<p>India thumped West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20 international here on Tuesday to complete a 3-0 rout of the home side.</p>.<p>Batting first, West Indies scored 146/6, riding on Kieron Pollard’s 58 off 45 balls and Rovman Powell’s 32 not out off 20 balls.</p>.<p>In reply, India chased in 19.1 overs with Rishabh Pant scoring 65 not out off 42 balls. Skipper Virat Kohli too dazzled with the bat, making a 45-ball 59. </p>.<p>Earlier, Deepak (3-1-4-3) made full use of his only opportunity in this tour by taking three wickets in his first two overs to leaving West Indies tottering at 14/3. He got the ball to swing both ways as he removed pinch-hitter Sunil Narine (2), Evin Lewis (10) and Shimron Hetmyer (1).</p>.<p>However, Pollard counter-attacked with great gusto, hitting as many as half a dozen sixes in his 45-ball-58 -- his first half-century for the West Indies in seven years.</p>.<p>Along with Nicholas Pooran (17), Pollard added 67 for the fourth wicket as the Caribbeans looked to have recovered from their initial slump.</p>.<p>Navdeep Saini (2/34 in 4 overs), who had trapped Pollard leg-before with a dipping full-toss in the first game, bowled a slower delivery that pegged back the middle stump breaching through his bat and pad. West Indies were once again reeling at 105/5 before Deepak’s younger cousin Rahul (1/27 in 3 overs) got his maiden wicket in the form rival skipper Carlos Brathwaite.</p>.<p>However, Powell smashed his way to an unbeaten 32 off 20 balls to prop up the Windies total.</p>
<p>India thumped West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20 international here on Tuesday to complete a 3-0 rout of the home side.</p>.<p>Batting first, West Indies scored 146/6, riding on Kieron Pollard’s 58 off 45 balls and Rovman Powell’s 32 not out off 20 balls.</p>.<p>In reply, India chased in 19.1 overs with Rishabh Pant scoring 65 not out off 42 balls. Skipper Virat Kohli too dazzled with the bat, making a 45-ball 59. </p>.<p>Earlier, Deepak (3-1-4-3) made full use of his only opportunity in this tour by taking three wickets in his first two overs to leaving West Indies tottering at 14/3. He got the ball to swing both ways as he removed pinch-hitter Sunil Narine (2), Evin Lewis (10) and Shimron Hetmyer (1).</p>.<p>However, Pollard counter-attacked with great gusto, hitting as many as half a dozen sixes in his 45-ball-58 -- his first half-century for the West Indies in seven years.</p>.<p>Along with Nicholas Pooran (17), Pollard added 67 for the fourth wicket as the Caribbeans looked to have recovered from their initial slump.</p>.<p>Navdeep Saini (2/34 in 4 overs), who had trapped Pollard leg-before with a dipping full-toss in the first game, bowled a slower delivery that pegged back the middle stump breaching through his bat and pad. West Indies were once again reeling at 105/5 before Deepak’s younger cousin Rahul (1/27 in 3 overs) got his maiden wicket in the form rival skipper Carlos Brathwaite.</p>.<p>However, Powell smashed his way to an unbeaten 32 off 20 balls to prop up the Windies total.</p>