Gudakesh Motie to Shreyas Iyer, At 94.5 kph, stays short and cramps the batter for room. Iyer clears the front leg and has a swing at it. Gets it high on the bat but manages to clear Motie and pick up a single as the ball rolls to long off.
Shamar Joseph to Sanju Samson, SIX! Amazing shot. Joseph errs in line again as he bowls it short and wide on off and it is bowled at pace. Samson feasts on the width as he hops and flays it behind point for a maximum. Shamar Joseph got the wicket of Ishan Kishan in the over but ends up conceding 18 runs.
Shamar Joseph to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Put away with ease. Joseph overdoes the slower one and offers width on the shorter side. Samson picks the change of pace and waits for the ball to arrive. Thumps it through extra cover, leaving the sweeper cover with no chance of cutting it off. India's 50 comes up in 2.5 overs.
Shamar Joseph to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT! Shamar Joseph nips the threat of Ishan Kishan in the bud, and he has his arms aloft in celebration. Joseph sticks to the pace off option and this is bowled on a back of a length, outside off. Kishan attempts the pull but there is a bit of extra bounce from the surface. Ishan ends up spooning it tamely towards mid on, where Rovman Powell takes a couple of steps back and pouches it safely. End of a fiery cameo by India's number 3.
Shamar Joseph to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Incredible shot. Attacking the sticks at 141.2 kph, on a length. With the field up on the off side, Kishan makes room for himself by moving towards the leg side. He gets low to get the elevation and carves it over cover for a four.
Romario Shepherd to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! Streaky, but they all count. 23 runs off the over with a ball to go. Across off, the length stays full. Kishan leaves nothing in the tank and has a big hoick across the line. Gets a thickish outside edge that flies fine of the fielder at short third.
Romario Shepherd to Ishan Kishan, FOUR! In complete control this time. This sits up to be hit for Ishan, on a short of a length. Kishan needs no second invitation as he spanks the pull through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Romario Shepherd to Ishan Kishan, Oh, that could have gone anywhere. Wobble seam ball, on a nagging length. Kishan hangs back to deal with it but the ball rears up and darts away off the deck to catch the left-hander by surprise. It catches the shoulder of the blade and drops safely between short third and backward point before dribbling away. Kishan is not aware of where the ball is and is late to take off but manages to complete a couple.
Romario Shepherd to Ishan Kishan, SIX! That has gone the distance. A little too straight by Romario, on a length, swinging back in towards the pads. Kishan hangs low and plays the pick-up shot off the pads behind square leg for the 100th six of the series.
Keemo Paul to Ishan Kishan, End of an eventful over, one that had everything. Shaping back in, on a back of a length, on middle and leg. Kishan nurdles it wide of mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark.
Keemo Paul to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Keemo Paul answers right back, and silence descends around the Chinnaswamy. Paul drags the length back and tucks the batter up for room. Sharma tries to heave it away on the leg side but cannot free his arms in the fashion he would have liked. He connects well but hits it flat towards mid-wicket, where Shamar Joseph is almost on the edge of the ring. Joseph seems to lose the ball in the backdrop of the crowd for a moment as he moves to his left, but then stops and takes the catch around the left shoulder.
Keemo Paul to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! High and handsome. Paul pushes the length up and gets the ball to curve back in towards the batter. Sharma just holds his shape and swings it away with the swing of the ball. Parks it into the stands behind the deep mid-wicket fence.
Keemo Paul to Abhishek Sharma, FIVE WIDES! Oh, dear. Paul drifts down leg, on the shorter side. Sharma swivels for the pull but fails to lay any bat on it. Shai Hope dives to his right and gets a glove on it but it is not enough as the ball races down to the fence. Free Hit continues.
Keemo Paul to Sanju Samson, Samson and India are underway with a quick single. A bit of nip back into the right-hander, not all that short, on off and middle. Sanju stays beside the line for the cut. Ends up chopping it down beside the strip on the off side for one.
We are all set for the match to begin. The umpires are out in the middle, and the players of West Indies can be seen forming a huddle before taking to the field. There's a big roar from the crowd as the Indian opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson make their way out to the middle as well. It seems like Samson will be taking strike, and he'll be facing Keemo Paul first up, who's ready to take the new ball. Also, 4 bowlers can bowl a maximum of 2 overs each. Let's get the party started...
The captain of India - Shreyas Iyer says he would have bowled first as well. Shares that they weren’t expecting to get a game in given the rain, and credits the excellent drainage system for the quick turnaround. He feels the pitch looks pretty good and says the team will have to be aggressive without crumbling under pressure. He acknowledges that West Indies have a wide array of shots and have been playing solid cricket to challenge India, but his side's focus remains on sticking to its strengths. Informs that they have two changes with Shivam Dube and Bhuvneshwar Kumar coming into the side.
The skipper of West Indies - Shai Hope says that they will bowl first. He goes on to add that the surface looks good, but with the rain around, expect the conditions to be a bit wet. On the shortened contest, he says that they do have the power hitters, but first up, they need to focus on their bowling. He goes on to say that this has been a good series and they want to finish on a high, and ends by informing that they are going in with an unchanged side.
