Archive · 11 Oct 2026
India's Three Players Face Pressure Ahead of Third T20I
India scored a lot of runs in the second T20I, making 249.
Sanju Samson scored 82 of them.
But West Indies chased the target and won by six wickets.
Shai Hope scored 102 for West Indies.
The win made the five-match series level at 1-1.
Three Indian players had a tough game: Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube.
The article says they will have a chance to do better in the next match.
That game is scheduled for Sunday in Indore, and India will try to move ahead in the series.
West Indies beat India by six wickets in the second T20I in Ranchi, leveling the five-match series at 1-1.
India scored 249/5, led by Sanju Samson's 82, but Shai Hope's 102 helped West Indies chase the target.
Axar Patel took no wickets and conceded 63 runs in 3.3 overs.
Arshdeep Singh went wicketless, conceding 45 runs; Shivam Dube scored seven and conceded 30 runs in two overs.
The third T20I is scheduled for Sunday in Indore, where India will seek to take a 2-1 series lead.
- Who
- India and West Indies; Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube are highlighted as players under pressure.
- What
- West Indies beat India by six wickets in the second T20I, leveling the series 1-1.
- When
- The second T20I was played on Friday; the third is scheduled for Sunday.
- Where
- The second T20I was in Ranchi; the third is scheduled for Indore.
- Why
- India's bowlers conceded heavily during West Indies' chase, and India will seek to improve and regain a series lead.
- Series
- Five-match T20I series, level 1-1 after the second match
- Second T20I result
- West Indies won by six wickets
- India total
- 249/5 in 20 overs
- Leading India batter
- Sanju Samson scored 82
- Leading West Indies batter
- Shai Hope scored 102
- Axar Patel
- 0/63 in 3.3 overs
- Third T20I
- Scheduled for Sunday in Indore