Having won the preceding ODI series 3-0, Rohit Sharma’s men would be high on confidence.
India vs West Indies Today Match Prediction- West Indies Tour of India 2022, 1st T20I. India and West Indies are set to lock horns in a T20I series. The India vs West Indies T20I series will witness three encounters. India vs West Indies 1st T20I will take place on February 16 (Wednesday). The venue of the clash is Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.
IND vs WI Dream11 Team Prediction:
Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant, Brandon King, Rohit Sharma, Rovman Powell, Virat Kohli (c), Jason Holder (vc), Akeal Hosein, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal
Probable Playing XIs for IND vs WI
India
Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav
West Indies
Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Romario Shepherd, Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard (c), Fabian Allen, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Sheldon Cottrell
MATCH PREVIEW
After suffering a clean sweep in the ODI series, West Indies now face Rohit Sharma‘s team India in the three-match T20I series, beginning from February 16, 2022. All three matches will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata with two other recreations slated on February 18 and February 20. Team India’s last international T20 was also at the same venue where they defeated New Zealand in November last year. On the other hand, West Indies won their last T20I series against England at home in January this year.
Here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of India vs West Indies, 1st T20I:
3 – Yuzvendra Chahal (64) needs three wickets to surpass Jasprit Bumrah (66) and become India’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is.
2 – Kieron Pollard (98) needs two sixes to reach 100 sixes in T20Is.
22 – Rohit Sharma (519) requires 22 runs to go past Babar Azam (541) and become the highest run-getter against West Indies in T20Is.
3 – Kieron Pollard (26) needs three sixes to surpass Glenn Maxwell (28) and Evin Lewis (28) to become the batter with the most sixes against India in T20Is.
4 – Shreyas Iyer (46) requires four fours to reach 50 fours in T20Is.
1 – Rohit Sharma (119) is set to surpass Mohammad Hafeez (119) and become the second-most capped player in T20Is.
