India stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana said the five-year wait they had to go through to win a T20I series at home did not "reflect" the team`s capabilities, a fact she reminded her colleagues ahead of the series decider here on Thursday. Put in to bat, India dished out a dominating batting display. Mandhana (77; 47b) set the foundation before Richa Ghosh (54; 21b) equalled the record for the joint-quickest fifty as the hosts posted their highest T20I total of 217/4. In response, West Indies were limited to 157/9 as India sealed the three-match series 2-1, their first series victory at home since 2019.

"After the last match, I told the girls it has been five years that we have not won a T20I series. That does not reflect the team we are," Mandhana said. "I told them that today, we have an opportunity to do that and we just want to keep doing the right things," added Mandhana. Mandhana hit a third successive fifty, continuing her red-hot form from the ODI series Down Under where she posted a century in the last match. "The batting line-up we had, there were a few youngsters coming in, so there was a bit of added responsibility and that kind of thing goes well if you really put your head into it, and when I do that, I probably bat better."