Suryakumar Smashes 76 as India Beat WI by 7 Wickets to Take 2-1 Series Lead
India beat West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20 International to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series here on Tuesday. India chased down the target of 165 with six balls to spare with Suryakumar Yadav top-scoring with a 44-ball 76. Rishabh Pant remained not out on 33 off 26 balls. For West Indies, Akeal Hosein, Dominic Drakes and Jason Holder took a wicket apiece. India had won the first T20I by 68 runs before losing the second match by five wickets.
Earlier, invited to bat, West Indies posted 164 for 5 against India in their allotted 20 overs. Opener Kyle Mayers top-scored for the West Indies with a 50-ball 73 while Rovman Powell contributed 23. For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took two wickets for 35 runs while Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh got one each.
