Jul 29, 2022
20:00 IST / 14:30 GMT
Brian Lara Stadium - Tarouba, Trinidad And Tobago
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India are favourites to win
West Indies and India begin their five-game IT20 series at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago on Friday morning. The hosts won their last series in this format 2-0 against Bangladesh at home earlier this month. India beat England 2-1 away with wins at The Oval and The Ageas Bowl. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins at 10:30 local time.
After being whitewashed in the ODIs and suffering their ninth successive defeat in that format, the hosts will be delighted to return to T20 cricket. They have a far stronger record in this shorter version of the game.
India were excellent throughout the ODI series and now have the luxury of bringing some of their best players back for this leg of the tour. After beating England earlier this month, the visitors will be expected to triumph again.
TV channels: This match will be shown live on BT Sports in the UK and DD Sports in India.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on FanCode.
There is no international cricket data to fall-back on to see the decisions of the captains at this venue. With the weather conditions unlikely to change, we predict the skippers will want to field first in this match.
Spinners usually get plenty of assistance on this pitch although the overhead conditions will also assist the swing bowlers. Expect a par score of over 175 on this surface.
The temperature will be in the high 20s and early 30s throughout this game. Although there is a slight chance of a thunderstorm we do not think any play will be lost.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for West Indies vs India 1st T20 Match 2022
There are no injuries or absences reported by the home side and Rovman Powell and Romario Shepherd will return to the side after sitting out the final ODI.
West Indies were dominant in the recent IT20 series against Bangladesh and were excellent value for their 2-0 victory margin.
Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Nicholas Pooran (c), Kyle Mayers, Rovman Powell (wk), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein, Dominic Drakes, Obed McCoy
Ravindra Jadeja sat out the entirety of the ODI series against West Indies with a knee injury but we expect him to be back in the XI for this game. The likes of Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya will all come into the team after being rested for the ODIs.
India lost their final IT20 of the tour of England but had already shown their class before that game. They have plenty of global stars back in their team which will only be good news.
Rohit Sharma (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan
India have beaten West Indies in the last four IT20 meetings and won 11 of the last 12. West Indies only recent victory in this format over India was in Thiruvananthapuram in December 2019.
| Matches Played | WI Won | IND Won | Draw | Tie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 20 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Although the bookies have India as clear favourites, West Indies’ better recent form in IT20 cricket as opposed to ODIs is reflected in their slightly shorter odds.
There is experience in the batting line-up of West Indies but very few players come close to touching the record in this format of India’s Rohit Sharma.
Our batting picks are Brandon King, Kyle Mayers and Nicholas Pooran for West Indies. Pooran ended the ODI series with scores of 74 and 42.
Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav are our tips with the bat for India. Yadav scored 117 for India against England in an IT20 at Trent Bridge on July 10.
For West Indies, our recommendations are Obed McCoy, Dominic Drakes and Jason Holder with the ball. Holder took 5-27 in his last IT20 at home.
For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel and Avesh Khan are our bowling picks. Khan has taken 42 wickets across the last two IPLs and will be keen to show his talent in this series after appearing only once in the ODIs.
The ODI series between West Indies and India was extremely watchable and featured two very close finishes but this series should be even greater entertainment. The hosts are a far stronger unit in this format and the away side welcome back some of their best players. We are predicting a close game with India winning the opening IT20.
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