India beat West Indies by 14 runs in the third T20 at Indore, going 2-1 up in the five-match series. West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first.
India lost opener Sanju Samson early for 3, but Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan counter-attacked with a flurry of boundaries. India crossed 100 within eight overs, with Abhishek racing to a half-century off just 18 balls.
Kishan fell for 37 and captain Shreyas Iyer was dismissed for 1, while Abhishek missed out on a century, departing for 69 off 30 balls (six fours, five sixes). Tilak Varma (28), Nitish Reddy (21) and Axar Patel (20) added useful runs as India were bowled out for 223 in 20 overs. For West Indies, Chase, Shamar Joseph and Springer took two wickets each, while Keemo Paul and Motie picked up one apiece.
In reply, West Indies suffered early setbacks with Shai Hope out for 5. Nicholas Pooran (42) and Shimron Hetmyer (43) kept the chase alive, but both fell in quick succession, and Rovman Powell also departed for 5, leaving the visitors four down at 105.
Rutherford made 32 and Samson 21, while Springer scored 35, but West Indies finished on 209/7 in 20 overs, falling short. Abhishek also marked the match with multiple personal milestones, including equalling Suryakumar Yadav’s record of 68 sixes in a calendar year and becoming the fastest to 2,000 T20 runs in terms of balls faced (1,024).
