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Patna : West Indies (WI) defeated England by 20 runs in 3rd T20I at Kensington Oval, Brifgetown, Barbados, on January 26, 2022, late night, to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series, as Rovman Powell, 28, scored a blistering 107 in just 53 balls hitting 4 fours and 10 sixes, , his maiden T20I ton, while Nicholas Pooran scored 70 in 43 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes.. Powell was named Player Of The Match. England had won the toss and opted to bowl.  Batting first, WI scored 224/5 in 20 overs

Chasing a target of 225 runs, England could score only 204/9 in 20 overs with opener Tom Banton (wk), 23, scoring an explosive 73 runs in 39 balls hitting 3 fours and 6 sixes while Philip Salt, 25, scored 57 runs in 24 balls hitting 3 fours and 5 sixes. Stand-in captain Moeen Ali fell to medium fast bowler Kieron Pollard (captain) for zero. was For WI, fast medium bowler Romario Shepherd, 27, took 3/59 in 4 overs while captain Kieron Pollard, 34,  took 2/21 in 4 overs.

WI had won the 1st T20I by 9 wickets on January 22, 2022, while Engld won the 2nd T20I by just 1 run on January 23, 2022. The 4th T20I is scheduled for January 29, 2022.