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Abhishek Sharma's 69 helps India beat West Indies by 14 runs in Indore

Arun Desai
Arun Desai
Cricket Correspondent
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Abhishek Sharma's 69 helps India beat West Indies by 14 runs in Indore
India won the third T20 international by 14 runs to take a 2-1 series lead. Abhishek Sharma scored 69 before Arshdeep Singh took three wickets as West Indies finished on 209-7.

India defeated West Indies by 14 runs in the third Twenty20 international at Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday, taking a 2-1 series lead. According to BBC Sport's scorecard and result listing, the hosts made 223 all out from their 20 overs before restricting West Indies to 209-7. Abhishek Sharma led India's batting with 69, while Arshdeep Singh finished with three wickets.

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West Indies chose to field and removed Sanju Samson for three, leaving India 7-1. Abhishek and Ishan Kishan then added 108 for the second wicket before Kishan was stumped off Roston Chase for 37 from 18 balls. Abhishek's 30-ball innings included six fours and five sixes. His dismissal, caught and bowled by Shamar Springer, left India 124-4 in the 10th over.

Chase also dismissed captain Shreyas Iyer for one, but India received further contributions from several batters. Tilak Varma made 28, Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 21 and Axar Patel added 20. Prince Yadav finished unbeaten on 13 from six deliveries. Chase, Springer and Shamar Joseph each took two wickets, with Joseph bowling Mayank Yadav from the final ball to complete India's innings.

Arshdeep struck early in the chase by bowling Shai Hope for five. Shimron Hetmyer scored 43 from 26 balls and Kamil Pooran made 42 from 27, but both were dismissed by Naman Dhir. Axar removed Rovman Powell for five between those wickets, and West Indies were 105-4 after 11 overs, still chasing a target of 224.

Sherfane Rutherford contributed 32 and Quentin Sampson added 21 before India broke through again. Nitish dismissed Sampson, while Arshdeep removed Keemo Paul and Rutherford in the 18th over. Those two wickets left West Indies 174-7 with 13 deliveries remaining. Arshdeep completed his four overs with figures of 3-44, while Dhir took 2-39 from three.

Springer remained unbeaten on 35 from just 11 balls, hitting two fours and four sixes, but his late scoring was not enough to overturn India's advantage. Chase finished five not out as West Indies completed their allocation seven wickets down. The result gave India the lead after three matches, with Abhishek's innings the highest individual score on either side.

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