West Indies vs India Match Highlights & Results

That is it from the T20I series. We know move to the 50-over format in this tour. The 3-match ODI series starts on 8th August, 2019. The match will begin at 0930 Local (1330 GMT). Make sure you join us for that one. Till then, cheers!

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli says that winning 3-0 feels very good. Credits his team and all the new players who came in for doing well. Special mentions Deepak Chahar for his performance. Adds Deepak Chahar is very similar to Bhuvneshwar Kumar but adds Kumar has more experience to bowl in the death. On Rishabh Pant, Kohli admits they are looking at Pant as the future and they are just trying to give him more space and not put pressure on him. Further adds that the world will see his potential as he has come a long way forward from when he started. Kohli then adds that it is important to have fun and adds that the team they will face in ODIs and Test is a stronger side and they are looking forward to it. The Indian skipper then goes to his teammates to celebrate the series victory.

Krunal Pandya has been named the Man of the Series for his brilliant performance. Pandya says that it has been a satisfying series and he is happy to contribute in team's win. Tells that the main focus is to improve everyday. On playing against Pollard, he says that Pollard is like his brother and admits they both know their strengths and weaknesses. Laughs and says that whoever is smarter on the day comes out on top.

West Indies skipper, Carlos Brathwaite admits that they started off badly with the bat again. Credits Pollard for taking them to a good total. Brathwaite credits his bowlers too as they took the game till the last over as he felt it was a below par total. Brathwaite admits he does not know if the batters have technical issues or mental issue as they have looked good in bits and pieces with the bat. Expects the skipper needs to perform and says they have a few series to come before the World Cup. Stresses that they are performing as a team and are looking to find the right balance in the squad.

West Indies skipper, Carlos Brathwaite admits that they started off badly with the bat again. Credits Pollard for taking them to a good total. Brathwaite credits his bowlers too as they took the game till the last over. Brathwaite admits he does not know if the batters have technical issues or mental issue as they . Expects the skipper needs to perform and says they have a few series to come before the World Cup. Stresses that they are performing as a team and are looking to find the right balance in the squad.

Stay tuned with us as we hear both the captains' thoughts and find out who is our Player of the Series of this 3-game T20I series.

India's hero with the ball today, Deepak Chahar is now down for an interview with Murali Kartik. Deepak Chahar says that the atmosphere was good to bowl and if there was swing he was looking to bowl up the pitch. Informs that he came to know that he would bowl with the new ball after coming onto the field as Washington Sundar bowled with it in the first 2 T20Is. Deepak says that the one that comes in to the left-hander is a very crucial ball. Further adds that the ball was not moving away much to the southpaws but it was coming in a lot more. Chahar feels that the ball that comes in troubles the batsmen more as that brings lbw, caught and bowled all into play. Chahar tells that in practice he uses the old ball as that helps him in games if there is no swing. Chahar though admits that the ball does not swing after the second or third over.

Earlier in the day after a delayed start, India won the toss and opted to bowl. The hosts got off to a brilliant start with the ball picking up early wickets. West Indies though managed to reach a respectable total of 146, courtesy of Pollard who scored a crucial 50. Deepak Chahar was India's star with the ball picking up 3 wickets and giving away just 4 runs in his 3 overs.

Nothing much to say about the West Indies bowling. Only two bowlers were in the wickets column, Oshane Thomas with two and Allen with one. The latter was economical too but the rest all were expensive given the context of the game. Overall, the bowling was just not good enough to restrict India under this below-par total.

Easy-peasy run chase for India. They hardly ever looked in trouble. Yes, they lost both their openers early but skipper, Kohli and the young Rishabh Pant steadied the ship and then upped the ante when required. Though the skipper departed before the final hurdle, Pant stayed there till the end and ensured that there was no hiccup.

SIX! Dismissive! What a way to finish the chase! Brathwaite delivers it full and on middle, Pant gives it the full whack of his bat and launches it over the bowler's head for a maximum. Handshakes on the field, India win by 7 wickets and have clean swept the 3-match T20I series.

Carlos Brathwaite to bowl the final over.

Speedy delivery, very full and wide outside off, Pandey attempts to dig it out but misses. 3 needed more from the last over.

A touch short and around leg at 133 kph, Pandey tries to pull but misses and is hit on the hand. It rolls on the leg side, Manish looks for a run but is sent back.

Lands it on a length and outside off, Pant stays leg side of this delivery, reaches out and hammers it past the bowler to long off for a run.

Knocks a full ball down through mid on for a single.

Straighter delivery, Pandey brings down a straight bat and pushes it back towards the bowler.

A low full toss angling down the leg side, Pant hits it across the line through square leg for a run.

Very full and on middle, Pant pushes it out towards mid-wicket and takes a quick run. Another 6 for a clean sweep for India!

SIX! This is typical Rishabh Pant. Another 7 needed now. A low full toss on the pads, Pant picks it up and slogs it over square leg for a biggie. Effortless.

Too full and on off, Pandey drives it down towards mid off for a run.

Manish Pandey is in next.

OUT! Against the run of play, West Indies have a wicket. Kohli won't be there to finish things off. A very full ball outside off, Virat reaches out for it and squeezes it out behind square on the off side. It's aerial and Lewis stretches across to his left to complete the with both hands. No real celebration from anyone, understandably so. 14 needed off 15 balls.

FOUR! Bang! Plenty of bottom hand on this pull shot. Short ball by Thomas this time, Kohli rides the bounce and pummels it to the deep mid-wicket fence.

What happened there? Whoa! The ball has touched the stumps but the bails refuse to leave its groove. A cracking yorker by Thomas first up, Kohli digs it out from the bottom half of his blade and the ball rolls behind. It kisses the sticks but Kohli is lucky that the bails don't come off.

Oshane Thomas is back on.

FOUR! Shots like these make him a special batsman. Fifty up for Rishabh Pant, his 2nd in T20Is! Cottrell sprays a length ball down the leg side, Pant picks it off his pads, brings his wrists into play and powers it behind square leg. A boundary to reach his fifty, well played young man. 100-run stand comes up too. 18 needed off 18 balls.

This time it's a pacey delivery. Short and on off at 142 kph, Pant is hurried into his pull shot and mistimes it towards mid-wicket.

Slower one, on a length outside off at 111 kph, Kohli drags it from out there off the inner half and sends it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Too full in length on off, Pant goes hard at it this time and helps it through square leg for a single.

A near yorker on middle, at 133 kph, Pant gently digs it out towards mid-wicket and scampers back for the second run. Soft hands and quick feet, well done!

Back of a length ball on middle, Kohli stands back and pulls it in front of square leg for a run.

Sheldon Cottrell is back into the attack. A little too late?

FOUR! Well played! Tossed up ball landing full on middle, Pant brings out the reverse sweep and nails it through the gap between backward point and short third man. 11 from the over, 27 needed more. Narine is done for the evening, 4-0-29-0!

Loopy and full on middle, Kohli knocks it down to long on and rotates the strike.

Shortish and on off, turning back in a bit, Kohli punches but finds the extra cover fielder.

Skidding away from the left-hander, on the shorter side, Pant hits it from the back foot to sweeper cover for a run.

Advances down the track and then helps it off his pads through backward square leg for one.

FOUR! Stroked with excellent timing! Fifty comes up for Kohli, his 21st in T20Is. Look at the determination and focus on his face. As soon as Narine drags his length short on middle, Kohli goes back and powers it through mid-wicket. It races away and beats the valiant dive from Hetmyer in the deep.

Sunil Narine to bowl out.

SIX! Pant is reminding everyone of Raina with his big shots over extra cover. He picks the line early, it's outside off on a length and Rishabh goes inside-out. Rifles his shot all the way for a biggie. 14 from the over, India are marching towards the target, 38 needed more off 30 balls.

Width on offer outside off, Kohli reaches out for it and slaps it through point for one.

FOUR! Shot! Too full in length just outside off, Kohli takes a half stride forward and smashes it across the line through mid-wicket for a crackling boundary.

A mistimed shot! Paul runs in from 'round the wicket and serves a slower delivery. The length is on the shorter side and Pant is early into his heave shot. Mistimes it down to long on and luckily for him, it doesn't carry to the deep fielder.

Classy shot! Fullish ball on off, Virat steps down the track and drives it back past the bowler to long off for a run.

Fuller and straighter on middle, Pant whips it across the line to deep mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! That nearly went all the way. Sublime this time from the Indian skipper. He gets width outside off, decides to go aerial again and hammers it over extra cover. The onfield umpire gets it checked upstairs before signalling a boundary. Touch and go, that. 10 coming off this over, 52 needed more in the remaining 6 overs.

AERIAL! BUT SAFE! Kohli gets away with a poor shot here. A length ball around off, Kohli takes a big stride forward and tries to heave it over the leg side. But it takes the upper half of his bat and flies in the air towards mid on. The deep fielder charges but the ball falls safely. They manage to come back for the second.

Beaten all ends up! Slower one, on a length and outside off, Kohli jumps out of the crease and is very early into his shot. Misses the ball completely.

The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. They pick up a single.

Pitches it up and outside off, Kohli drives it square of the wicket on the off side for a run.

Serves a length ball outside off, Virat pushes it with an angled back through extra cover for two.

Carlos Brathwaite is back on.

Too full in length on middle, Pant drives it straight back towards the bowler who does well to deflect it towards mid-wicket off his right boot. Saves a few runs there. 9 from the over, 62 needed more off 42 balls.

SIX! Thumped! Pant is on the attack. Paul delivers an off-pace delivery, fullish and outside off, Rishabh picks it early and lifts it over extra cover. Brilliantly timed and it has gone all the way over the rope.

Lands it on a length outside off, Kohli swings his bat across the line and ends up dragging it off the inner half. The ball goes over mid-wicket but doesn't carry to the fielder in the deep. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Short in length around off, Pant steps down and powers his pull shot across the line. Not timed perfectly and it goes through mid on for a run.

Terrific delivery, a yorker outside off, Pant tries to dig it out but is beaten for pace.

50-run stand comes off 45 balls! A length ball angling down the leg side, Kohli walks forward and across before flicking it over mid-wicket for a run.

Keemo Paul is into the attack now.

Flatter and on off, Pant winds up for a big shot but then pushes it softly towards covers. Dot ball to end a 5-run over!

In the air... SAFE! Kohli is very lucky there. He jumps out of the crease to flick a delivery on his pads but closes the face of the bat early. It loops off the leading edge but goes safely down the ground towards long off for a run. Could have easily chipped it back to the bowler on another day.

Pant has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.

Skidding away from the left-hander, Pant tries to play the square cut but misses.

Good stop in the deep by Shimron Hetmyer! Short again from Narine, wide outside off, Pant packs a punch through covers and Hetmyer in the deep makes a fine diving stop near the fence. Two more added to the total.

Shortish and close to off, Kohli goes back and drags his pull shot down to long on for one.

Slower delivery, on a fuller length around off, Virat rotates his wrists and works it through mid-wicket for a run.

Digs in a short ball on middle and off, Rishabh pulls it behind square leg and picks up a run.

Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single.

FOUR! Cracking shot from the Indian skipper! Brathwaite delivers it on a length outside off, plenty of room there, Kohli latches onto it and strokes it elegantly through covers. Hit on the up and gloriously timed.

Short in length and outside off, Rishabh whacks it through covers and rotates the strike.

Angling into the batsman, on middle and leg, Kohli flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.

Change in bowling. Carlos Brathwaite has brought himself into the attack for the first time.

Slower through the air this time, probably a wrong 'un, Pant gets forward and blocks it safely. 4 from this over, a good comeback by Sunil. 62/2 at the halfway mark, 85 more needed off 60 balls.

Flatter and on off, short in length, Kohli goes back and plays it out towards the cover region for a run.

Shortish and on off, Kohli hangs back to pull in the direction of mid on. The mid-wicket fielder cuts it off though.

Narine fires it in around off, Kohli plays late and just uses the pace of the bowler to run it wide of short third man. A couple taken.

Flatter and quicker on off, skidding away, Pant moves back and plays it late in front of square on the off side. A single taken.

Beaten! Carrom ball around off, spinning away, Pant tries to play inside the line but is beaten.

Quicker and shorter on off, Kohli punches it from the back foot but fails to beat the diving extra cover fielder.

Floated ball, full and on middle, Pant flicks it past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a run.

Drags his length short again, it's around off, Kohli moves back and pulls it to long on for a single.

Short in length and on middle, Pant pulls it behind square leg and runs across to the other end.

Quicker and flatter this time, close to the off stump, Kohli plays late and taps it in front of backward point for one.

Flighted delivery in the line of the stumps, Virat walks down the track and mishits his shot towards extra cover.

Helps it off his pads through mid-wicket for a run. 9 from Narine's first.

Narine continues to be on the shorter side, Pant gets back and pulls it to deep square leg for one.

FOUR! Smashed away! Narine is on the shorter side again, wide outside off, Rishabh camps back and spanks it past the right side of the backward point fielder for a boundary. 50 up for India!

Narine drags his length short and bowls it outside off, Pant rocks back and punches it in front of point for a couple of runs.

Flatter and on off, Pant defends it back from the back foot.

The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. One run added to the total.

Bowling change! Sunil Narine is introduced into the attack.

Walks down the track and eases it through wide mid off for one.

FOUR! Well played! Short in length and outside off, Kohli immediately goes deep inside the crease and slaps it through backward point for a boundary.

This one is on the pads of the left-hander who just turns it in the gap on the leg side for a run.

Leans forward to a full ball and pushes it in the gap at covers for one.

Quicker one on middle, Kohli uses his wrists this time to work in the gap at mid-wicket for two.

Flighted ball landing full outside off, Kohli forces it through cover-point for a couple of runs.

Tossed up on the stumps, RP blocks it.

Fuller on off, Pant drives it straight but Thomas gets down in time and holds onto it. He looks to back flick the ball but misses.