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Patna : India scored 184/5 in 20 overs in 3rd T20I against West Indies (WI) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal, on February 20, 2022, night, as Suryakumar Yadav scored 65 runs in 31 balls at a blistering pace hitting 1 four and 7 sixes including three off fast medium bowler Romario Shepherd, two off fast medium bowler Dominic Drakes and two off spinner Hayden Walsh.
WI conceded 86 runs in last 5 overs including 42 last two overs. Suryakumar fell to Shepherd on the last ball of the 20th over. WI had won the toss and opted to bowl.
Venkatesh Iyer remained unbeaten on 35 in 19 balls hitting 4 fours and 2 sixes. Suryakumar Yadav and Iyer added 91 runs in 37 balls for 5th wicket. India had a shaky start losing the wicket of opener Ruturaj Gaikwad with only 10 runs on board. Ruturaj fell to fast medium bowler Jason Holder for 4. Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan ( opener) added 53 runs for the 2nd wicket. Iyer fell to spinner Hayden Walsh for 25 in 16 balls hitting 4 fours and it was 63/2. Ishan Kishan fell to spinner Ronston Chase for 34 in 31 balls with 5 fours and it was 66/3. Captain Rohit Sharma did not last long and was bowled by fast medium bowler Dominic Drakes for 7 in 15 balls, an extremely poor knock by his standard, and it was 93/4.
WI were 7/1 after 1 over.