Who will win India vs West Indies 2nd T20 2019?
India will be looking to wrap up T20i series victory in the second leg of their three-match showdown with West Indies. The match takes place at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, on December 8 and the live action gets underway at 19:00 local time.
Virat Kohli was central to the hosts’ big chase in the first match of the series – the India captain smashing 94* from 50 balls to leas them to a six-wicket win in 18.4 overs.
West Indies, who lost in India to Afghanistan in their most recent T20i series, had earlier posted 207/5 with Shimron Hetmyer top-scoring with a half-century, only to crash to defeat. Kesrick Williams’ figures of 0-60 from 3.4 epitomised the punishment Kohli handed out.
IND vs WI, 2nd T20 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, SuperSport, Fox Sports, Sky Sports Cricket, ATN Cricket Plus, Willow TV, Astro Cricket HD, OSN Sports Cricket, Star Cricket
Live streaming: Hotstar, SuperSport Live, Willow TV Online
IND vs WI Toss Prediction
India won the toss and elected to field first in the opening game, so it is West Indies turn this time and the tourists may look to field first too.
IND vs WI Weather Report
There could be a bit of cloud coverage and humidity will be high, but the chance of rain is very minimal and there will be hardly any wind either on a warm, sticky and still evening.
IND vs WI Pitch Condition
Not a regular host of international cricket, Thiruvananthapuram uses a drop-in pitch and it favoured the Indian bowlers the last time they played West Indies at the ground.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for India vs West Indies, 2nd T20 2019...
India Team News & Playing 11
IND Team News
Sanju Samson replaced injured Shikhar Dhawan in the squad for this series, but did not feature in the opening game. The well-balanced team utilised for that game could feature again, with changes reserved for the final game.
IND Key Players
Virat Kohli: Once again proved he can excel in any format as he followed his test century against Bangladesh with a T20i career-best 94* in the opening game of this series. It was his 23rd T20i half-century and lifted his average to 51.91.
KL Rahul: Half-centuries in his last two T20 internationals have helped him pas 1,000 runs in the format in 29 innings. His good form for Karnataka recently, meanwhile, means he now has 29 T20 half-centuries and three hundreds.
Yuzvendra Chahal: Took two wickets in an over to halt West Indies’ late momentum last time out and finish with figures of 2-36 – his 51st and 52nd wicket in T20i cricket.
IND Team Form
India came from behind to beat Bangladesh in their most recent T20i series and have now won three games in a row in the format after opening this one with victory too. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer hit half-centuries in the deciding win against the Tigers, but Deepak Chahar stole the headlines as he posted figures of 6-7 from 3.2 overs. Against West Indies, meanwhile, KL Rahul hit 62 and Virat Kohli 94* from 50 balls as India chased 208 to beat the tourists by six wickets with eight balls remaining.
India Predicted Playing 11
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal
West Indies Team News & Playing 11
WI Team News
Nicholas Pooran is available after serving his four-game T20i ban for ball tampering. He could replace Denesh Ramdin and take the gloves too. After suffering at the hands of Virat Kohli last time out, meanwhile, West Indies may take Kesrick Williams out of the firing line. Keemo Paul could be the man to come in.
WI Key Players
Evin Lewis: The big-hitting opener lived up to his reputation with 40 from 17 balls last time out. He now has 793 runs from 27 T20i innings – including two centuries – with a strike rate of 155.79.
Kieron Pollard: The West Indies captain smashed 37 from 19 balls and then took 1-10 from his only over as he continued his fine all-round form.
Sheldon Cottrell: Took three wickets in the series with Afghanistan and then proved his worth as an economical bowling option in the T10 League. He kicked off this series with 1-24 from his four overs, moving to 115 from 81 matches.
WI Team Form
West Indies have now lost their last three T20 internationals after being unable to defend 207/5 in the first game of this series. Shimron Hetmyer scored a half-century, while Kieron Pollard and Evin Lewis provided contributions too but they could not prevent India storming to victory.
It followed back-to-back defeats in the shorter format to Afghanistan, who came from behind to win their T20i series 2-1.
West Indies Predicted Playing 11
Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Sheldon Cottrell, Hayden Walsh Jr
India vs West Indies Head to Head
India’s victory in the first game of this series, as Virat Kohli’s T20i best of 94* led them to 209/4 and a six-wicket win in Hyderabad. It continued their fine run of form in this fixture, which also included all three wins in August when they toured the West Indies and the USA.
IND vs WI Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
IND Won |
WI Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 15 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
India vs West Indies Betting Odds
India are favourites to beat West Indies and wrap up a series win. They are 1.30 to win with Bet365, while West Indies are 3.50.
Virat Kohli was the hosts’ star man last time out and he is 3.50 to be their top batsman again with Bet365. Rohit Sharma can be backed at the same price, while in-form KL Rahul – fresh from back-to-back half-centuries – is 4.50. Yuzvendra Chahal is 3.25 to be India’s top team bowler with Bet365, while Deepak Chahar is 4.33.
For West Indies, Evin Lewis got things off to a good start last time out and he is 3.60 favourite to be their top batsman with Bet365. Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran and Lendl Simmons ae all 5.00 with Bet365. Sheldon Cottrell is 4.00 to be West Indies’ top team bower, while Hayden Walsh is 4.50.
🏆 India vs West Indies Prediction
India stormed to victory despite a big chase last time out and they can prove they are inferior by wrapping up a series win.
Dec 08, 2019
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Greenfield Int. Stadium - Thiruvananthapuram, India
IND vs WI T20 
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