West Indies will take on India in the first ODI at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad on Wednesday. India has clinched the crucial stages of the first two matches and thus they have taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series. Thus, the visitors will look to continue their winning momentum whereas the hosts will look to win the dead rubber.
We take a look at the current form, head to head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form for India: W W L W W
India has ticked the right boxes but their batting hasn’t been convincing. The tourists should have scored more in the first ODI whereas their middle-order batters could not convert their starts into a big score in the second game. The visitors will look to keep up the impetus in the third match.
Current form for West Indies: L L L L L
West Indies have failed to win the crucial stages of the first two matches. The Windies will look to grab their chances and it could make a huge difference in the result. Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran had played fine knocks in the second game whereas Alzarri Joseph and Jayden Seales had done well with the ball.
Head to Head: Matches: 138, Won by India: 69, Won by 63, NR: 6.
India holds a slight advantage in the head-to-head battle.
Players to look out for: Shikhar Dhawan, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Prasidh Krishna will be the key players for India.
Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, and Alzarri Joseph will hold the key for the hosts.
India ODI Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
West Indies ODI Squad: Nicholas Pooran (C), Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Rovman Powell, Keacy Carty, Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales.
