India vs West Indies 3rd T20I Betting Tips 20/02/2022

February 20, 2022

Zohaib Ahmed, Senior Author

The third and final T20I between India and West Indies will be played on Feb 20 (Sunday) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The match is to begin at 7pm IST.

Teams Status

India

India sealed the series on Friday in what was a slim eight-run win. It means that the hosts have won all five matches of this limited-overs assignment and so it renders this last game a dead rubber.

Friday’s game was the first time on this tour that big runs were scored. India amassed 186 for 5, thanks to half centuries from Virat Kohli (52) and Rishabh Pant (52*) as well as a late cameo from Venkatesh Iyer (33).

Then, for once, the Indian bowlers were in trouble as Windies batters – especially Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell – did a pretty decent job in the subsequent chase.

In the end, Harshal Patel and Bhuvneshwar Kumar managed to defend 36 runs off the final three overs to maintain the home side’s unbeaten record.

Patel gave away just eight runs in the 18^th over while Kumar was even stingier, conceding just four in the 19^th and also removed Pooran, which left Powell with a mountain to climb in the final over, which he couldn’t.

West Indies

West Indies will be disappointed to not keep the series alive as they appeared to have the game in their hands in the second T20I.

At the end of the 17^th over, they were 150 for 2, with Pooran and Powell – two set batsmen – at the crease. But then they somehow could not find runs against Patel and Kumar, and that caused their downfall.

Of course, the situation at the death would not have been so tight, had Windies openers Brandon King (22 off 30) and Kyle Mayers (9 off 10) not played at a snail’s pace.

Earlier, when it was their turn to bowl, Roston Chase was the pick of their bowlers as he finished with figures of 3 for 25. Jason Holder was on the other end of the spectrum. He had conceded 45 in his 4 overs and went wicketless.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	India	West Indies
	1.43	2.85
	1.37	3.20
	1.37	3.10

India are the favourites for the 3^rd T20I. Parimatch has India priced at 1.43 and Windies at 2.85. Paripesa has India available for 1.37 and West Indies for 3.20. Lastly, Sportsbet has India priced at 1.37 and West Indies at 3.10.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: West Indies to win @ 3.20

Now that the Windies have given India a run for their money, we think it is time to back them for an upset in a match India may not be fully motivated to win anyway. Whopping odds of 3.20 pretty much sell themselves so we won’t make a hard sell here. We’re going to bet a small something on the Caribbean boys. The odds have been sourced from Paripesa.

Tip: Nicholas Pooran to score more than 19.5 runs @ 1.87

West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran has been in superb for of late and has scored half centuries in both of the last two matches. It still seems as if the Windies management has not used him properly as there seems to be a lot more in his game than the fans have seen. Keeping in mind his talent and his recent form, we are backing him to cover the 19.5-run spread again. The odds have been sourced from Parimatch.

Conclusion

West Indies last beat India in a T20I match back in 2019. It is about time that Kieron Pollard’s men end their run of three straight defeats against India and earn some face saving so late on this tour.

Zohaib Ahmed

13:25, 20 Feb 2022

Senior Author

Zohaib Ahmed

Senior Author

13:25, 20 Feb 2022

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.