IND vs WI: India beat West Indies in the third T20I to clean sweep the series 3-0.© BCCI
After winning the third and final T20I against West Indies, Team India became the number one ranked team in the shortest format of the game. The win helped India overtake England at the top of the T20I team rankings, with Rohit Sharma’s team now matching a top rating of 269. While both England and India have the same rating (269), India have a total of 10,484 points, 10 more than England’s 10,474. Pakistan (rated 266), New Zealand (255) and South Africa (253) are out of the top five, while Australia (249) remain sixth after a 4-1 series win over Sri Lanka.
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With a 17-run victory in the third T20I, India went on to win the three-match T20I series 3–0. Earlier, the Indian team had also defeated West Indies 3-0 in the ODI series. India will next face Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series starting on Thursday.
Suryakumar Yadav’s innings of 65 was backed by a spirited bowling performance as India beat West Indies by 17 runs in the third and final T20I at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Harshal Patel took three wickets while Venkatesh Iyer took two.
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Suryakumar Yadav (65) and Venkatesh Iyer (35 not out) performed brilliantly with the bat as India posted 184/5 in their allotted 20 overs.
In the last five overs, the hosts managed to add a total of 86 runs, taking the score past 180. Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav shared a 91-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
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