Who will win West Indies vs India, 2nd Test?
India can wrap up a 2-0 series win and claim more valuable World Test Championship points as their tour of the West Indies ends with this second test at Sabina Park. The match takes place between August 30 and September 3 and the live action starts at 09:30 local time each day.
After dominating in the T20i and ODI series, India carried that form into the first test as some of their key players returned. Ajinkya Rahane top-scored in both innings, while Jasprit Bumrah took 5-7 to help bowl West Indies out for 100 in the second innings.
The comprehensive defeat was another blow for West Indies, who are finding a gulf has opened up between them and the top teams. India will now look to wrap up the series win and maintain their winning start to the new World Test Championship.
WI vs IND, 2nd Test: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sony Ten, Sky Sport NZ, Sky Sports Cricket, Fox Sports, SuperSport, ATN Cricket Plus, Willow TV, Astro Cricket HD, OSN Sports Cricket, GTV
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WI vs IND Toss Prediction
West Indies won the toss and elected to field first at Antigua. India are due to win the toss this time then and may want first crack at the Sabina Park pitch.
WI vs IND Weather Report
The first two days of the test should be played out in excellent conditions, with a little cloud cover but otherwise temperatures in the 30s in Kingston. Isolated thunderstorms are forecast over the final three days, but they should only cause small delays if anything as the overall chance of rain remains low.
WI vs IND Pitch Condition
Has Sabina Park slowed down in recent years? Certainly it has in the view of its critics, who grew up with the West Indies’ bowlers unleashing their barrage of hostile pace bowling in Kingston. It may not be as hard and fast now, but it is still a result pitch in test matches.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for West Indies vs India, 2nd Test...
West Indies Team News & Playing 11
WI Team News
Shamarh Brooks made his West Indies test debut in Antigua in the first test, but there was no place for Rahkeem Cornwall – the giant off-spinner who was touted for his own test debut. After missing the first test through injury, Keemo Paul is available again and back in the squad ahead of Miguel Cummins.
WI Key Players
Kemar Roach: Claimed five wickets in the first test, including 4-66 in the first innings, and the paceman will be keen to add further to his 189 test wickets – which he has raced to in 54 matches. He also top-scored in the second innings with 38 from 31 balls.
Roston Chase: His spin-bowling accounted for six wickets in the first match, having become a more important part of his game since his eight-wicket haul against England. He averages 32.96 with the bat in tests too, and top-scored in the first innings with 48.
Jason Holder: After a wicket in each innings in the first test, the West Indies’ captain goes into his 39th test just five wickets short of 100. He averages 33.27 with the bat and 27.96 with the ball in test-match cricket.
WI Team Form
West Indies have lost their last two test matches by heavy margins. They suffered a 232-run defeat to England in March – albeit having already claimed a surprise series win – and then lost by 318 runs to India last time out.
None of their batsman passed 50 in either innings, and it could have been even more embarrassing than it was having been 27/6 and 50/9 before folding for 100 in their second innings.
West Indies Predicted Playing 11
Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Shai Hope (wk), Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder (c), Keemo Paul, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel, Rahkeem Cornwall
India Team News & Playing 11
IND Team News
Ravindra Jadeja got the nod as the spin-bowling option for the first test in IND vs WI 2019 series and justified his inclusion as he scored a half-century in the first innings and picked up two wickets. Kemar Roach hit him out of the attack in the second innings, though the game was already all-but-won by that point. With Jadeja in, India opted for three pace bowlers – Ishant Sharma joining Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, which meant no place for either Ravichandran Ashwin or Kuldeep Yadav.
IND Key Players
Virat Kohli: Ended the ODI series with two hundreds and hit 51 in the second innings of the first test, including a century partnership with Rahane, to take the game away from West Indies. He is ranked as the number-one batsman in the world for a reason.
Ajinkya Rahane: Showed excellent batting form in the first test, scoring 81 in the first innings and 102 in the second – his tenth test century in 57 appearances, complemented by his 18 half-centuries.
Jasprit Bumrah: His figures of 5-7 in the second innings broke the record for the cheapest five-wicket haul by an Indian bowler in test matches. He is also the first ever Asian bowler to claim a five-fer in all four of South Africa, Australia, England and West Indies.
IND Team Form
Victories over the West Indies and Australia preceded this tour, and India are well on course for beating West Indies 2-0 again – just as they did in October. Ajinkya Rahane top-scored in both innings, while both Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah claimed five-wicket hauls in the match. Bumrah’s 5-7 helped bowl West Indies out for 100 – India’s biggest away win in tests, in terms of runs, as they sealed a 318-run win
India Predicted Playing 11
Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
West Indies vs India Head to Head
India have now won their last three consecutive test matches against West Indies. They won both at home to the West Indies in October and now started this test with a dominant victory too. They won the first test by an innings and 272 runs and then claimed a ten-wicket win in the second at home, before kicking off this series with a 318-run victory.
WI vs IND Head to Head Stats
Matches Played |
WI Won |
IND Won |
Tie |
Draw |
97 |
30 |
21 |
0 |
46 |
West Indies vs India Betting Odds
India are big favourites for this second test, which is no surprise given their dominant form and West Indies’ poor results in this fixture recently.
WI Bet365 Odds
- WI to Win the Match: West Indies are huge 7.00 outsiders to beat India in the second test with Bet365.
- WI Top Batsman: Roston Chase top-scored in the first innings last time out but he is 7.00 to do so again in the second test. Shai Hope is favourite at 4.00, while Darren Bravo and openers John Campbell and Kraigg Brathwaite are all 5.00.
- WI Top Bowler: Kemar Roach was in good form in the first test and he is 3.50 to be West Indies top bowler in the first innings with Bet365, narrowly behind Shannon Gabriel, who is priced at 3.00. Jason Holder is 4.33, while Roston Chase is 5.50.
IND Bet365 Odds
- IND to Win the Match: India are 1.33 favourites to beat West Indies and seal a 2-0 series win with Bet365.
- IND Top Batsman: Virat Kohli remains favourite to be India’s top batsman in the first innings, at 3.00 with Bet365, while Cheteshwar Pujara is 4.50. Ajinkya Rahane could be a good bet given his form in the first test, as he is priced at 7.50 with Bet365.
- IND Top Bowler: Both Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma picked up five-wicket hauls in the first test, and Bumrah is 3.50 to be India’s top bowler in the first innings again. Sharma can be backed at a generous 5.00, with Mohammed Shami in between at 4.33.
WI Betway Odds
- WI to Win the Match: West Indies are 6.00 outsiders for the second test with Betway.
IND Betway Odds
- IND to Win the Match: India are, as with Bet365, 1.33 favourites to beat West Indies at Sabina Park with Betway.
🏆 West Indies vs India Prediction
India are huge favourites, having not just beaten West Indies in their last three matches but absolutely thrashed them. The tourists should comfortably wrap up a 2-0 series win.
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