B Kumar to S Narine, Beaten all ends up! Once again the swing causes trouble. This starts on middle and then moves away a long way. Narine looks to work it on the leg side but is beaten by the away movement.
B Kumar to E Lewis, A single! Lewis is off the mark! Shorter and on middle, Lewis pushes it towards mid on and takes off. The fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. He would have been in though.
B Kumar to E Lewis, Another lovely delivery! This starts on off and this one shapes away a long way. Lewis feels for it but gets beaten. The ball does not carry to Rishabh Pant.
B Kumar to E Lewis, Once again some swing again! This is around off and shapes away. Lewis goes back and keeps it out.
B Kumar to E Lewis, Some swing for Kumar. This lands around off and shapes away. Lewis watches it go to the keeper.
The rain has stopped and we are starting on time! The umpires make their way out to the middle and the Indian team is now in a huddle near the boundary line. They now make their way out to the middle. They are followed by the West Indian openers, Evin Lewis and Sunil Narine. The latter will take strike and he will face Bhuvneshwar Kumar who has the new ball in hand. Here we go...
Well, the players should have been getting ready by now to start the game but the drizzle is back on. However, there is only one cover out there which is covering the main pitch. Let us hope it is just a passing shower.
WEST INDIES (PLAYING XI) - Sunil Narine, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer, Carlos Brathwaite (C), Rovman Powell, Keemo Paul, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas, Fabian Allen (IN FOR KHARY PIERRE).
INDIA (PLAYING XI) - Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul (IN FOR ROHIT SHARMA), Virat Kohli (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Rahul Chahar (IN FOR RAVINDRA JADEJA), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar (IN FOR KHALEEL AHMED), Navdeep Saini.
West Indian skipper, Carlos Brathwaite, says the toss is always important but now they need to do well. Further adds they did well in the second game especially with the bat. States they need to keep their positive intent going but also need to turn those dot balls into singles. Mentions his main focus is setting good standards on or off the field.
Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, says the wicket has been under the covers, it looks damp so they want to make use of the new ball and also the stop start might make it difficult for the batters to get going. Further adds Rohit is resting, so someone needed to lead and hence, he is playing. Mentions there are a few new faces. Informs KL Rahul, Rahul Chahar and Deepak Chahar are playing.
TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of India AGAIN! They will bowl first!
It is time for the third T20I between West Indies and India. It is basically a dead rubber but India will be eager for a whitewash. West Indies on the other hand, will look to salvage some pride with a win. Will the change in format bring a change of fortunes for the hosts? We will find out in a bit. Stay tuned for the toss and teams.