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India vs West Indies third T20I delayed few minutes due to bizarre goof-up ground staff | Cricket News

Thanks to a bizarre goof-up the ground staff, the start of the India vs West Indies third T20I in Guyana was delayed a few minutes on Tuesday.
Apparently, the staff had forgotten to mark the 30-yard circle at the Providence Stadium.
This led to awkward scenes at the start of the game as the players realised the issue. They walked off of the ground briefly.
West Indies had won the toss and elected to bat in the third T20I. They were already 2-0 up in the T20I series after having won the first two.
When the players returned to the ground after the brief interruption, India managed to beat the hosts seven wickets in the third T20I on Tuesday. Despite the result, the West Indies lead the five-match series 2-1. The next game to played in Lauderhill, Florida, on Saturday.
For India, Suryakumar Yadav was the hero, scoring 83 off 44 balls to help India chase down the target of 160 in 17.5 overs.
For the hosts, skipper Rovman Powell had blitzed an unbeaten knock of 40 runs off 19 balls while Kuldeep Yadav (3/28) reined in the rivals.

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