That's it from us folks. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the game. Join us again on Monday at 1.30 PM for the 4thODIwhen India and the Windies will fight to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Till then it's goodbye.
for his 40 off 22 balls with the bat and then scalping two wickets while giving away just 43 runs with the ball.
:Credit to the boys. We hung in the game for as long as possible. I should have gone deeper. Something to learn there. We hung in there. They were probably a batter short. We knew if we remove Dhoni, we could get in to their lower order. He is a competitor. I know what to expect from him. He keeps it tight and gives us wickets at regular intervals. The guys are learning better. We just need to be consistent. We need to buck up more. If you want to be one of the best team, you have to be consistent in all aspects of the game.
We bowled pretty well. I think the wicket was not offering much in the first 35 overs. From 227 for 8 we should have been chasing 250-260 at the maximum. It was a pretty gettable total. We did not get the partnerships going. In the field we were fine. This Windies side is an explosive side and they can beat any team on a given day. Look when Hardik and Kedar both play, we get the extra option. When someone like Hardik is not playing, who gives you both bowling and batting option, it is difficult to get the balance. It is a bit embarrassing when people ask you the same thing again and again. I wanted to go after him (Samuels) and just did not execute well. Definitely, we have to take the wins and losses in our way. Just shake the loss away. Our plans are there and we just need to execute better.
Samuels starts with two dot balls and Kuldeep cuts the 3rd delivery past cover for a single. CAUGHT! Bumrah looks for the cut but edges the ball behind and it takes a deflection off Hope’s gloves but Holder does well to hold on at slips. Great win for the Windies as they manage to draw level in the series.
Bumrah looks for the cut but only gets an edge and the ball deflects off the gloves of the keeper but Holder takes the catch at slips.
Jason Holder comes back into the attack. Jasprit Bumrah comes out to bat now. Holder starts well with 3 dot balls before sending the next ball wide. Kuldeep whips the 4th delivery to long-on for a single. Bumrah plays out the rest of the over. Just 2 runs off the over. India still need 45 runs from 18 balls to win.
Samuels starts with a short ball which Kuldeep cuts to the third man fence for a FOUR. Kuldeep is given out LBW on the 2nd delivery as he misses with the sweep shot. He goes for the review and after a number of replays the umpires decide that the ball has brushed against his glove and Kuldeep continues. The batsmen then pick up singles off the next three deliveries. STUMPED! Khaleel steps out and swings wildly at the last delivery but misses as Hope whips off the bails. Windies just one wicket away from victory.
Khaleel looks to launch the ball down the ground but misses as Hope takes off the bails in a flash.
Kuldeep guides the 1st ball to the on-side for a single. Khaleel gets a full toss delivery on the 3rd ball which he clips for a single. Kuldeep guides the next ball to third man for a run. Khaleel manages to get the 5th ball past midwicket for a single. Roach sends down a wide bouncer to end the over and Kuldeep uses the upper cut to send the ball to third man or a run. 5 off the over.
Marlon Samuels continues. Khaleel Ahmed comes out to bat and plays out the over. Maiden over. India need 59 to win from 36 balls now.
