Match Details
Date: August 6, 2023
Time: 8:00 PM IST
Venue: Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana
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Preview
West Indies will face-off against India in the second T20I of the five-match series at the Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana. In the first T20I, the Men in Maroon were able to defeat the visitors in a last over thriller by 4 runs. With this massive win, the hosts will be confident about their chances of attaining a 2-0 lead in the T20I series. Team India will need to up their game, especially in the batting department, if they harbour any hopes of levelling the tournament with three matches to play.
Pitch Report
At the Providence Stadium, there have been 11 men’s T20Is played in its 13-year long history. In these matches, the pitches have been helpful for the bowlers, especially the spinners, who have been able to bring the average first innings score for the venue to 123, pointing at a score of around 140-150 runs in the second T20I between West Indies and India.
Team Analysis
West Indies
West Indies had a tough start in the powerplay during the first T20I in Trinidad, losing a couple of wickets in quick succession. But, then the captain Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran got 40s each, with a measured approach, to give the hosts a decent target to defend. Then, the bowling department of Men in Maroon worked wonders, especially the trio of Obed McCoy, Jason Holder, and Romario Shepherd in the death overs, picking up key wickets at the right time to hand their side an all-important win.
SportsTiger Playing XI of West Indies:
Brandon King, Kyle Mayers (vc), Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy
India
The formidable opening pair of Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill for Team India in the last ODI series against the West Indies, didn’t start well for the visitors in the first T20I. It put the pressure on the middle order, where the debutant Tilak Varma played an enterprising innings, but the rest of the batters succumbed to the pressure of the tidy bowling from the opposition. The positive for India in the bowling during this match were Arshdeep Singh and the spin bowling duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav.
SportsTiger Playing XI of India:
Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Match Prediction
Conclusion
After taking the 1-0 lead, West Indies will be looking to push on the ongoing T20I series against India, with a focus on delivering a quality performance with both bat and ball. But the Indian cricket team, who are the number one T20I side in the world, won’t be going down against them without giving a fight till the very end.
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