India Batters Hit Boundaries During West Indies T20I in Indore

India's batting attack produced a rapid start in the third T20I against West Indies at Holkar Stadium in Indore on October 11, 2026, with Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan leading a boundary-heavy response after West Indies chose to bowl first, according to Hindustan Times.

Hindustan Times reported that India made two changes to the playing XI, bringing in Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prince Yadav for Shivam Dube and Kuldeep Yadav. The changes were described as tactical decisions based on field dimensions.

West Indies captain Shai Hope won the toss and elected to bowl, with dew expected to influence conditions later in the match. Hindustan Times reported that West Indies had hit 28 sixes across the previous two matches, while India had struck 20.

"We all know what I'm going to pick," said Shai Hope, West Indies captain.

The match followed a high-scoring second T20I in which Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 102 for India and Shai Hope answered with a century as West Indies chased 250, according to Hindustan Times.

Tilak Varma discussed his changing role in India's batting order after returning to action. He explained that he had adapted to finishing innings after spending time lower in the order during the World Cup.

"Honestly, I haven't played much at No.4. You know, as our coach said, every batsman after... The openers are only fixed.

Other than that, everyone keeps rotating. But I always say, batting up the order was my strength before, but now I got used to it since the World Cup. During the World Cup, I was batting at five and six.

So from there, I was practising how I could finish the game from there. So mentally and in practice also, I have really worked hard. And yes, at the right moment, I have already said before that God is really kind, and yes, everything is going well." said Tilak Varma, India batter.

Hindustan Times reported that Abhishek Sharma attacked the West Indies bowling early, including an over that produced 18 runs, while Ishan Kishan scored boundaries in the fourth over after Keemo Paul entered the attack.

West Indies made two changes for the match, with Quentin Sampson replacing Romario Shepherd after a niggle and Keemo Paul replacing Akeal. India started with Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson as openers.