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The five-game T20 series will begin at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago on Friday.
Both the teams are in good T20 nick.
WI won their last series 2-0 against Bangladesh at home earlier this month.
India overcame England 2-1 away in a hard-fought contest, thanks to the brilliance of Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav.
Current form
West Indies were whitewashed in three ODI matches against India.
However, T20 is a format that the West Indians are very adept at.
Moreover, the West Indian batters displayed great form in the ODIs and it will be foolish to write them off.
Nicholas Pooran is back in the squad and will skipper the West Indies team in the 5 match series.
Rohit Sharma will lead team India and will open the innings with Ishan Kishan.
Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Hooda will be probably come in at 3 and 4.
Pant will come in at 5.
India is clearly going to rely on a trio of all-rounders for the T20 format.
These will be chosen amongst Harshal Patel, Hardik Pandya, Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Bhuvi is probably at the peak of his T20 career and is automatic pick.
For the 2nd seamer slot, there will be a tough contest between Harshal Patel and Avesh Khan, with Arshdeep as the 4th option.
Pitch Report
Spinners usually get some purchase on this pitch.
It’s not the easiest of pitches to bat on, as the overhead conditions will also assist the swing bowlers.
A score of 180+ is competitive on this surface.
There are some chances of rain and we might have an shortened match.
T20 Venue stats
Total matches: 3
Matches won by team bowling first: 3
Average 1st Inns scores: 133
Highest total recorded: 156/7 by SA vs SA
West Indies T20 History
West Indies had played a total of 163 T20 matches so far.
They have won 70 matches.
The opposing teams have won 83 matches.
10 matches ended without a result.
India T20 History
India had played 169 T20 matches.
Out of those, they have won 110.
They have lost 54 matches and 5 matches ended with no result.
Head to Head record
West Indies had played 20 T20 matches against India.
They have beaten India only 6 times where as India came out winners 13 times.
One match between these two teams ended with no result.
India Likely 11
Rohit Sharma(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshal Patel, Ishan Kishan.
West Indies Likely 11
Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales, Hayden Walsh, Shai Hope.
Who will win
This match is very hard to predict.
Historically, WI have been a hard team to beat in T20 matches especially at home.
They have an array of attacking batters like Rovman Powell, Nicholas Pooran, Brandon King and Shai Hope who are seasoned T20 players.
On the other hand, they have a weakness against high quality seam bowling.
Bhuvi is in tremendous form and will be the biggest threat to the WI line-up.
If WI protect their wickets against him, they have a chance of upsetting India.
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