India, Oct. 12 -- The Indian cricket team beat the West Indies in a close contest on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in the five-T20I series. The win at Indore was a welcome one in light of what transpired in the second game at Ranchi, where the Caribbean team chased down a massive 250 with nine balls to spare.

So, it was a job well done from Team India in Indore. The hosts scored 223, and the West Indies fell short by 14 runs. But it wasn't a perfect outing by any means. India were 115/1 in 8.1 overs and looked good for another 250+ score; however, they lost their next four wickets for just 20 runs, and the propensity to attack had to be reined in as a result.

They eventually recovered due to handy contributions from Nitish Kumar Reddy...