India thumped West Indies by 67 runs in the third and final T20I to clinch the series 2-1 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Indian pacers Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami gave India early breakthroughs as they picked up one wicket apiece in the powerplay overs. Kieron Pollard and Shimron Hetmyer gave the Indian bowling unit some scare with their power-hitting but in the end, it proved futile as they couldn’t take their side across the finish line.
Earlier, the Windies skipper Pollard won the toss and asked India to bat first. Indian batsmen proved his decision wrong as KL Rahul (91), Rohit Sharma (71) and Virat Kohli (70 not out) all scored quick-fire half-centuries, helping India post a mammoth 240/3 in their stipulated 20 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Brilliant brilliant series win by team India. Openers were the ones who laid the foundation for the great score thn it was king who made it count
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Captain showed how to change gears. Both and could have got a ton. Super spells by and . . Well done team India.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Fine series win for India. Great intensity shown in batting to post that big score. Deep desire to win unmistakable. Congrats Kohli & Co
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Despite a big score in their own right, West Indies fall short of the massive target set by .
2-1 for India, and the T20I series is wrapped.— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets)
VICTORY for ! 🧡
🇮🇳 win by 67 runs to seal the T20I series 2-1 💪
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
A big victory at Wankhede!
India win by 67 runs in Mumbai 😍
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Wankhede vich di balle balle 🕺🏻
A comprehensive 67-run victory for 🇮🇳 as they clinch the T20I Series 2-1 👏
Not a bad outing for @klrahul11 and too 😉
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— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
A Captain's resistance on a difficult day. Polly gets to his career best T20I score 👏🏾
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
One of the highlights for me today was the incisiveness that Mohd Shami provided to the bowling.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Superb win for India! But surely doesn't feel like the Windies lost the series. Such entertaining contests! 🦁💛
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)
1st innings 👉🏻 Rohit, Rahul and Kohli plundered runs at will 🔥
2nd innings 👉🏻 Bhuvi, Chahar, Shami and Kuldeep shared the spoils 👌🏻It was an EMPHATIC performance from in the series decider 👊🏻
Bring on the ODIs 💪🏻
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals)
India clinch the 3-match series 2-1
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
