Suryakumar shines as visitors took the series lead by winning the 3rd T20I

India won the 3rd T20I by 7 wickets and with this win, now tourists are leading the 5-match T20I series by 2-1, which means that West Indies would have to win the remaining two matches to win the series. Rohit Sharma got injured in this match but in the presentation, he said that it should be okay and he is likely to recover from the injury before the next T20I.
1st innings:
Rohit Sharma asked West Indies to bat first after winning the toss, which was proved to be right decision. West Indies did not lose any early wicket but their start was slow. The openers made 50-run stand but in 10 overs, they scored only 65. Brandon King and Nicholas Pooran played with low strike rate which later became costly for them. The impressive 73 by Mayers and the quick knocks of Powell and Hetmyer helped West Indies to reach at 164 in 20 overs. Hardik Pandya(a wicket and only 19 runs in 4 overs) was impressive again whereas Avesh Khan(gave 47 runs in 3 overs) was expensive again.
2nd innings:
The target was not too big but India made a quick start. Rohit Sharma got retired hurt in 2nd over, when a delivery hit him and he decided not to play more. After that, Suryakumar played a stunning knock of 76 runs in just 44 balls and made a big partnership with Shreyas Iyer, who scored 24 in 27 balls.Rishabh Pant also played brilliantly and made unbeaten 33 in 26 deliveries, only Akeal Hosain was impressive from the hosts. India won the match by 7 wickets and Suryakumar Yadav became man of the match for his outstanding knock of 76.

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