India made four changes to their playing eleven – Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal made way Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur and Twenty20 International debutant Avesh Khan.
The West Indies made four changes to their playing eleven – Brandon King, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith and Sheldon Cottrell made way for Shai Hope, Fabian Allen, Hayden Walsh, Jr. and Dominic Drakes.
(Kier)On winning the toss, Pollard, the West Indies’ skipper, chose to field.
The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 43, and lost a wicket.
Gaikwad, who faced eight balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Kyle Mayers. Jason Holder broke the 10-run stand.
India scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). The West Indies had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Ishan Kishan’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Shreyas’ contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Shreyas, whose 16-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 25. Thirty-six balls after Gaikwad’s dismissal, he was caught by Holder. Walsh, Jr. broke the 53-run partnership.
Kishan, whose 31-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 34. Roston had a reason to be in (Cha)seventh heaven – he broke the three-run stand.
Fifty-eight balls into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 66 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, had scored a run.
Sharma, who faced 15 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 25 balls later, Dominic Drakes, the son of former West Indies fast bowler Vasbert, broke the 27-run stand.
Eighty-six balls into the match, the West Indies sought a bowling review. Venkatesh Iyer was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire K N Ananthapadmanabhan.
India scored 100 off 15.1 overs (91 balls). The West Indies had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While the contribution of Suryakumar Yadav, the player of the match and the player of the series, to the partnership was 17, Venkatesh's contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.
India scored 150 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). The West Indies had conceded 10 extras at that point.
Yadav’s half-century – which included a boundary and five sixes – came off 27 balls.
He eventually scored 65 off 31 balls, which included the aforementioned boundary, in addition to seven sixes. Thirty-seven balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Rovman Powell. Romario Shepherd broke the 91-run partnership.
Venkatesh, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 35. He was unbeaten.
The West Indies eventually conceded 14 extras. India scored 184 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs.
Allen, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded five.
Drakes, who bowled three overs, conceded 37. He picked up a scalp, as did Shepherd, Walsh, Jr., Holder and Chase, who bowled four overs apiece. They conceded 50, 30, 28 and 23, respectively.
The Powerplay of the West Indies’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 68, and lost a couple of wickets.
Three balls into the chase, the West Indies sought a batting review. Mayers was the batsman. It was upheld by Ananthapadmanabhan.
Five balls into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Mayers, the batsman, eventually scored half-a-dozen off five balls, which included a boundary. It was upheld by Ananthapadmanabhan. He was caught by Kishan. Deepak Chahar broke the five-run stand.
Hope, who faced four balls, scored eight. His runs came by way of boundaries. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Kishan. Chahar broke the 20-run stand.
The West Indies scored 50 off 4.2 overs (26 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Powell, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 25. Twenty-five balls after Hope’s dismissal, he was caught by Thakur. Harshal Patel broke the 47-run stand.
Forty-seven balls into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Pollard was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire J Madanagopal.
Although his innings included a boundary, Pollard had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Nine balls later, he was caught by Ravi Bishnoi. Venkatesh broke the run-a-ball stand.
Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. The West Indies had scored 87 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Nicholas Pooran was batting on 36, Holder had scored a couple.
Holder, who faced half-a-dozen balls, failed to add to the aforementioned score. Eleven balls after Pollard’s dismissal, he was caught by Shreyas. Venkatesh broke the five-run stand.
The West Indies scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.
Although his innings included a couple of boundaries, Chase had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored a dozen. Nine balls after Holder’s dismissal, Patel broke the 13-run stand.
Pooran’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 39 balls.
He eventually scored 61 off 47 balls, which included eight boundaries, in addition to the six. Thirty-two balls after Chase’s dismissal, he was caught by Kishan. Thakur broke the 48-run stand.
The West Indies scored 150 off 17.2 overs (104 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
A hundred and nine balls into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Shepherd was the batsman. Using the umpire’s call, it was struck down by Ananthapadmanabhan.
Shepherd, whose 21-ball innings included a boundary and three sixes, eventually scored 29. Ten balls after Pooran’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Patel broke the run-a-ball stand.
Allen, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. He was unbeaten.
Drakes, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Four balls after Shepherd’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Thakur broke the eight-run stand.
Walsh, Jr., who faced three balls, failed to get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 10 extras. The West Indies, who scored 167 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 17 runs.
Khan and Bishnoi bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter conceded 29.
Chahar, who bowled 11 balls, conceded 15. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Venkatesh, who bowled 13 balls, conceded 23. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Thakur, who bowled four overs, conceded 33. He picked up a couple of wickets.
Patel, who bowled four overs, conceded 22. He picked up three scalps.
India won the three-match series 3-0.
