Arshdeep claims 3/44 as India defend 223 to lead series 2-1
By Shamyak
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India beat West Indies by 14 runs in Indore on 11 October, holding them to 209/7 as Player of the Match Arshdeep Singh took 3/44. The five-match series is not settled: two games remain, in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
Original report
In the India vs West Indies 3rd T20I at Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium on 11 October 2026, India made 223 in 20 overs and held West Indies to 209/7 to win by 14 runs, cricketnews.com reported. Arshdeep Singh took 3/44 and was named Player of the Match, and India now lead the five-match series 2-1.
The result puts India back in front after West Indies chased 250 to win the 2nd T20I, as United One News reported in West Indies chase 250 to beat India in T20 series. It settles nothing yet: two matches remain.
Arshdeep's 3/44 led the defence of 223
Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets for 44 runs in Indore, cricketnews.com reported on 11 October. He also made 11 runs with the bat, the same report said.
West Indies needed 224 to win and finished on 209/7, according to cricketnews.com. That gap of 14 runs is two sixes and a two.
The scorecard page also left some gaps.
Parts of the scorecard are still unconfirmed
cricketnews.com framed the result as a 14-run win despite batting errors, but the page we read did not say what those errors were. We could not confirm how many wickets India lost or who top-scored, so neither figure is in this story.
The page carried no post-match quotes from either side.
What is clear is where the series goes next.
India lead 2-1 with Hyderabad and Bengaluru to come
This match did not decide the series. The 4th T20I is in Hyderabad on 14 October and the 5th is in Bengaluru on 17 October, cricketnews.com reported.
A win in Hyderabad would give India the series with a match to spare. A West Indies win would level it at 2-2 and leave everything on the Bengaluru match.
India lead the overall T20I head-to-head between the sides 21-11 in 33 matches, according to cricketnews.com.
Questions people are asking
Who won the India vs West Indies 3rd T20I?
India won by 14 runs in Indore on 11 October 2026, making 223 to West Indies' 209/7, cricketnews.com reported.
Who was Player of the Match in Indore?
Arshdeep Singh, for his 3/44, according to cricketnews.com.
What is the series score?
India lead the five-match series 2-1, with the 4th T20I on 14 October and the 5th on 17 October.
How we did this
We read the scorecard and result page for the 3rd T20I on cricketnews.com at 01:14 IST on 12 October 2026. Scorecard pages at ESPNcricinfo and Cricket World refused our requests, so every figure here comes from that single page. We built the series timeline by setting it against our own report on the 2nd T20I, West Indies chase 250 to beat India in T20 series.
This story was produced with AI assistance and reviewed, edited and verified by the reporter before publication.
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