India v West Indies, 3rd ODI: Where to Watch Live, Preview and Team News
India face West Indies in the third of the three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) to be played between the two nations on Wednesday. The game will be held at Green Park in Kanpur.
Where to Watch Live
The play starts at 3:30am GMT. Live coverage will be available on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 1 HD. Follow live text updates of the game on ESPN Cricinfo.
Overview
India come into the final ODI of the three-match series after suffering a defeat in the second match in Visakhapatnam. The World Champions won the opening game at Kochi comfortably and their latest result has seen West Indies level the series at 1-1 after two games.
In the second ODI, Dwayne Bravo won the toss and put the hosts to bat first. India failed to get a good start as Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 12 in the fifth over. Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli tried to build a partnership between them before the left-handed batsman was sent back to the pavilion for 35.
Kohli was the top scorer for India as he was caught by Darren Sammy on 99 after he tried to hook Ravi Rampaul's bouncer to the square leg. MS Dhoni remained unbeaten at 51 as India reached a total of 288 for the loss of seven wickets.
In reply, West Indies lost two quick wickets before Johnson Charles and Marlon Samuels were sent back to the pavilion with 23 runs on the board. However, Kieran Powell and Darren Baravo, along with Lendl Simmons made sure the visitors put out a fight to win their first match of the tour.
Sammy's unbeaten 63 down the order saw West Indies seal a win in the final over as the visitors won by two wickets with three balls to spare. A victory for either side on Wednesday will see them seal the ODI series.
Team News
India
Probable Lineup: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (C & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Jaydev Unadkat
West Indies
Probable Lineup: Kraigg Brathwaite, Johnson Charles (wk), Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Narsingh Deonarine, Dwayne Bravo (c), Darren Sammy, Sunil Narine, Jason Holder, Ravi Rampaul
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