West Indies vs India 2023

India vs West Indies, first T20I: Match Preview, Match Details, Pitch Conditions and Updates

The Men in Blue and the West Indies will lock horns again in a 5 match T20I Series which will be played in West Indies and in the US. For the West Indies, they will look to start the T20 series on a high by getting some wins early.

This is the most preferred format for the Men in Maroon and they will look to make early inroads in the series. The Men in Blue, on the other hand, will be riding high from a 3-0 whitewash in the recently concluded ODI series. This will serve as a perfect confidence booster for the Men in Blue when they play the T20 series.

Team News

India

The regular members of the team come back into the squad except for Bumrah and Kohli. The squad will be led by Rohit Sharma and this side will bear a different look as compared to the one in England. Kuldeep Yadav is making a comeback into the side, subject to fitness. Ravindra Jadeja might not take part in the 5-match T20I series as well because of any injury that did not allow him to play in the ODI’s.

West Indies

The T20I squad for West Indies  is yet to be announced.

India’s squads:

Rohit Sharma (C), I Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak  Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav , Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

Probable Playing XI

Rohit Sharma [c] Rishabh Pant [wk] Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.

Players to Watch out for

India

Kuldeep Yadav , Dinesh Karthik , Hardik Pandya.

West Indies

Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell , Hayden Walsh Jr

Match Details:

Date:29th July 2022

Venue: Brian Lara Stadium , Trinidad

Time: 8:00 PM (IST)

Pitch Report:

The pitch at the Brian Lara stadium is a good one for T20I cricket. This venue is primarily a high scoring ground. This is a new venue when it comes to international cricket but the team chasing has a higher chance of winning at this ground. There have been high scoring matches at this venue in the CPL. The highest score being 185 which was scored by the Trinbago Knight Riders