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Patna : World Champion West Indies (WI) defeated Australia by 6 wickets in the 3rd T20I at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia, on July 12, 2021, late night, to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Chris Gayle was declared Player Of The Match. WI had won the 2nd T20I by 56 runs.
Chasing a target of 142 runs, WI scored 142/4 in only 14.5 overs with their star batsman Chris Gayle scoring 67 in just 38 balls hitting 4 fours and 7 sixes and captain Nicholas Pooran (wk) scoring an unbeaten 32 in 27 balls with 4 fours and 1 six. For Australia, fast bowler Riley Meredith took 3/48 in 3.5 overs while fast bowler Mitchell Starc took 1/15 in 4 overs.
Batting first after winning the toss, Australia scored only 141/6 in 20 overs with captain Aaron Finch scoring 30 in 31 balls with 2 fours and Moises Henriques scoring 33 in 29 balls hitting 2 sixes. Opener Matthew Wade (wk) scored 23 runs while Ashton Turner was run out for 24. For WI, leg spinner Hayden Walsh took 2/18 in 4 overs