Latest Updates: INDIA WIN BY SIX WICKETS, WHITEWASH THE T20I SERIES 3-0! Came down to one needed off the last ball, and Pandey tapped the ball towards the non-striker’s end for a quick single. Both the bowler, as well as Brathwaite at short mid on fumble, allowing Pandey to complete the winning single! Fabulous bowling by the Windies in the last two overs, dismissing both Pant and Dhawan to make things a lot more interesting towards the end. Dhawan holed out to Pollard at long on while looking to finish things off with a flourish. India vs West Indies 3rd T20I between India and West Indies is being telecast on Star Sports 1 and 1 HD, Hindi 1 and Hindi 1 HD and Tamil 1. The India-West Indies live streaming will take place on Hotstar. Click here to know when and where to watch the match between India and West Indies. Preview, 3rd ODI: Having already clinched the three-match rubber 2-0, India will be looking for a clean sweep against the West Indies when the two sides face off in the final T20 International at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday. However, Chennai fans will miss their favourite “Thala” in former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has been dropped from the ongoing T20I series and also the forthcoming T20I rubber in Australia later this month. With the series already in India’s kitty, after convincing wins in Kolkata and Lucknow, the team management had decided to rest some of the key bowlers in pacers Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah, and chinaman Kuldeep Yadav for the final match. [caption id=“attachment_5532401” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Rohit Sharma and Carlos Brathwaite, captain of India and West Indies respectively. AFP[/caption] In such a scenario, the home side would look to test their reserve players like Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar and the uncapped Shahbaz Nadeem ahead of the challenging tour Down Under, later this month. India’s batting department will be spearheaded by skipper Rohit Sharma, who struck a blistering century to hand the hosts a comfortable 2-0 lead in the second game. Besides Sharma, his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan has also been amongst the runs, while the middle order responsibilities will be shouldered by the likes of Lokesh Rahul, Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will lead the pace attack that comprises the rookie left-armer Khaleel Ahmed and the newly-added Siddharth Kaul. It will be interesting to see whether the team management tweaks the spin department comprising leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and left-armer Krunal Pandya, with Sundar and Nadeem still warming the bench. On the other hand, the West Indies will aim to finish off on a high and are expected to come out all guns blazing for one final time in the tour. While the absence of regular openers – Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis – has been a setback for them, the experienced middle order comprising Kieron Pollard, Darren Bravo and Denesh Ramdin have flopped big time in the opening two matches. Skipper Carlos Brathwaite and the young Shimron Hetmyer will also need to pull up their socks if the visitors want to put up a fight at Chepauk. On the bowling front, Oshane Thomas has waged a lone battle so far as the other West Indian bowlers have looked pedestrian on most occasions. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma (C), Lokesh Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Krunal Pandya, Siddarth Kaul, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Khaleel Ahmed, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. West Indies: Carlos Brathwaite (C), Fabian Allen, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Obede McCoy, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford. With inputs from IANS
India vs West Indies, Highlights, 3rd T20I in Chennai, full cricket score: Hosts win last-ball thriller, win series 3-0
India vs West Indies Live Score: INDIA WIN BY SIX WICKETS, WHITEWASH THE T20I SERIES 3-0! Came down to one needed off the last ball, and Pandey tapped the ball towards the non-striker’s end for a quick single. Both the bowler, as well as Brathwaite at short mid on fumble, allowing Pandey to complete the winning single!
Fabulous bowling by the Windies in the last two overs, dismissing both Pant and Dhawan to make things a lot more interesting towards the end. Dhawan holed out to Pollard at long on while looking to finish things off with a flourish.
 "India vs West Indies, Highlights, 3rd T20I in Chennai, full cricket score: Hosts win last-ball thriller, win series 3-0")
That’s it from us in our coverage of the third T20I between India and West Indies, with the former collecting a six-wicket victory in the end to whitewash the T20I series 3-0. Both Dhawan and Pant will be very pleased with their knocks, having bolstered their confidence in white-ball cricket with match-winning fifties. West Indies head to Bangladesh now, while India are set to travel Down Under, starting their long tour with a three-T20I series.
Meanwhile, India are well-placed at the moment in their ICC Women’s World T20 clash against arch-rivals Pakistan at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. To follow live updates on the match, click **here** .
Shikhar Dhawan is the Player of the Match for his innings of 92 off 62 balls!
Dhawan: Today finally I got a big score. We lost two early wickets, and then I knew I had to stay at the crease till the end. Really happy the way I and he (Pant) played. I knew that he was going after the bowlers, so I made sure I kept one end safe. Later on I joined the party. It is big score, and I’m very happy. It doesn’t matter to me what people say. I just back myself.
Carlos Brathwaite, WI captain: We did not get the result we wanted but it is good to see the fight and effort that we put into the match.
We have a lot of young, promising talent coming up in West Indies.
Most bilateral T20I series win of three or more matches:
9 – INDIA* (Have not lost any)
9 – Pakistan
After 20 overs,India 182/4 ( Manish Pandey 4 , Dinesh Karthik (W) 0)
INDIA WIN BY SIX WICKETS, WHITEWASH THE T20I SERIES 3-0! Came down to one needed off the last ball, and Pandey tapped the ball towards the non-striker’s end for a quick single. Both the bowler, as well as Brathwaite at short mid on fumble, allowing Pandey to complete the winning single!
Fabulous bowling by the Windies in the last two overs, dismissing both Pant and Dhawan to make things a lot more interesting towards the end. Dhawan holed out to Pollard at long on while looking to finish things off with a flourish.
OUT! Dhawan holes out to Pollard at long on while looking to finish the game with a flourish! IND 181/4; need 1 off 1
Dhawan c Pollard b Allen 92(62)
After 19 overs,India 177/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 89 , Manish Pandey 2)
Pant gets his middle stump knocked over while looking to scoop a full delivery from Keemo Paul towards third man. Superb over from Paul, with just three runs and a wicket coming off it, although it might have come a tad late for the visitors. He signs off with respectable figures of 2/32.
India need 5 off 6
BOWLED EM! Pant looked for another cheeky scoop, but missed the ball completely and ended up getting his middle-stump knocked over! Brings the 130-run third-wicket stand to an end as well. IND 175/3
Pant b Paul 58(38)
After 18 overs,India 174/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 88 , Rishabh Pant 58)
Brathwaite starts off with a no-ball, called for height, at the start of the over, and concedes a wide and a single in the subsequent free-hits. Umpire signals a wide after Pant moves his feet away to avoid a full-pitched delivery from the WI skipper, with the decision being termed harsh by the on-air commentators. Single collected off each of the last four deliveries. 11 off the over.
India need 8 off 12
Least T20 innings for 100 sixes:
55 – Evin Lewis
57 – Ross Taylor
58 – Rishabh Pant*
After 17 overs,India 163/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 85 , Rishabh Pant 53)
Thomas finishes off what has been an average day in office with 10 runs off his final over, including two boundaries to Dhawan. Just a touch over run-a-ball is all that the hosts need now.
India need 19 off 18
Youngest Indian batsmen to score a fifty in T20Is:
20y 143d – Rohit Sharma
21y 38d – Rishabh Pant*
21y 307d – Robin Uthappa
Century stands for India for 3rd wickets in T20Is:
Virat Kohli/Suresh Raina v Australia, Adelaide, 2016
Virat Kohli/Manish Pandey v Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2017
Shikhar Dhawan/Rishabh Pant v Windies, Chennai, 2018*
After 16 overs,India 153/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 76 , Rishabh Pant 52)
Series of milestones reached in this over, starting with Pant bringing up his maiden T20I fifty with a boundary. Dhawan then clears the long off fence for a six to complete the 100-stand for the third wicket! 14 off the over, and India are now within touching distance of the finish line.
India need 29 off 24
After 15 overs,India 139/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 68 , Rishabh Pant 47)
Skipper Brathwaite brings himself back into the attack, conceding nine off his third over, with Dhawan flicking one towards the midwicket fence for his eighth boundary.
India need 43 off 30
After 14 overs,India 130/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 60 , Rishabh Pant 46)
10 runs off the over, with Pant collecting his third six with a slog towards the square-leg fence! Pant just one hit to the boundary away from his half-century now.
India need 52 off 36
After 13 overs,India 120/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 58 , Rishabh Pant 38)
Pollard returns to the attack, with both Pant and Dhawan collecting a boundary each, before the former ends the over with a one-handed six over cow-corner. West Indies ought to be worried about the game slipping away from their grasp, and desperately need a breakthrough to keep their hopes alive.
India need 62 off 42
After 12 overs,India 102/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 51 , Rishabh Pant 27)
Eight off the over, with Dhawan bringing up the half-century, and the pair also completing the fifty-stand between them. India, having crossed the 100-run mark with eight wickets in their kitty, are in control of proceedings right now.
India need 80 off 48
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