India vs West Indies 1st T20: All You Need To Know

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India vs West Indies: West Indies is prepared to play a five-match T20I series against India after losing the Test and ODI series. At Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad, the first Twenty20 International of the series will be contested. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. on August 4. With the West Indies and the USA hosting the T20 World Cup in 2024, this will be a beneficial practice for both teams.

The 1st T20 between India vs West Indies will take place on August 3rd, 2023 at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Match Details to Note

Match: India vs West Indies 1st T20

Date: August 3rd, 2023 (Wednesday)

Time: 08:00 PM IST

Venue: Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

India vs West Indies

India (Match Odds- 1.32)

Preview

After winning the Test and ODI series, Team India would be very confident. They used the same team for the past two ODIs as the ones that will play the T20Is despite resting Rohit, Jadeja, and Virat for the series. In Rohit’s absence, Ishan Kishan will most likely start with Shubhman Gill. In T20Is, Ishan’s strike rate is just over 120. However, he has three half-centuries to his credit in the ODI series, which can assist him improve his statistics. Only six T20Is have been played by Gill to date. But in the most recent T20Is, he had struck a century. The leading run scorer in IPl 2023 currently has a strike rate of 165.57.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Verma have been recruited to the team and will probably make their series debuts soon. Jaiswal ended as the top run-scorer in his debut test series. With Ishan or Gill, the up-and-coming talent of the IPL 2023 can be seen starting the innings.

Suryakumar Yadav, the top T20I hitter in the world, will start at position 4. He will be the pitcher to keep an eye on. In the last two years, Surya has 1536 runs in 43 innings at a strike rate of 176.34. There are three centuries and eleven half-centuries in total. He has prior West Indies playing experience. Surya was able to score 111 runs in three games last year with a strike rate of 168.18. Sanju Samson, who scored a half-century in the most recent ODI, will probably get a chance. Hardik Pandya, the captain, will either play third base or center. In T20Is played since the previous year, Pandya has amassed more than 600 runs and 20 wickets. Pandya and Axar Patel will collaborate in the middle.

Full Squad

Hardik Pandya (Captain), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh.

Players to watch out for

Shubman Gill

Only six T20Is have been played by Gill to date. But in the most recent T20Is, he had struck a century. The leading run scorer in IPl 2023 currently has a strike rate of 165.57. He will be the player to watch.

Yuzvendra Chahal

The selection of Yuzvendra Chahal as a specialist spinner will be interesting to see. Throughout the ODI series, Chahal sat on the sidelines. He might be chosen over Kuldeep based on the experiments being conducted by the Indian team management.

Possible Playing XI

Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Sanju Samson/Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.

West Indies (Match Odds- 3.40)

Preview

Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, and Oshane Thomas are back in the West Indies T20I team for the forthcoming five-match series against India. The 2024 T20 World Cup will be held in the Caribbean and the USA, and the team management is trying to identify the “right combinations” in advance of that tournament. In contrast, a few members of the last T20I team, who defeated South Africa 2-1 in March, were not included in the current lineup. Sheldon Cottrell, Yannic Cariah, Shamarh Brooks, and Raymon Reifer won’t be participating in the India series team.

Full Squad

Rovman Powell (c), Kyle Mayers (vc), Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Obed McCoy, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Oshane Thomas.

Players to watch out for

Nicholas Pooran

At number three, Nicholas Pooran might try to move up the rankings. Since last year, Pooran has scored the most runs for the West Indies with 582 runs in 22 innings and a strike rate of 130.49. With his incredible 137 runs in 55 balls with 10 fours and 13 sixes in the finals, he recently assisted MI New York in winning the first Major League Cricket title. With 388 runs, he finished as the tournament’s top run-scorer as well. The batter to watch out for will be him.

Alzarri Joseph

In the bowling unit, Alzarri Joseph will pair up with Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd. In 10 games, Joseph has 16 wickets, including a five-fer in the most recent T20Is against South Africa.

Possible Playing XI

Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (c&wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Romario Shephard, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy.

India vs West Indies Head to Head

24 T20 games between India and the West Indies have been played, with India having a considerable advantage with 17 victories to the West Indies’ 7. This results in India having a dominant win percentage of 70.83% whereas the West Indies only has a win percentage of 29.16%.

India vs West Indies Toss Prediction

Whether they bat first or second, both teams have won nine T20Is. The score is a tie at 4-4 between the attacking and pursuing teams. Ideally, the team that wins the toss should bat first. Here, the first inning average is 115. A low-scoring contest is anticipated.

India vs West Indies Pitch Report

The past few days have been rainy in Port of Spain. Thunderstorms are likely on match day. However, it will eventually become cloudy. It will be between 26 and 31 degrees. At 10 to 12 km/h, the wind will be blowing from the west. Due to the pitch’s rich green covering, fast bowlers should expect some movement off the seam. In particular during the early overs, the conditions can be in favor of swing and seam bowlers. The seamers will benefit more from the cloudy weather.

India vs West Indies Match Prediction

It would be a different game for India after winning the Test and ODI series because they will be playing the T20 specialists at home. Players from the West Indies are familiar with the pace of T20 because they play the shorter version all over the world. Indian athletes, on the other hand, won’t play another T20I till after the IPL. Even though the Indian team includes several well-known players, their bowling will be put to the test against the perilous Windies outfit.

In their last 10 T20I matches, India has six victories and one tie. In addition, since 2017, they have defeated the West Indies in 10 of their last 11 games. With only 4 victories in the previous 10 games, West Indies has struggled in this format. They must capitalize on Nicholas Pooran’s performance if they are to prevent India from winning yet another series.

We are predicting India to win the game at the odds of 1.32