India vs West Indies Live Score, 3rd T20I: India bats first; Kishan, Gaikwad to open; Avesh Khan debuts, Thakur, Shreyas in : #RashtraNews
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Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the third T20I between India and West Indies from Eden Gardens in Kolkata. |
Holder to Gaikwad first ball. Full on the pads, drifting down leg and one leg-bye to start with. Kishan starts off with defending back to the bowler. Drives the next one to mid off for another dot.
Kishan and Gaikwad are in the middle to open the batting. The Windies players take a knee while the Indians have their hands over their hearts. Ajit Agarkar rings the bell ahead of the start of play.
18-50 IST: With Rohit confirming Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad will open the batting, it will be interesting to see where the skipper comes to bat. Also, will the new opening pair continue India’s attacking approach in the PowerPlay?
KEY STAT
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India Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.
West Indies Playing XI: Shai Hope, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell, Roston Chase, Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh, Dominic Drakes.
TOSS: Pollard has won the toss and West Indies will have a bowl first again.
PITCH REPORT: The same pitch as the second T20I to be used today. Dew will again be a factor. Overcast conditions but rain will keep away.
18-18 IST: Avesh Khan is set to make his international debut and looks like Rohit Sharma has set in motion the preparation of the T20 World Cup to be held later this year in Australia.
18-12 IST: Live visuals show Ruturaj Gaikwad warming up with fielding practice. Will he finally get a game today?
A first glimpse of the wicket at Eden Gardens
17-58 IST: Rohit Sharma receives a thunderous reception from the Eden Gardens crowd as the skipper steps onto the field.
17-54 IST: Yuzvendra Chahal is in playing gear, unlike others, so he is likely to start today.
17-49 IST: Covers have come off at Eden Gardens after forecast of evening showers. Mohammed Siraj and Shreyas Iyer are seen on training at the ground our reporter Santadeep Dey informs us. Venkatesh Iyer is rolling his arm over as well.
MATCH PREVIEW
The West Indies, come Sunday, will hope to take back home at least one happy memory from what has been a rather forgettable tour of India.
To be sure, Rovman Powell and vice-captain Nicholas Pooran almost took the visitor across the finish line with a century partnership in the previous fixture, but Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel’s smart ploy of mixing up deliveries and bowling wide yorkers at the death ensured India extended its winning streak to eight Twenty20 Internationals.
Eden Gardens’ super soppers, however, may be put to the test during the third T20I, with weathermen predicting a 40 per cent possibility of showers and early thunderstorms. The dew has bothered bowlers in the second innings and thus, the toss on a cold and wet Kolkata evening will be crucial once again. FULL PREVIEW
– Santadeep Dey
WHERE AND WHEN TO WATCH INDIA VS WEST INDIES, 3RD T20I LIVE?
India vs West Indies 3rd T20I will be aired LIVE on the Star Sports Network at 7-00 PM IST. The match will also be live streamed on Disney+Hotstar. |
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