West Indies vs India 1st T20I Match Preview, Probable XI, Match Prediction, Pitch Report & More

After an entertaining ODI series, the focus now shifts towards the T20Is as India and the West Indies would be locking horns in the first game at the Brian Lara Stadium Tarouba in Trinidad on Friday, July 29. The hosts were blanked in the three One Day Internationals and would now be hoping for a revival in their fortunes in the shortest format. India, on the other hand, were outstanding in the 50-over format and would now be looking forward to maintaining the same level of consistency in the 20-over format as well. Rohit Sharma who was rested for the first leg of this bilateral white-ball series will now be back in action to lead the Men in Blue from the front. The ‘Hitman’ would be hoping to make the most of his opportunities in the upcoming five T20Is as the Men in Blue start their preparations for the Asia Cup in the UAE and the T20 World Cup in October. WI vs IND Match Details Venue: Brian Lara Stadium Tarouba, Trinidad Date and Time: July 29, 8:00 PM WI vs IND Pitch Report The surface at the Brian Lara Stadium is expected to be batting-friendly and a run fest will surely be on the cards. The batters of both sides would be eager to make merry on this wicket and the bowlers would need to toil hard for getting breakthroughs. Therefore, the captain winning the toss would be bowling first. West Indies vs India, 1st T20I Probable Playing XIs West Indies: Rovman Powell, Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope (wk), Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (captain), Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Romario Shepherd, Jayden Seales India: Rohit Sharma (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan/Arshdeep Singh WI vs IND, 1st T20I Probable Top Performers Probable best batter of the match Suryakumar Yadav: Suryakumar Yadav would be hoping to continue his amazing form with the bat in this format in the upcoming game and would be willing to showcase his class more as he couldn’t shine in the recently concluded ODIs. Yadav would be eager to take off from where he had left in the third T20I against England where he almost did the unthinkable for India scoring a blistering 117 runs off 55 balls. The onus will be on him once again to take care of the middle-order in pressure situations. Probable best bowler of the match Bhuvneshwar Kumar: All eyes will be on the senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s performance with the ball in hand in the five T20Is as he looks to carry his rhythm ahead of the upcoming two major tournaments. The senior pacer had taken four wickets in the England series including a match-winning three-wicket haul and would be hoping to continue bamboozling the Windies batters with his swing and accuracy.