Live Update: “We will be ruthless” – Abhishek Sharma after India beat the West Indies by 14 runs in the Indore T20I. Abhishek Sharma’s 30-ball 69 and a 108-run partnership with Ishan Kishan took India to 223 as they beat the West Indies by 14 runs in the third T20I in Indore.
“We will be ruthless” – Abhishek Sharma after India beat West Indies by 14 runs in Indore T20I (Source: BCCI) India defeated West Indies by 14 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the third T20I at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on October 11, 2026. India scored 223 for 10 in 20 overs while the West Indies reached 209 for 7 in their chase. The win came on a pitch where low bounce made significant scoring difficult, but India’s aggressive batting in the middle overs proved crucial.
Abhishek Sharma top-scored with a 30-ball 69, batting at a pace that was too much for the West Indies bowlers. His innings included 50 runs scored off-side, demonstrating his range and control over opposition attacks. Alongside Abhishek, Ishan Kishan contributed 37 from 18 balls and the two added a crucial 108-run partnership for the second wicket that changed the momentum of the Indian innings.
Abhishek Sharma highlighted the need to maintain intensity throughout the game and reflected on India’s proach during the contest. West Indies had shown a tendency towards comebacks in the series and India’s planning reflected this. “We said in the group that we will be ruthless, we will not leave and we will not give a chance to come back,” Abhishek was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
He acknowledged the West Indies’ ability to stage comebacks, noting that the opposition had demonstrated this ability in previous games in the series. That attitude proved crucial as Shamar Springer remained unbeaten with 35 off just 11 balls, reminding India of the West Indies’ explosive potential. “Even though they are 50 for 5, I think they have the ability to take matters into their own hands.
In this case, we were very well prepared this time. If we have a good bowling powerplay, we can’t give them a bad ball at that point. We just wanted to execute our plans and that’s what we did,” he added.
I paid tribute to Roston Chase: Abhishek Sharma Abhishek said he was aware of West Indies’ plan to contain him as Roston Chase opened the bowling after an off-spin. He explained that he initially played cautiously and respected Chase’s form in the series, before attemng to counter the opponent’s strategy and score more freely on the power play. “I already had in my head that they had a plan against me.
parently there was an offside player [Roston Chase] in the first round. So it was just a fight between him and me,” said Abhishek. “I gave him respect from the first round because I think he is playing very well in this series.
It’s just that the plan worked out pretty well for me too, because I just wanted to score a few points on the power play. They had a plan for me and I had to play better,” he added. I need to relax a bit. Ishan Kishan: Abhishek Sharma The partnership between Abhishek and Ishan Kishan proved crucial to India’s overall result on a difficult pitch.
Abhishek spoke about the understanding between the two batsmen and how he dealt with Kishan’s mindset during their stand. This partnership laid the foundation for an above-average balance sheet for India. “I have to make him laugh, I have to relax him a little.
Because he likes to stay in that zone when he bats. But I feel like there is a connection between the two of us. We had so many partnerships, even in the IPL.
So we understand each other quite well,” said Abhishek. Abhishek’s 30-ball 69 was also a personal milestone. He became the fastest batsman to score 2,000 T20I runs per ball hit, reaching the mark in 1,024 deliveries and surpassing the previous record of 1,164 balls held by former India T20 ctain Suryakumar Yadav.
He reached his fifty in just 18 balls, showing the explosiveness of his stroke. India’s powerplay saw them reach 87 for 1 with Sanju Samson out for 3 in the second over before Abhishek and Ishan took control of the innings.
