The Cricket West Indies (CWI) has confirmed that the start of India and West Indies third T20I has been pushed back to 9:30 PM IST after the second match of the series was delayed twice due to luggage issues.

The CWI confirmed that the third T20I will be played at the same venue (Warner Park, Basseterre). The board issued an official statement on the development.

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In a statement, the CWi said, “Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed a revised start time of 12pm (11am Jamaica/9:30pm India) for the third match between West Indies and India in the Goldmedal T20I Cup, to be played at Warner Park in St Kitts on Tuesday 2nd August.”

“Following the delayed start on Monday, the teams agreed to start the third T20I at a later time to ensure that the players receive adequate rest and recovery time for the back-to-back matches in St Kitts and in consideration of the back-to-back matches to come in Florida,” it added.

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The second T20I between India and Westies was initially scheduled for 8pm. However, it was delayed by two hours due to luggage issues, and was further delayed by another hour due to similar concerns. The match eventually began at 11pm IST, with Windies registering a five-wicket win.

India were bowled out on 138 after they batted first in the game, as Obed McCoy enjoyed a brilliant outing with a six-wicket haul. With the bat, Brandon King scored a half-century while Devon Thomas secured a series-levelling win for the Windies in the final over of the match.

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While the Indian batters endured a disappointing outing, the bowlers put out a fighting display with Arshdeep Singh impressing fans and former cricketers alike with his performance in the death overs.

The left-handed pacer conceded only 4 and 6 runs in the 17th and 19th overs respectively, while taking the crucial wicket of Rovman Powell in the latter.

Both sides will move to Florida, United States for the final two T20Is of the series.

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Full Squad: 

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Rishabh Pant(w/k), Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshal Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan.

West Indies: Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Odean Smith, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Hayden Walsh, Akeal Hosein, Keemo Paul, Shamarh Brooks, Dominic Drakes, Devon Thomas