IND vs WI 3rd T20I | 'They were pretty confident in terms of what they wanted to execute...': Iyer on Team India's bowlers

Team India`s bowlers celebrate a wicket during the third T20I match against West Indies (Pic: X/@BCCI)

In the third T20I match against the West Indies, Team India emerged victorious by 14 runs at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.

Following the victory, Team India's skipper Shreyas Iyer heaped praise on the bowlers by saying that they were confident in executing their plans during the game.

"It was wonderful, honestly. When the bowlers were up to the mark, they were pretty confident in terms of what they wanted to execute, and the clarity was very much visible when I was interacting with them. So they were decisive in their execution, and I also feel that when I was passing on the ball to them, each and every one, they were ready to take on the challenge, and that is what we want," he said.

He then gave special mention to swashbuckling batsman Abhishek Sharma, who smashed 69 runs in 30 balls, including six boundaries and five maximums. He also highlighted Ishan Kishan's contribution with the bat and stated that Prince Yadav's cameo was important.

"That was a phenomenal start, what we got from Abhishek - those crucial runs in the powerplay. We know what he can offer, and then Ishan coming in and taking on the bowlers. He has been simply remarkable in the last couple of months. And then in between also, we never let West Indies take on the charge, even though we kept on losing wickets. We steadied the ship in the middle order as well. That took us to a commendable total of 223. Even Prince coming and playing that cameo at the end, those were useful runs, I felt," Iyer added.

With this, the "Men in Blue" have taken a lead by 2-1. The fourth T20I match between the teams will be played on October 14 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.

IND vs WI 4th T20I: Full squads

India: Sanju Samson (WK), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shreyas Iyer (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mayank Yadav, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

West Indies: Akeal Hosein, Roston Chase, Shai Hope (C) (WK), Gudakesh Motie, Shimron Hetmyer, Amir Jangoo (WK), Keemo Paul, Shamar Springer, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Sherfane Rutherford, Matthew Forde, Kamil Pooran, Quentin Sampson, Jewel Andrew (WK), Shamar Joseph.

(With ANI Inputs)