WI vs IND : Match Preview – India Tour of West Indies 2022, 2nd T20I: Continuing their winning run in the Caribbean, Team India, on Friday (July 29), thrashed West Indies by 68 runs in the 1st WI vs IND T20I to take the lead in the five-match series.
WI vs IND 2022: What happened in 1st T20I:
Asked to bat first, India posted a big total of 190 for 6 in the allotted 20 overs. Skipper Rohit Sharma top-scored with 64 before Dinesh Karthik’s unbeaten 41-run knock off just 19 balls helped India touch the 190-run mark.
In reply, West Indies came up with a poor batting display and finished their innings on 122 for 8. Shamarh Brooks’s 20 was the top effort with the bat from the hosts. For India, Arshdeep Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravi Bishnoi picked 5 wickets apiece.
Team India will be looking to continue their winning run when they take the field again in the 2nd WI vs IND T20I. The Men in Blue will be high on confidence and will be the favourites to win the second game too.
Team News and talking points:
In the 1st WI vs IND T20I, Team India continued their experiments with the playing eleven in order to test different players and combination ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia.
The first and most notable experiment was to try out Suryakumar Yadav as an opener. While many were expecting Rishabh Pant to open along with Rohit Sharma, the team-management tried out a different combination.
India also surprisingly left out in-form Deepak Hooda to make room for Shreyas Iyer, thus making it clear that the team-management is willing to give the latter a longer rope. Iyer, however, could not make the most of it and was out for a 4-ball duck.
Arshdeep Singh once again showed that he could be India’s trump card in the upcoming T20 World Cup. After impressing on his debut in England earlier this month, the left-arm pacer impressed once again and picked up 2 wickets while conceding at 6 runs per over.
Ravichandran Ashwin is still not out of the race for a spot in the World Cup squad. Making his comeback, Ashwin was preferred ahead of Kuldeep Yadav and he made the most of it by picking up 2 wickets.
WI vs IND 2nd T20I: All you need to know –
When:
The 2nd WI vs IND T20I is scheduled to be played on Monday (August 1). The match is scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM (IST) and at 10:30 AM (local time).
Where:
The 2nd WI vs IND T20I is scheduled to be played at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts. This is the first time that India will move out of Trinidad on the ongoing tour.
What to expect in 2nd WI vs IND T20I:
Deepak Hooda is likely to get a chance in the playing eleven after Iyer’s latest failure. With Hooda in form, the team-management might be tempted to try him out.
Suryakumar Yadav is likely to continue to open the innings alongside Rohit Sharma. Suryakumar’s promotion has opened up a spot in the middle-order.
West Indies are likely to retain the same set of players for the upcoming game as they look to put up a better performance.
India Playing XI (Predicted):
Rohit Sharma (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh
West Indies Playing XI (Predicted):
Shamarh Brooks, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Nicholas Pooran (c & wk), Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy