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IND vs WI 3rd T20I: Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma shine as India beat West Indies by 7 wickets in must win game

Kuldeep Yadav played a crucial role in India's triumph, taking three wickets, while Mukesh Kumar and Axar Patel contributed with one wicket each.

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Suryakumar Yadav delivered an outstanding performance, scoring a brilliant 83 runs, while Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 49, leading India to a seven-wicket victory over West Indies in the third T20I match held in Guyana. Despite this win, West Indies still holds a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

Kuldeep Yadav played a crucial role in India's triumph, taking three wickets, while Mukesh Kumar and Axar Patel contributed with one wicket each. West Indies managed to post a total of 159 runs for the loss of five wickets, with Brandon King emerging as the top-scorer with 42 runs, and skipper Rovman Powell smashing 40 runs off just 19 deliveries.

During the third T20I match against West Indies, left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav achieved a remarkable milestone. He surpassed his teammate Yuzvendra Chahal to become the fastest Indian player to reach 50 wickets in T20 Internationals, in terms of the number of matches played. Kuldeep accomplished this feat in his 30th T20I match for India, surpassing Chahal, who achieved 50 T20I wickets in 34 games.

In the 15th over of the West Indies innings, Brandon King, caught and bowled for 42 runs, became the 28-year-old spinner's 50th T20I scalp. Kuldeep also claimed the wickets of Johnson Charles and Nicholas Pooran, finishing with impressive figures of three for 28 in four overs.

On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav, the top-ranked T20I batter in the world, achieved a remarkable milestone during the third T20I match between India and West Indies. He smashed his 100th six in just 49 innings, making him the second-fastest player to reach this impressive feat, following Evin Lewis who accomplished it in 42 innings.

Joining the elite club, Suryakumar became the third Indian cricketer to achieve this distinction, following in the footsteps of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Furthermore, he became the 13th player overall to reach this remarkable milestone.

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