Dhawan, Pant help India snatch last ball victory, sweep series

Chennai:It was a  day of south paws at Chepauk cricket stadium as India cantered to a six 

wicket victory over Champions West Indies in the third  and final T-20 international match here on a enthusiastic Sunday night and won the series 3-0.

Chasing the visitors stiff target of 181 for three, the home  team, despite losing skipper Rohit sharma and K L Rahul, early in the innings, recovered through half centuries by Shikar Dhawan and the promising Rishab Pant to  seal a comprehhensive 3-0 victory, off the last ball after scampering the victory run. 

Dhawan, who toyed with the mediocre bowling lost his wicket on the penultimate ball of the innings, after scoring 92 off 62 balls with 10 fours and two sixers. 

His left hand handed partner Rishab Pant, proved his mettle with  an enterprising knock that contained 38-ball 58 with five fours and three sixers.This was Pant's first T-20 fifty.

Both Dhawan and Pant added 120 runs in 13 overs, that cemen+ted the chase, despite the wickets of Rishab, that helped India sealed it comfortably off the last  ball of the innings. 

Earlier, The chase was not bright initially, but Shikar Dhawan and Pant lit up the proceedings with a 130 run stand in 13 overs to steer the home team to a level of perfection,

which was consolidated by the other batsmen.

Pant, who was very aggressive, hit 58 in 38 balls, with  five fours and three sixers, and dominated the partnership,with Dhawan, virtually playing a second fiddle, milking runs and picking up boundaries at regular intervals.

With the dew factor not having any impact, Dhawan and in the comp0any of Manish Pandey completed the formalities complete a comprehsensive win, despite match ending of

the last ball. 

Following is the scoreboard :

India :

Shikhar Dhawan c Pollar B llen 92  

Rohit Sharma a Braithwate b Keemo Paul 4

K L Rahul c Ramdin b Thomas 17 (10 b, 4x4)

Rishab Pant b Paul 58 

Manish Pandey (nout ) 4 

D Karthick (not out) 0 

Extras : (lb 1, nb 2, w 4) 7

Total : 182 for 3 in 20 overs 

Fall of wickets : 1-13, 2-45, 3-94 

Bowling :

West Indies :

Bowling :

K Pierre 2-0-13-0  

O Thomas 4-0-43-1 

KMA Paul 4-0-32-2 

CR Brathwaite 4-0-41-0 .

UNI