JOIN USIndia will be aiming to complete a clean sweep when they take on a battered West Indies in the third T20 international here on Sunday even while looking to test the bench strength.
For the cricket loving fans in Chennai, they will certainly miss their 'favourite son' Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is not a part of the T20 squad.
Having sealed the series with a comprehensive win in the second T20I at Lucknow riding on skipper Rohit Sharma's brilliant ton, the home team would look to give reserve bench players like Shreyas Iyer, MS Washington Sundar and the uncapped Shahbaz Nadeem an opportunity.
The selectors decided to rest pacemen Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav and wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav for Sunday's game, allowing them to be in the best physical condition ahead of the tour to Australia. Medium-pacer Siddarth Kaul has been added to the squad.
The pitch at Chepauk has been on the slower side in recent games but the square prepared for Sunday's game is expected to favour the batsmen.
Skipper Rohit was at his best during the Lucknow T20I following up his exploits in the preceding ODI series but the other batsmen haven't made sizeable contributions despite facing an inconsistent West Indies attack.
The captain's opening partner Shikhar Dhawan, K L Rahul and Rishabh Pant among others would like to get big runs under the belt before the Australia tour.
Dinesh Karthik, whose heroics in the Nidahas Trophy finale in Sri Lanka are still fresh in memory, shone as India chased down a modest target in the first match after a mid-innings wobble and he will be eager to shine in front of the home crowd.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and the young Khaleel Ahmed will form the pace attack and India will hope the duo provides early wickets.
The spin department may see the return of Yuzvendra Chahal in the absence of Kuldeep while Krunal Pandya will aim to build on an impressive start to his international career.
It remains to be seen if the team management chooses to give Chennai man Sundar a go.
The visitors, on the other hand have been struggling in the T20Is after posing an unexpected challenge to the Indians in the ODIs, especially against the skills of Bumrah and Kuldeep.
The absence of regular openers (Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis) and the decision to tinker with the combination at the top hasn't helped their cause either. Skipper Carlos Brathwaite admitted they had to make do with the resources available and the team will aim to end the series with a consolation win.
Established names like Kieron Pollard, Darren Bravo and Denesh Ramdin haven't fired and the impressive Shimron Hetmyer, pushed up the order, hasn't found the going easy to add to the Windies' woes.
Among the bowlers, Oshane Thomas has impressed the most with his pace and ability to take wickets but has lacked support from the others.
Brathwaite, who rose to fame after smashing Ben Stokes for four sixes in the final over of the 2016 ICC World T20 final in Kolkata, will be eager to showcase his abilities and thereby inspire his men, low on morale, to raise their game against a dominant Indian side in the concluding match of the tour.