IND vs WI 3rd T20 Score LIVE: After losing the Test series and giving India a fight in the T20I series, West Indies are on the verge of a series win in the five-match T20I series. The hosts have taken a 2-0 lead already and the third match of the five-match series will get underway at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Tuesday (August 8). Fair to say in both the matches so far, it is the Indian batters who have disappointe. Young Tilak Varma has been the bright spark in India’s batting lineup but none of the others have really made an impact.

On the other hand, it could be argued that West Indies batting has been dependant to a large extent on Nicholas Pooran. However, that seems to have been worked for them and they have at least found a way to come out on top on both the matches with their batters also due for runs. In addition, captaincy of Hardik Pandya has been criticised big time especially after he decided to not hand leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal his fourth over despite him being effective bowling arguably the over that kept India in the game after Pooran’s blistering knock in the second T20I.

It would be interesting to see if Kuldeep Yadav is back in the scheme of things after missing out as a precautionary measure in the second match. Axar Patel, despite being in the XI, did not bowl a single over probably due to the presence of left-handed batters in the opposition. But then if he is only in the side as a batter, one could argue the place of a specialist batter in the team instead of Axar. 

With all these things in mind, the action for the IND vs WI T20I will commence at 08:00 pm (IST). Will West Indies take an unassailable lead or will India stay alive in the series? We shall find out over the course of the next few hours.

Probable XIs:

West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell (captain), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy

India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sanju Samson/Yashasvi Jaiswal, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav/Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar