West Indies will lock horns against India in the third T20I at the Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts on Tuesday. The series is nicely poised at 1-1 after the Windies won the second T20I by five wickets to make a comeback following their loss in the opening game.
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 West Indies: W L W W NR
Obed McCoy was the star of the show for the home team as the lanky pacer scalped six wickets and conceded only 17 runs in his quota of four overs. This are the best bowling figures for any West Indies bowler in T20I cricket and he was right on the money from the get-go.
Meanwhile, Brandon King played a crucial knock of 68 runs to help his team get close to the target of 139 runs. Moreover, Devon Thomas played a vital knock of 19-ball 31 to add the finishing touches and get his team over the line.
Current form for India: L W L W W
The Indian batters were not up to the mark in the second game as the team was skittled out for a paltry score of 138 runs. Thus, they will want to come with a more collective effort with the bat to put enough runs on the board for their bowlers.
Head to Head: Matches: 22, Won by India: 14, Won by WI: 7, NR: 1.
India have the advantage against West Indies in the head-to-head battle.
Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, and Ravindra Jadeja will be the crucial players for India.
Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Walsh Jr. will hold the key for the Windies.
India’s squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav*, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
West Indies squad: Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Dominic Drakes, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Devon Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr.
