West Indies vs India, WI vs IND, Today Match Prediction 01 August 2022

win vs ind Match Prediction & Analysis

India continued their winning momentum into the T20Is too winning the first match comfortably by 60 runs. They will look to continue their dream run and win this match too to go ahead 2-0 in the series. West Indies re going through a rough patch in the white ball formats and will need to take inspiration from their spirited performances to make a comeback. They will look for an elusive win that will change the fortunes of their team and will give them the much needed hope moving ahead.

TEAMS PREVIEW

West Indies Preview

West Indies came out in an attacking mindset but their batters failed to cross the 20-run mark in the match. Shamarh Brooks, Kyle Mayers, and Nicholas Pooran looked good in the short stay in the crease. 6 of the top-7 batters hit a six each but kept losing wickets throughout the match.

Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, and Jason Holder took 4 wickets between them but went for 120 runs in their 10 overs. Akeal Hossain was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-0-14-1 in the match and Obed McCoy bowled decently in the death overs and power play. They might bring in Dominic Drakes or Romario Shepherd in this match.

Key players to bet on: Akeal Hossain, Nicholas Pooran, Kyle Mayers

West Indies Predicted Playing XI:

Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Kyle Mayers, Shamarrh Brooks, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Keemo Paul, Obed McCoy, Akeal Hossain, Hayden Walsh/Dominic Drakes

West Indies Actual Playing XI:

Obed McCoy, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Akeal Hosein, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Kyle Mayers, Alzarri Joseph, Jason Holder, Devon Thomas, Odean Smith

India Preview

India`s experiment to promote Surya Kumar Yadav and he played an attacking 16-ball 24 run cameo. Rohit Sharma played some blistering shots and scored 64 runs with wickets falling at the other end on a heap. Dinesh Karthik played the game changing knock of 41 runs to build a vital 52-run partnership with Ravi Ashwin for the seventh wicket.

Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar despite going for runs early on took crucial wickets in the power play and shared 3 wickets between them. Spin trio of Ravi Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi and Ravi Jadeja ran riot in the middle overs with combined figures of 12-0-74-5 in the match.

Key players: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

India Predicted Playing XI:

Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravi Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh

India Actual Playing XI:

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shreyas Iyer, Avesh Khan, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Arshdeep Singh

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

St. Kitts will have slightly cloudy and breezy climate on the match day with just 10% chances of rain as per the weather forecasters.

Venue Details

Warner Park will be fresh and green with the ball coming onto the bat nicely as this is the first match to be played here in a long time. We expect the scores to be in 170-180 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the best option as the pitch is expected to have a good balance between the bat and ball along with a good outfield and playing conditions.