IND vs WI 4th T20I: West Indies' Playing XI for India

IND vs WI 4th T20I: West Indies’ Playing XI for India. West Indies take on India in the fourth T20I in Florida on Saturday, August 12. The series is well poised at 2-1 after India came back to win the third T20I in Guyana. The Windies can still win the series if they win the last two T20Is.

They have looked a very settled unit in the first three matches. Their top and middle-order have scored runs. In the first T20I, their bowlers defended 149 in the first T20I and chased 152 in the second.

Overall in 28 T20Is between the two teams, India have won 18 matches while West Indies nine. In 6 T20Is in Florida, India have won five and West Indies just one. Despite not clicking as an ODI outfit, West Indies have done pretty well in T20I cricket, which can be called their favorite format at the moment.

They would dearly want Jason Holder back in the XI for the last two games. He missed the third T20I with a groin injury. He felt the pain after he was dismissed and did not play the following game.

India won the last T20I series played between the two teams in 2022 4-1. West Indies now have a chance to beat India at home winning the final two T20Is. In this article, we take a look at their predicted playing XI for the fourth T20I against India.

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IND vs WI 4th T20I: West Indies’ Playing XI for India

Brandon King

Brandon King will open the batting in the fourth T20I. He top-scored with 42 in the third T20I. King was dismissed cheaply in the first two T20Is. King is inching closer to 1000 T20I runs.

Kyle Mayers

Mayers will open the batting with King. He scored 25 off 20 balls in the third T20I and perished to spin bowling. Mayers’ weakness against s[pin was exposed in the previous match.

Johnson Charles

Johnson Charles another hard-hitter will slot in at three. He scored just 12 in the previous match. Recently he scored a quickfire century against South Africa breaking several records. Charles has scored just 17 runs in three matches so far.

Nicholas Pooran (WK)

After scoring 41 and 67 in the first two T20Is, Pooran scored just four in the third T20I. He was stumped by Kuldeep Yadav. The Southpaw has a pretty good record against India in T20Is scoring over 500 runs.

Shimron Hetmyer

The southpaw will slot in at five. He scored nine off 8 balls in the third T20I. The trio of Pooran Hetmyer and Powell gives West Indies real hitting power in the middle order. He will have to step up in the fourth T20I.

Rovman Powell (C)

Powel will slot in at six. He scored 40 off 19 balls and took his team to 159 in the third T20I. He will be expected to play another quickfire knock. With the series on the line, his captaincy will be tested as well.

Jason Holder / Roston Chase

Holder should be back into the playing XI if he gets fit. If not Chase will be a part of the playing XI in the fourth T20I. He should be used more with the ball if he plays.

Romario Shepherd

Shepherd will slot in at eight. He has picked up four wickets in three matches. He can use the long handle too if required in the final overs. Overall, he is a good T20I cricketer.

Akeal Hosein

Akeal will slot in at nine. He went wicketless in the previous game. He idolises Ravindra Jadeja and recently his 10-year-old tweet on Jadeja went viral. Hosein will be the specialist spinner in the XI.

Alzarri Joseph

Joseph will lead the pace attack for West Indies. He took two for 25 in the last game and four wickets overall in the series. The pacer has picked up 26 T20I wickets so far in his career.

Obed McCoy

The left-arm pacer will conclude the likely XI for West Indies. He will be the second specialist pacer in the XI. McCoy has picked up three wickets in three games so far in the series.

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