The Indian skipper, Virat Kohli dismantled the West Indies bowling attack when he amassed  70 runs off just off 29 balls during the third and final T20I in Mumbai on Wednesday. Kohli’ played at a strike rate of 241.38, with the help of four fours and seven sixes, helped India post an imposing total of 240/3 in their quota of 20 overs.

In response, the hosts restricted the West Indies to 173/8 while chasing a steep target of 241 with skipper Kieron Pollard hitting a valiant 68 off 39 balls. With the 67-run victory, India also clinched the three-match series 2-1. Interestingly, Virat “gifted” his exhilarating knock to his wife Anushka Sharma on their second wedding anniversary.

Talking about the same during the post-match presentation ceremony, Kohli said, “It was a pretty special innings and also being our second wedding anniversary, it was a special gift. It was a special night and one of the best innings I have played.”

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Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma had tied the knot on December 11, 2017, in Tuscany, Italy. Earlier in the day both of them posted adorable anniversary wishes for each other on their respective social media handles.

In reality there is only love and nothing else. And when god blesses you with the person who makes you realise that everyday, you have just one feeling, gratitude❤️ pic.twitter.com/uVnCA66xa4

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) December 11, 2019

Coming back to cricket, India beat West Indies by 67 runs in the third and final T20I in Mumbai on Wednesday to clinch the series 2-1. Rohit Sharma (71), KL Rahul (91) and skipper Virat Kohli (70*) combined to pulverize the West Indies bowling. The Indian skipper had recorded his career-best score of 94* in Hyderabad before scoring a match-winning 70* at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, was adjudged the man of the series.

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The two teams will now play three one-day internationals on December 15 (Chennai), December 18 (Visakhapatnam) and December 22 (Cuttack).