After clinching the series in Florida on Sunday, India defeated West In💃dies by seven wickets in the third and final T20I match at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Tuesday to complete a 3-0 whitewash.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh P🔜ant finally performed well under the guidance of captain Virat Kohli as India✅ secured a comfortable win over the Windies.
Chasing a target of 147 on a slowish track, Kohli anchored the Indian innings to perfection with 59 off 45 balls♊ while Pant was brilliant during his unbeaten 65 off 42 balls. The duo helped India to reach the target in 19.1 overs.
Earlier, Deepak Chahar’s incisive swing bowling was countered by Kieron Pollard’s attacking half-century and Rovman Powell’s cameo as West Indies put up a par score of 146 for 6 on the board.
Brief scores: West Indies 146/6 in 20 overs (Kieran Pollard 58; Deepak Chahar 3-4) lost to India 150/3 in 19.1 overs (Rishabh💝 Pant 65, Virat Kohli 59) by seven wickets.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Top win. Onto the odis now. 🇮🇳👏
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli)
Congratulations on a great victory in the T20Is 👌 Can't wait to join the team for the Test series 🇮🇳
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93)
Congrats 🇮🇳
Dominating performances 👏🏆
And congratulations on winning the Player of the Series award… so, so proud of you big bro ❤
— hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7)
A series to remember ✨ Thanks for all the support and wishes 🇮♏🇳🦄
— Krunal Pandya (@krunalpandya24)
3-0 🇮🇳
— Washington Sundar (@Sundarwashi5)
3:0 🇮🇳 🙌
— Rishabh Pant (@RishabhPant17)
Proudest moment for the entire Chahar family, specially my father- their coach who has given his entire life to see them play for India
Amazing bowling bhai ❤️3-1-4-3❤️Deepak chahar😘
A🥃nd congratulations baby bro for India cap 🧢 and for your first wicket 😘 🇮🇳— Malti Chahar🇮🇳 (@ChaharMalti)
Fifties for both Kohli and Pant….and India nearing a clean sweep. Controlled chase.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Rishabh Pant becomes the fi⛦rst Indian batsman to register two T20I fifties before the age of 22 years!
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
The Way Rishabh Pant Has Stood By His Captain Today Shows His Potential As A Bats꧙꧅man Can Trust On. Way To Go!
— Prathamesh Avachare (@onlyprathamesh)
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What a spell by !!!
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye)
While India wins this and leads 1-0, I have to say I am disappointed with Rishabh Pant. Really want him to respect the gaﷺme a little more. Conditions, opponents and value the opportunities he is get🐭ting. Talent without performance is nothing.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
Hopefully, the game that gets Pant going.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
