The start time of the third T20I between India and West Indies has been revised, Cricket West Indies confirmed on Monday night (August 1). The decision has been taken to ensure that the players get adequate rest and recover time for the back-to-back matches in St Kitts as well as the back-to-back matches to come in Florida.
The timing has been revised after the second T20I was delayed due to the late arrival of team luggage. The match was scheduled to start at 8:00 PM (IST) but eventually started at 11 PM. Following the three-hour delay in the second match, both the teams have agreed to start the third game at a later time. Cricket West Indies announced that the start time of the third game to be played at Warner Park in St. Kitts on Tuesday (August 2) will be 9:30 PM (IST) instead of 8pm.
“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, powered by Kent Water Purifiers to be played at Warner Park in St Kitts on Tuesday 2nd August.
“Following the delayed start on Monday, the teams have agreed to start the third Goldmedal T20 Cup match at a later time to ensure that the players receive adequate rest and recover time for the back-to-back matches in St Kitts and in consideration of the back-to-back matches to come in Florida,” read the statement from Cricket West Indies.
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Revised timing for the 3rd #WIvIND T20I at St Kitts on August 02, 2022:
Toss: 9:00 PM IST (11:30 AM Local Time)
Start of play: 9:30 PM IST (12 PM Local Time) #TeamIndia
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 2, 2022
West Indies beat India in 2nd T20I:
Talking about the second T20I, West Indies beat India by 5 wickets to draw level in the five-match series. After suffering a heavy 68-run defeat in the first T20I, the hosts came up with a fine bowling display to bowl out India for just 138. A fifty from Brandon King then helped West Indies chase down the total with four balls remaining.