In the second T20I between India and West Indies in Guyana on Sunday, the hosts chased down 153 with seven balls to spare, and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
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Going into the third T20I on 8 August, West Indies will have a chance to take an unassailable 3-0 lead and clinch the series. But when did they last beat India in a T20I series?
When did India last lose a T20I series against West Indies?
The current series is only the second series of five matches that the two countries have contested, the first being India's visit to the Caribbean in 2022, which they won 4-1.
This is the ninth bilateral T20I series between India and West Indies, which includes two one-off T20Is. West Indies won one of those, in 2017 in Kingston when opener Evin Lewis smashed 125 off 62 balls to help the home side chase down 191 with nine balls left.
Watch Evin Lewis' breathtaking innings of 125* that helped the Windies thump India by 9 wickets in the one-off T20 #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/EufAirn09q
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) July 12, 2017
India have won all of the three-match series against West Indies. The last time they lost a series of multiple matches was in 2016, when one of the two scheduled games was rained out and the other won by West Indies.
What happened when India last lost a T20I series against West Indies?
In Lauderhill in 2016, West Indies batted first and posted a massive 245/6, led by openers Johnson Charles (79 off 33) and Evin Lewis (100 off 49).
In reply, India lost Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli early but a blistering 62 off 28 balls from Rohit Sharma, combined with KL Rahul's 110 off 51 and MS Dhoni's quickfire 43, took India to 244/3 in 19.5 overs.
With two required off the last ball, Dhoni sliced Dwayne Bravo straight to Marlon Samuels at third man for a crushing one-run defeat.
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What is India's T20I record against West Indies?
Overall, the two sides have played each other in T20Is 27 times.
| Matches | India wins | West Indies wins | No Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
What next for Team India?
The next assignment for the Men in Blue is on 8 August, when they take on their hosts in the third T20I, looking to prevent them from making it 3-0 in the series.
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