Team India defeated West Indies in the third T20I of the continued five-match sequence at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts, on Tuesday.
Suryakumar Yadav was the chief architect behind the seven-wicket triumph of the guests. The right-handed batter demolished Windies bowlers throughout India’s chase of 165. Suryakumar smashed 8 fours, and 4 fashionable sixes in his match-winning 44-ball 76 runs knock.
Shreyas Iyer (24) and Rishabh Pant (33 not out) made a worthwhile contribution as India chased down the goal with seven wickets in hand and one over to spare.
Earlier, the hosts posted 164/5 on the board in 20 overs, courtesy of sensational innings by Kyle Mayers. The batting all-rounder smashed 73 from 50 deliveries, with the assistance of 12 boundaries, together with 4 maximums.
For the vacationers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was but once more spectacular along with his good bowling. The right-armer picked up a few wickets whereas gifting away 35 runs in his quota of 4 overs. All-rounder Hardik Pandya, nonetheless, was the least costly bowler. He went wicketless however conceded solely 19 runs in 4 overs.
“Really happy with the way things went. Was important for someone to bat 15-17 overs after 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’ve focussed on. Just backed myself and enjoying it,” stated Surya after bagging the Player of the Match award.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Dominance and fearless ???#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/BnlFHanQrb
— DK (@DineshKarthik) August 3, 2022
Clinical efficiency ??? pic.twitter.com/faKuDQlnLl
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) August 3, 2022
Sky’s vary is one thing that troubles even a number of the high class bowlers in t20s. Brilliant batting @surya_14kumar
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) August 2, 2022
7⃣6⃣ off 4⃣4⃣! ? ?@surya_14kumar set the stage on hearth ? ? & bagged the Player of the Match award as #TeamIndia win the third #WIvIND T20I to take 2-1 lead in the sequence. ? ?
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/RpAB69ptVQ pic.twitter.com/gIM7E2VbKU
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 2, 2022
Suryakumar Yadav is in an entire totally different degree in T20. #IndvWI pic.twitter.com/kEHISz0sYI
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 2, 2022
Player of the Match – Suryakumar Yadav ?
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 2, 2022
Suryakumar Yadav’s half-century helps India win the third T20I and take a 2-1 lead in the sequence ??#WIvIND Scorecard: https://t.co/EI8EhnqwtY pic.twitter.com/nkClvueHA7
— ICC (@ICC) August 2, 2022
I hope you possibly can bottle and seal the shape @surya_14kumar is in. We will must be reminded that he did play a number of the photographs he’s taking part in today.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 2, 2022
Nothing.. simply totally different strokes of SKY in the Caribbean ? #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/0z4XteQ3TK
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) August 2, 2022
The boys fought arduous at the moment – however really feel brief vs ?? @BCCI in a aggressive encounter. However the sequence stays alive #WIvIND #MenInMaroon pic.twitter.com/tIWzDIN9Zd
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) August 2, 2022