Suryakumar-Venkatesh show sets up India’s clean sweep

The pair puts on 91 for the fifth wicket off just 37 balls to lift the hosts to a match-winning total; Harshal and Chahar impress with the ball 

India shut out West Indies by 17 runs in the third outing at Eden Gardens here on Sunday to complete a 3-0 sweep in the T20Is.

West Indies finished a dismal tour without a win, having been blanked in the preceding ODI leg too.

Chasing 185, West Indies stayed in contention through good knocks from Nicholas Pooran (61, 47b, 8x4, 1x6), Rovman Powell (25, 14b, 2x4, 2x6) and Romario Shepherd (29, 21b, 1x4, 3x6).

India, however, managed to get the breakthroughs at the right time to put the skids on the visitor.

It was seamer Harshal Patel who dismissed the dangerous Powell, who top-edged a pull. Shardul Thakur, stationed at short fine-leg, took a good catch running back.

Snaring Pooran

Shardul then shifted the momentum India's way when he induced a false shot from Pooran in the 18th over. Wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan did well to run all the way to point to grab a diving catch.