INDORE, Oct. 13 -- The over that decided the third T20I was the 18th. Arshdeep Singh had one plan, yorkers, and with one of them he bowled Sherfane Rutherford, leaving West Indies on 176 for 7 and needing 48 from the last 12 balls. India held on to win by 14 runs and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

West Indies scored 33 of those 48. Shamar Springer hit 35 not out off 11 balls, and the chase finished on 209 for 7 against India's 223 all out, close enough that a single misplaced over would have undone everything the home side had fixed in two days.

What Indore repaired is the point. In Ranchi on Friday India had scored 249 for 5 and still lost, because West Indies chased down 250 with nine balls to spare, Shai Hope finishing unb...