IND vs WI Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Dominica Stadium, 1st Test, Day 1– India Tour Of West Indies 2023
Published - 12 Jul 2023, 12:06 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
IND vs WI Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Dominica Stadium, 1st Test, Day 1– India Tour Of West Indies 2023. Dominica is all set to host the first IND vs WI Test match. The Test series kick starts WTC 2023-25 cycle for both teams. The Test match starts from 7.30 pm IST. The first session will be played from 7.30 to 9.30 pm., the second from 10.10 pm to 12.a0 pm and the third session from 12.30 pm to 2.30 pm.
The Test series will witness 2 matches, the ODI series will see 3 games, and the T20I series will consist of 5 matches. The series will be played from July 12-August 13. Heading into the Test series, India are the top-ranked Test side while West Indies are placed eighth.
India and West Indies last played a Test series with each other in August 2019, when India whitewashed the hosts 2-0 in the series. Both teams have played 98 Test matches with India winning 22 and West Indies 30 matches. The second Test in Trinidad will be the 100th Test match between both sides.
India have named a full-strength squad with Rohit Sharma retained as captain. The likes of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane has been retained for the series. Cheteshwar Pujara whas been dropped. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal have been named in the Test squad. One of the two might make their debut in the Test side.
West Indies have announced their Test squad for the upcoming series against India. West Indies have inducted two uncapped batsmen Kirk McKenzie and Alick Athanaze, who showed wonderful batting form for West Indies A team earlier. Rahkeem Cornwall was also recalled into the squad after almost two years.
The Test series will be broadcasted live on DD Sports in India. In terms of broadcasting rights, Viacom18 has acquired the digital rights for the series and will stream the matches for free on Jio Cinema. Viacom18 previously served as the digital platform for IPL 2023.
IND vs WI Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Dominica Stadium, 1st Test, Day 1– India Tour Of West Indies 2023
Dominica is one of the newest cricket grounds in West Indies. The venue has hosted just five Tests, seven ODIs and six T20Is. The average first innings score in Test matches is 250 which shoots upto 300 in the second innings and drops to 160 by the fourth innings. Not many players in this Indian cricket team have played in Dominica before.
Talking about the playing conditions, there is rain expected on day 1 and day 5 of the Test match. The rest of the three days are expected to be warm and sunny. The temperature will be around 30 degrees.
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