India edge West Indies by 14 runs in third T20 at Indore; Abhishek and Arshdeep lead the way

India defeated the West Indies by 14 runs in the third T20I at Holkar Stadium in Indore on October 11, 2026, posting 223 before restricting the visitors to 209 for seven. Opener Abhishek Sharma struck 69 off 30 balls (6x4, 5x6) and Arshdeep Singh finished with three for 44 as India secured the victory.

After the high-scoring encounter in Ranchi earlier in the series, Indore produced another run-heavy game but with a different outcome; the Holkar Stadium’s pocket-sized boundaries contributed to the scoring. Asked to bat, India again crossed the 200-run mark and, in doing so, preserved a four-year streak of not losing back-to-back T20Is on home soil.

West Indies kept themselves within reach for much of the chase but were unable to complete the run-down, finishing 209 for seven. Shai Hope fell cheaply when he missed one from Arshdeep Singh and was bowled, and Arshdeep’s three wickets were central to slowing the chase.

Naman Dhir provided support with the ball, finishing with two for 39 and removing set batters Shimron Hetmyer and Kamil Pooran. Dhir’s off-spin removed Hetmyer after the ball deflected off the southpaw’s pads onto the stumps, and he also accounted for Kamil in a phase that included three sixes from the opener.

Abhishek’s left-handed innings was built on a street-smart PowerPlay approach after earlier failures in the series; he had been dismissed in his 20s by off-spinner Roston Chase in the first two games but found a few sighters before accelerating. His use of the off-side—making room to find and clear the boundary between sweeper cover and long-off—underpinned a match-defining knock.

Abhishek was the catalyst in a 108-run second-wicket stand with Ishan Kishan, achieved in 40 balls following the early departure of Sanju Samson. Roston Chase then struck twice in the ninth over to remove Kishan and skipper Shreyas Iyer, and a later phase saw India go from 115 for one to 223 all out after being punished in the 17th over and losing their frontline batters.

The result gives India a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.