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West Indies bowlers have complemented their skipper Kieron Pollard's decision to field first in the 3rd T20I, which is underway at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Jason Holder proved his captain right in the third over of the match by dismissing Ruturaj Gaikwad (4 of 8), and later catching Shreyas Iyer's irresponsible shot off the bowling of Hayden Walsh.
While Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer failed to grab the opportunity given to them by the skipper, Ishan Kishan played some beautiful shots after opening the innings for Team India. The wicket-keeper batter geared his innings from the third ball he faced by hitting a boundary and continued to post a tough challenge to West Indies bowlers by playing shots all-around.
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After losing two early wickets, Kishan and Rohit Sharma, who decided to come down the order in the final T20I against West Indies, tried to rescue India's 1st innings. However, Roston Chase amazed the wicket-keeper with a beautiful spin delivery in the 10th over, which kept slightly low.
Ishan Kishan (34 off 31) was deceived and he got clean bowled in quite a disappointing fashion, leaving Rohit Sharma stunned, angry, confused and unhappy, with captain's reaction summing up Kishan's dismissal.
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Kishan's careless shot during such a crucial phase of the game gave chance to netizens to raise fingers at him. While some criticized him for failing to live up to expectations and making use of the chances in the series, few even claimed that successful bid at IPL auctions for a hefty amount has got over his mind.
As Kishan was playing a vital inning and Rohit Sharma was new to the crease, Kishan's wicket was undoubtedly a hit for hosts. Team India seems to have some trouble in the 1st innings as skipper Rohit Sharma has also lost his wicket to Dominic Drakes in the 14th over of the match. Sharma departed after scoring just 7 runs off 15 balls. However, Surya Kumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer notched up a crucial partnership to guide India towards a competitive total.