The third T20 match between India and West Indies was played at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. In this match, Team India defeated West Indies by 14 runs and with this took a 2-1 lead in the series. In this match, West Indies captain Shai Hope won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first in this match, Team India scored 223 runs in 20 overs and got all out. Abhishek Sharma scored the highest 69 runs in 30 balls from Team India in this match. In reply, the West Indies team could only score 209 runs for the loss of 7 wickets after batting in 20 overs.
India didn’t get off to a good start, with Sanju Samson getting out for just 3 runs. However, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan then batted brilliantly, quickly ramping up the score, putting on a brilliant 108-run stand in just 40 balls. Abhishek Sharma played a blistering innings, scoring 69 runs off 30 balls with 6 fours and 5 sixes, while Ishan Kishan also played a brilliant innings of 37 runs off 18 balls. After his dismissal, Tilak Verma contributed 28, Nitish Kumar Reddy 21 and Akshar Patel 20. However, the middle and lower order batsmen were dismissed quickly, which saw India bowled out for 223 in 20 overs. For West Indies, Roston Chase, Shamar Joseph and Shamar Springer took 2 wickets each, while Gudakesh Moti and Keemo Paul took 1 wicket each.
West Indies did not get off to a good start while chasing the target. In this match, the in-form captain Shai Hope got out after scoring only 5 runs. After this, Shimron Hetmyer and Kamil Pooran put on a 62-run partnership for the second wicket. Hetmyer missed out on a half-century and was eventually dismissed for 43 off 26 balls. Pooran played an innings of 42 runs off 27 balls. Quinton Sampson scored 21 runs off 15 balls. Sherfan Rutherford played an innings of 32 runs off 20 balls. For India, Arshdeep Singh took the most bowling wickets with 3 wickets.
In the first match played in Lucknow, Team India performed well and won by 8 wickets, in which captain Shreyas Iyer scored a brilliant century. Then, in the second match at Ranchi, West Indies scored a record 250 runs with the help of captain Shai Hope’s brilliant century, which won the match by 6 wickets and leveled the series 1–1. Now, by winning the third T20 match, Team India has taken a 2-1 lead in the series.