India will lock horns against the West Indies at the JSCA International Sports Complex, Ranchi, on Friday. India took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after winning the opening game at Lucknow by eight wickets against the West Indies.
WI have a potent batting line-up, but they could only manage 171 runs on the board in the series opener. Naman Dhir was a huge positive for the team as the off-spinner bagged three wickets and bowled with guile to bamboozle the opposition batters.
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Indian opener Abhishek Sharma needs 53 runs to complete 2000 T20I runs.
Kuldeep Yadav needs three wickets to complete 100 scalps in T20Is.
Indian opener Sanju Samson needs six sixes to complete 100 maximums in the T20I format.
West Indies captain Shai Hope needs six sixes to reach 100 maximums in the T20I format.
Sherfane Rutherford needs 42 runs to complete 1000 runs in T20Is.
Rovman Powell needs eight fours to complete 150 boundaries in the T20I version of the game.Romario Shepherd needs 84 runs to complete 1000 runs in T20Is.
Gudakesh Motie needs one wicket to complete 50 scalps in T20Is.
Akeal Hosein, who will play his 100th T20I game for the West Indies, needs five wickets to complete 100 wickets in the format.
Head to Head: Matches: 32, Won by India: 21, Won by West Indies: 10, No result: 1.
India’s T20I squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Naman Dhir
West Indies T20I squad: Shai Hope (C & WK), Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Kamil Pooran, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Romario Shepherd, Shamar Springer
