IND vs WI Highlights, 3rd T20I: Arshdeep, Dhir, Abhishek star as India beat West Indies in Indore, take 2-1 lead

The fast bowler is the Man of the Match after his three-wicket haul in the game.

“It was pretty nice, the ball was reversing a bit. It is nice when the dew is there but couldn't do it in the last game. Managed to do it today. There's no such thing as a leader or a senior. The environment is quite chill. As an international cricketer you are bound to have good days and bad days, as long as you are level-headed. I personally love it when the batters goes hard. That's when you can test yourselves and your mental strength. It's good fun. The main focus is to come early and bowl a bit with the new-ball and the old-ball. The schedule is always tight and the team that adapts early comes out on the right side of the result,” he said.

He is happy with the bowlers, finally. "It was wonderful to see the bowlers being confident. The clarity was very much visible when I was interacting. They were ready to take up the challenge and that's what we want. It was a phenomenal start from Abhishek, and then Ishan coming and taking on the bowlers. He has been simply remarkable in the last few months. Prince came and scored some crucial runs as well. Both the grounds are high-scoring, but it's important to stick to your routines," he said.

He feels it was a game of margins. Hope reckons a tad better execution with the ball and a strong foundation in the powerplay would have tilted the game in their favour.

"So many things you could put your finger on. Probably with the ball, we could've executed a little bit better. So those little margins would be the deciding factor come the end of the game. The guys really finished well and gave us a good chance of chasing that score. Once you lose wickets in the powerplay, it will put you back a bit. If you get the foundation laid, it will make it easier for the others. Very small margins, 14 runs, here and there," he said.

That's a wonderful analysis there. Former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar reveals India's plan against Shai Hope, who scored a century in the 250-run chase in the previous game -- using the wide angle to cram him for room and not free himself up. That wild slog...he would have connected on any day, but not today. West Indies lost the plot thereafter.

Here is a phase-wise breakdown of where West Indies stood in the run chase compared to India

Overs 1-6: 87/1 vs 54/1

Overs 7-15: 87/5 vs 95/3

Overs 16-20: 49/4 vs 60/3

West Indies got close. The early wickets and not being allowed to settle in cost them in the chase, and India take a lead in the series 2-1 with two more games to go.

Springer smashes a six and a four in the first three balls against Axar, reducing the equation down to 27 from 3, before he smashes another six over square leg and then ends the over as well with a six. But none of that is enough to get West Indies over the line. They get restricted to 209/7.

He dismisses Keemo Paul and Rutherford in a space of four balls as West Indies lose the plot in the chase. That should be game for India.

West Indies 174/7 in 17.5 overs

He gets Sampson and West Indies lose their fifth wicket. Fuller and wide as the batter goes down on one knee to loft it over cover for a six. But the shot finds Tilak Varma in the deep. West Indies are in big, big trouble in this match. They are 151/5 in 15.3 overs

He had impressed with insane hitting in the Ranchi game. He has turned on the pressure now with a huge six down long-on against Mayank Yadav, before Sampson too hits him for a six in the same over.

West Indies 149/4 in 15 overs.

Pooran finally takes some responsibility and smacks Naman for two straight boundaries. The first one was launched into the second tier at long-on, while the second was launched over long-off. It's probably down to that chat with Daren Sammy during the drinks break after Powell's dismissal.

There come another six! Three sixes in this over and West Indies bring up 100.

Oh..Naman has the last laugh yet again. Pooran looks for another six, doesn't quite get the full power. Moreover, he was cramped for room, and Arshdeep took it comfortably right near the boundary rope.

West Indies 105/4 in 11 overs

Pressure has been building to West Indies with Pooran struggling at the other end. Powell looked to break free from the shackles, but fails to get full connection on the delivery from Axar. He steps out, goes for the big one, but ends up slicing the ball straight to Ishan at sweeper cover.

West Indies 84/3 in 10 overs

Hetmyer smashes the spinner for a four, then six, but Dhir comes back in the final ball with the wicket. Same length, just hurries the batter into the shot that crammed him for space, and the ball hits his pad and then ricochets onto the stumps.

West Indies 67/2 in 7 overs

Thick inside edge, and Pooran gets fortunate with a boundary down deep backward square-leg against Mayank. The bowler then goes for a slower off-cutter against Hetmyer and he wipes with disdain through mid-on for a four. West Indies seem to be slowly bouncing back. They are 54/1 in six overs.

Powerplay done. But they are miles behind. India were 87/1 at this stage. They are also behind the asking rate, which is now just over 12.

He got India the breakthrough, but got smashed for 19 runs in his second over with Hetmyer unleashing with 6, 4, 4, 1, 4 in five balls.

West Indies 35/1 in 4 overs.

Mayank creates an opportunity. He changes the angle and goes around the wicket against Hetmyer and the batter edges the shorter delivery straight to Abhishek at short third man. But he drops it.

West Indies 16/1 in 3 overs

Shai Hope, the man who led the 250-run chase in Ranchi, has been sent back. Wild slog from the batter, and he uncharacteristically misses the shot as the length ball nips back in to rattle against the middle stump. He goes back for 5 off 5.

West Indies 8/1 in 2 overs

Shai Hope and Pooran get things underway for the West Indies. Mayank Yadav opens the attack for India.

There is a loud appeal on the second ball. There is a big inside edge from Pooran. The players are in two minds. Iyer feels there is a flick of the bat. India don't review.

West Indies 2/0 in 1 over

What a shot! Prince Yadav...that is very good thinking! Scoops that fuller one from Shamar Joseph over the keeper for a four. That is quite some bravery. Then comes another. Settles deep inside the crease, and slashes the wider and shorter delivery that goes past the slip region for a four. Shamar ends it with a terrific yorker, and Mayank had no answer to that. India get bowled out for 223.

West Indies keep crawling back. They pick up two wickets in the 19th over. Axar is run out, while Arshdeep is out lbw.

India 210/9 in 19 overs

West Indies can't control laughing. Tilak was out by miles. Axar sees the funny side to it. He plays the fuller ball from Motie towards the on-side. They take a single, but reckon there was a boundary already. The two batters pause midway for a fist bump, but the ball is thrown back to the keeper in time. Axar realising it gets inside the crease in time, but not Tilak.

He's the man for India now. Gets underneath the overpitched delivery and whacks it over midwicket for a four against Springer. Tilak has already scored 27 off 15 , laced with four boundaries.

India 187/6 in 16 overs

The sixth-wicket stand came for 34 runs in 21 balls. But Keemo Paul puts an end to it, dismissing Reddy for 21. India go 6 down for 169 runs in 14.2 overs.

No wasting time. The all-rounder gets into business straight away. He smashes Chase for a four in the 12th over, and then takes down Shamar Joseph for three fours in the following over, where Tilak too hit two fours.

India 162/5 in 13 overs

Naman Dhir is the next batter to fall. He goes back for 10 off 5. Gudakesh Motie, left-arm orthodox, dismisses him as the batter hits it straight to Springer at long-off. That's his 50th career T20I wicket.

India 136/5 in 11 overs

Caught and bowled! Top edges and Shamar Springer take it comfortably. Abhishek looked to pull the shorter one, mistimed it and India have now lost three wickets in a space of 10 balls for just nine runs.

India 124/4 in 9.5 overs