India defeated West Indies by 17 runs in third and final T20I to complete a 3-0 series whitewash on Sunday. Rohit Sharma led the Indian cricket team won the match easily by 17 runs.
Earlier, after loosing the toss India posted 184 runs for 5 wickets. Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad gone for a duck. However, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer hit a flurry of boundaries to tilt the momentum back. The duo then brought up their impressive 50-run stand in the 8th over. Rohit Sharma came to bat lower down the order but failed to get amongst the runs. While Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer added 91 runs in last five overs.
Suryakumar Yadav came to bat at no 5. The 31-year-old batsman looked unstoppable and he completed the half-century landmark off 27 balls. He smashed seven sixes and one boundary in an exceptional display of power-hitting before getting out for his career-best T20 score in the final delivery. It was an excellent finish in the last five overs.
Venkatesh Iyer played a good hand too with a 19 ball-35 with two sixes and four fours to take India to 184/5. Overall, Suryakumar Yadav managed to score 65 runs off 31 balls, He batted at a sensational strike rate of 216.67. Among his big hits was a six that saw him hit a six over fine leg with a slight flick of the wrists.
Chasing a target of 185, West Indies were restricted to a total of 167 for 9 wickets. Wicket-keeper batter Nicholas Pooran continued his fine form slamming a third successive fifty but it was not enough for them. For India, Shardul Thakur, Harshal Patel, Venkatesh Iyer and Deepak Chahar took two wickets each.