The hosts won another tight thriller when the action shifted to Providence Stadium in Guyana. Now the West Indies will be out to land a knockout blow at the same venue.
West Indies vs India | Third T20I | Tuesday 8 August 2023 | Providence Stadium, Georgetown
To Win Match
West Indies | Tie | India
Odds TBA*
Romario Shepherd was once again influential in the second T20 and has emerged as the spearhead of this West Indies attack.
Nicholas Pooran repaid the faith selectors have shown in him as he recaptured his best touch to put in a match-turning effort at the crease.
Akeal Hosein’s strangle job will take some repeating a second time around but his skills are underrated.
Rovman Powell has threatened to unleash his full power on India only to fall but could be about to put things together.
Tilak Varma has shone as India have struggled with the sluggish surfaces rolled out for them.
Hardik Pandya put in a manful effort to lead India from the front but crucial lapses ultimately cost the skipper and the team dearly.
Questions should be asked about Pandya’s failure to use all of Yuzvendra Chahal’s overs before the West Indies got the job done.
India’s pace attack didn’t quite fire in Providence and will need to learn from their errors in the second T20I.
Verdict: West Indies
The West Indies have India on the ropes, and there is really some good value on the hosts here. Get on!
