Feb 16, 2022
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Eden Gardens - Kolkata, India
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India are favorites to win
India and West Indies meet in the opening IT20 fixture of their three game series at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday evening. India won the three match ODI series which concluded on Friday with a 96 run victory for the hosts. West Indies beat England 3-2 in a five-match IT20 series in January. Read on as we preview this match. The IT20 fixture gets underway at 19:30 local time.
India have been in excellent form in this format ever since they got over their poor start to the 2021 T20 World Cup campaign. We expect them to be very hard to beat in this game.
West Indies narrowly secured a series win in this format at home over England last month but will find India at home a tougher assignment. However, they have some big hitting batters who can take the attack to India.
The series will be broadcasted on Star Network in India. Live streaming of the series will be available on Disney Hotstar.
Live Streaming: They will also be streamed on SonyLiv App. The info has been taken from a third party and is subjected to change.
Batting second is the most popular method in IT20 cricket. With the humidity level increasing as the game progresses we expect to see both skippers inserting the opposition.
Spinners had the most joy on this surface in the last IT20 match at Eden Gardens. We expect a par score to be above 175 in this game.
Sunny conditions giving way to clear skies during the evening with the temperature above 20 degrees throughout.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for India vs West Indies 1st T20 Match 2022
KL Rahul and Axar Patel have both withdrawn from India’s squad for this series with Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepal Hooda coming in to replace them. Gaikwad finished last season’s IPL as the leading run-scorer and he will be pushing hard for a place in the side.
India have won six IT20 matches on the bounce.
Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar
After missing the final two ODIs, we expect to see captain Kieron Pollard returning to the XI in this opening IT20. This will see Nicholas Pooran returning to the ranks after standing in as skipper. West Indies have plenty of big hitting lower-order players who can be promoted up the order at any point.
West Indies have won three of their last five IT20s
Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Romario Shepherd, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell
West Indies have beaten India only once in IT20 cricket since July 2017.
| Matches Played | IND Won | WI Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
After dominating the ODI series, India are favourites to get off to a winning start in the IT20 series.
We saw only 1 half-century from the West Indies batters during the ODI series but their big hitters will be more comfortable in this shorter format.
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ishan Kishan are our batting tips for India. Sharma has hit 4 IT20 centuries since his debut in September 2007.
Brandon King, Kyle Mayers and Rovman Powell are our batting recommendations for West Indies. King has hit 58 boundaries in 18 IT20 innings.
For India, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur are our bowling tips. Chahal has 64 wickets from 50 matches in this format.
For West Indies, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder and Akeal Hosein are our bowling tips. Cottrell is renowned as a T20 specialist bowler.
We expect this game to be closer than any of the three ODIs we saw in Ahmedabad earlier this month. West Indies were very poor in the 2021 T20 World Cup but showed against England that they have a bright future in this format. However, we are predicting a win for India in the opening IT20.
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