India and West Indies Meet with T20I Series Tied 1-1

India and the West Indies enter the third T20I level at 1-1, with the scheduled match at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Sunday, October 11. The 7 p.m. IST game is the third of a five-match series and could give the winner a 2-1 lead with two matches remaining. The teams arrive after a high-scoring second T20I in Ranchi on October 9. India made 249 for 5, but West Indies chased the target in 18.3 overs, winning by six wickets with nine balls to spare. Shai Hope remained unbeaten on 102 from 45 balls, while Sherfane Rutherford scored 84 from 37 deliveries. The result levelled the series after India won the opener by eight wickets. India’s batting produced a large total in Ranchi, but the team was unable to defend it. West Indies’ successful pursuit was their highest successful chase in T20 internationals, according to the match reports. The result also ended India’s reported 10-match T20I winning streak. Indore is widely regarded as a venue that can favour batters, with a true surface and relatively short boundaries. A preview reported that the first innings in T20Is at the ground has averaged about 200 runs.