries. Shimron Hetmyer
2/35 in four overs. FWest Indies captain Nicho- they lost the game due to losing a lot played a knock of 20 runs to give his
Chasing 165, Indian captain Ro- las Pooran said that even though of early wickets and no major mid- team a respectable total as the lower
hit Sharma got retired hurt while his side lost the game, it did a lot of dle-order partnership. Continued at next page... >>

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