India vs West Indies 2018: Top 3 performers of the T20I series

The young Indian team led by Rohit Sharma whitewashed Carlos Brathwaite's World Champion Windies 3-0 after winning the third T20 international at Chepauk.

After the fightback that West Indies produced in the one-day series, the fans expected a thrilling series between two of the best T20I playing nations. However, the visitors failed to win even a single match and went home empty-handed.

India had won both the Test and the ODI series before this, and completed a treble by winning the shortest format series as well.

They won the first match at Kolkata by 5 wickets, and Rohit's century blew away the Caribbeans at Lucknow. Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant's fine knocks made sure that Brathwaite's men did not earn a consolation win at Chepauk.

Here are the top 3 performers of the T20I series in three different categories: runs scored, wickets taken, and highest individual score.

#1 Most Runs - Shikhar Dhawan (138)

The left-handed batsman played a crucial innings in the 3rd match

Shikhar Dhawan, who did not perform too well in the ODI series, silenced his critics by emerging as the highest run scorer in the T20Is.

Although Oshane Thomas troubled him in the first match and dismissed him in the third over of the innings, Dhawan handled his pace well in the next two games. The left-handed opener hit 43 runs in the 2nd T20I and stitched together a 123-run partnership with Rohit Sharma for the 1st wicket.

He played the lead role in the Indian chase during the 3rd T20I, missing out on a century by just eight runs. But in the process, Dhawan recorded his highest individual score in T20Is, finishing with a brisk 92.

He had a healthy strike-rate of 124.32 and averaged over 45 in the three matches. Dhawan would be looking to continue his phenomenal form when India plays Australia next.

#2 Highest Individual Score - Rohit Sharma (111*)

Rohit Sharma became the first batsman on the planet to score 4 centuries in T20 internationals

Rohit Sharma, who was handed the captaincy in the absence of Virat Kohli, failed to score big in the first match at Eden Gardens. However, he played a captain's knock at the newly inaugurated Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

Windies skipper Carlos Brathwaite elected to field first and his decision looked like a masterstroke when Oshane Thomas bowled a maiden over to Rohit to start the proceedings.

But the right-handed opener started scoring runs at a scorching rate after the powerplay and brought up his half century in 38 balls. He hit the ball to perfection, slamming the inexperienced opposition bowlers for 8 fours and 7 sixes in his knock.

Rohit remained unbeaten on 111 and helped India reach 195/2 in their 20 overs.

#3 Most Wickets - Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav scalped the most number of wickets despite playing just 2 matches in the series

The left-arm unorthodox Kuldeep Yadav showed once again why he is the best spinner in the T20 format by finishing as the leading wicket-taker of the series. Playing the first match at his IPL home ground of Kolkata, Kuldeep shattered the Windies batting line-up as he picked up 3 wickets while giving away just 13 runs in his 4 overs.

In the second match of the series at Lucknow, he dismissed Darren Bravo and Nicholas Pooran and conceded 32 runs in his 4 overs. The Indian team management decided to rest the left-arm spinner for the third T20 considering the hectic schedule ahead.

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