India vs West Indies 2019: 1st T20I, Hyderabad - Match Prediction

India vs West Indies 2019: 1st T20I, Hyderabad – Match Prediction; After South Africa and Bangladesh touring India, now, it is the turn of West Indies to face Indian National Cricket Team. The return of star players for the hosts and the change in the core group for West Indies will assuredly serve the cricket fanatics a thriller at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on December 6th.

West Indies have been playing all formats in India for over a month now. They must have adjusted well to the Indian conditions. Moreover, considering their prowess in T20Is, they are most likely to present a stern challenge to the Virat Kohli-led team side.

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Though West Indies have lost eight of their last nine T20 internationals and are coming on the back of a series loss to Afghanistan, the Kieron Pollard-led side has got enough goods to outsmart the Indian National Cricket Team on a given day. Besides that West Indies’ players have always played well in Indian conditions.

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On the other hand, India won six of their last eight T20Is and have defeated West Indies in each of the previous six encounters in the format. The return of Virat Kohli along with experienced Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will undoubtedly give an extra boost for the team.

In the initial years, West Indies had the edge over the home side. However, in the last couple of years, India gained an advantage with the Caribbeans failing to live up to the expectations. Apart from their 3-0 series victory in the Caribbean this year itself, the Kohli-led side also got the better of West Indies when they last toured India in 2018.

Batting has let West Indies down severely in the series against Afghanistan. They struggled in the conditions against pace and spin, which does not bode well when coming up against arguably the best bowling attack in the world. The likes of Nicholas Pooran, Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard and Lendl Simmons got some work to do for the team.

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Meanwhile, the hosts will once again rely heavily on the top-order alongside Shreyas Iyer in the middle order. Apart from them, the other batsman in the middle-order hardly got a chance to prove themselves. All the eyes will be on Rishabh Pant performance, especially, with Sanju Samson in the team pushing for a place.

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Match Prediction:

Without any ray of a doubt, the Indian National Cricket Team will enter the game as favourites to win the game. India have plenty of quality with bat and ball – far more than the tourists – and they should get the series off to a flying start.

The Men in Blues have rested several of their players in recent times. Now, they have brought back the likes of Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami into the squad which suggests they are serious about winning the game at any cost. However, the game of cricket can ring in surprises at any moment, especially in the T20I format. All in all, a thriller is on the cards.