IND vs WI third T20: India, West Indies keen to get their nose ahead in slam-bang fest
India and the West Indies are preparing for the third T20I match at Holkar Stadium following a high-scoring series so far. Both teams are looking to gain an advantage in the five-match series after the West Indies leveled the score in the previous game.
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Fulfilment of duty will meet fulfilment of dream when India and the West Indies cross swords in the third episode of the T20I series at the Holkar Stadium on Sunday (October 11, 2026).
Considering the imperious form the Men in Blue have maintained in the slam-bang format on home soil — they last lost a series in the country back in 2019 — they are expected to win every assignment in their backyard. While the first match in Lucknow went like clockwork for India, West Indies showed in the second clash in Ranchi that it means business.
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