India, Oct. 12 -- In the end, India's victory margin was a comfortable 14 runs but the home side would be proud they left Indore with a win, after successfully defending the total on a batting paradise in the third T20I against West Indies on Sunday.

Batters from both sides have been so dominant through the white-ball series that 200-plus remains just a notional high score, not a match-winning one.

Even as the asking rate kept climbing as West Indies went in pursuit of 224, Indian bowlers were not breathing easy. For the day, India's bowling tactics of playing the extra pacer as well as their execution - Mayank Yadav's at the start and Prince Yadav's in the closing overs - was exemplary. Arshdeep Singh was good all round as he so often ...