India were dismissed for 223 in the third T20I against the West Indies on October 11. The Men in Blue were in danger of finishing below the 200-run mark but important contributions from Prince Yadav (13* off 6) and Arshdeep Singh (11 off 8) took the team to a fighting total. India didn’t start well after losing the toss, with Sanju Samson managing just 3 off 6 balls.

It didn’t impact Abhishek Sharma, who became the fastest to record 2,000 T20I runs in terms of balls.

He amassed 69 runs off 30 balls, including 6 fours and 5 sixes. He added 108 runs for the second wicket with the wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan, who posted 37 in 18 balls. He struck 6 fours and 1 six.

Shreyas Iyer couldn’t get going, managing just 1 run. Tilak Varma (28 off 16), Naman Dhir (10 off 5), Nitish Kumar Reddy (21 off 14) and Axar Patel (20 off 14) got starts but couldn’t carry on.

Roston Chase, Shamar Joseph and Shamar Springer dismissed two batters each. Keemo Paul and Gudakesh Motie dismissed one batter each.

The five-match series is levelled 1-1, with India winning the series opener.

The visitors returned to winning ways, securing a thumping victory in the second game.