India survived a late scare to beat West Indies by 14 runs in the third T20I at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, moving 2-1 up in the five-match series. Abhishek Sharma's 69 off 30 balls gave India a total to defend, and Arshdeep Singh's 3 for 44 proved just enough as West Indies fell short in a chase that went to the wire.
India were bowled out for 223 off the final ball of their innings, with Abhishek Sharma's quickfire 69 the foundation of the total after India had looked for early momentum following back-to-back results that went in opposite directions in Lucknow and Ranchi. The finish, with India losing wickets through the back end of the innings, suggested the total was built more on the strength of the top order than any late flourish — a pattern that has shown up more than once already in this series.
Chasing 224, West Indies were always in the contest but never quite ahead of the rate for long enough, finishing on 209 for 7. Shamar Springer's 35 off 11 balls late in the innings dragged the result back into doubt before Arshdeep Singh closed it out, finishing with 3 for 44 as India's bowling attack did enough in the closing overs to protect a target that had looked gettable at the midway point of the chase.
The result is India's second win in three matches, after Shreyas Iyer's century sealed the Lucknow opener and Shai Hope's record century won Ranchi for West Indies. No side has yet managed back-to-back wins in this series, and Indore continued that trend, with the margin tight enough that either team's bowling unit will point to specific overs rather than a wholesale performance gap as the difference.
India captain Shreyas Iyer's side will take real encouragement from closing out a chase target under pressure rather than relying on a dominant batting or bowling display from start to finish — the kind of tight finish that tends to matter more in a long five-match series than any single lopsided result. For West Indies, Springer's cameo is the kind of finishing-overs form the touring middle order will want to build on, even in a losing cause, heading into a fixture they now need to win to keep the series alive on their own terms.
The series moves to Hyderabad for the fourth T20I on October 14, with India needing one more win to seal the series with a match in hand, and West Indies needing a response to avoid falling 3-1 behind before the final match in Bengaluru on October 17.
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