- By Himanshu Badola
- Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:51 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Hardik Pandya-led Indian team landed in Floria on Thursday morning ahead of the much-anticipated last leg of the tour of the West Indies.
The Men in Blue arrived at the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport in Florida, making their way from Guyana after the end of the 3rd T20I.
India will be taking on West Indies at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida in the fourth and fifth T20I of the five-match series on Saturday, August 13, and Sunday, August 14.
The players were seen relaxed after their journey from Guyana to Florida and were seen excited to touch down in Miami. "Welcome to Miami," Yuzvendra Chahal said as the Indian stars looked relaxed ahead of the final leg of the tour.
India are still alive in the series after they won the third T20I match to make it 2-1.
The star of the match was undoubtedly Suryakumar Yadav, who returned to his actual touch, smashing 83 runs off just 44 balls. His effective knock was the key contributor to India's seven-wicket victory after the visitors were trailing 0-2 in the series.
However, the Indian openers, debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, had a disappointing start, getting out early with scores of just 1 and 6 respectively.
Tilak Varma also looks in sublime form and is amongst the run scorers since his debut in the first game as he remained unbeaten on 49 runs off 37 balls and helped India reach the 160-run target in 17.5 overs.
Rovman Powell-led side outclassed the visitors in the first two games as India fell short by four runs in a nail-biting finish in the first T20I.
Despite a valiant effort by the lower order, the team could only manage 145/9 in their 20 overs, losing the match by a narrow margin.
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The second game was as thrilling as the first game with the hosts emerging victorious by two wickets in Guyana.
India have a fine record in Florida as they have won 4 of their 6 matches at the venue, facing defeat only the first time they played at the ground in 2016.