India-West Indies third T20I in Indore today: no rain threat, dew likely in the evening

The third match of the five-match T20 series between India and West Indies will be played in Indore today at the Holkar Stadium. Each team has won one match in the series, so the score is level at 1-1.

West Indies beat the Indian team comprehensively in the previous match. India will now try to make a strong comeback and take a lead in the series. A slight possibility of rain had been forecast for the last two T20 matches, but it had no effect on play. It remains to be seen whether Indore's weather disrupts the game this time.

On the weather forecast, the temperature for the third T20 is expected to be 17 degrees Celsius. There is no chance of rain at all. The weather in Indore is likely to stay clear, with little chance of cloud cover. However, dew is very likely to settle on the ground in the evening, which will make bowling in the second innings difficult.

On the pitch: a total of four T20 internationals have been played at Holkar Stadium so far. Of these, two have been won by the team batting first. The average run rate at this ground has been 9.85 runs per over. The pitch is considered favourable for batters. A total of 501 runs were scored in the T20 match in Ranchi, and similar conditions could develop in the third match.

On this pitch, a team may choose to bat first after winning the toss and set a big target. Both teams have aggressive batters, so a high score could be seen in this match.

Here are the results of the earlier matches at this ground. The first T20 international at Holkar Stadium was played between India and Sri Lanka in December 2017. India won that match by a big margin of 88 runs. Three years later, in January 2020, India and Sri Lanka met again at the same stadium and India won by 7 wickets.

After that, in October 2022, South Africa beat the Indian team by 49 runs. The last T20 international at this ground was played between India and Afghanistan in January 2024, which India won by 6 wickets.