India vs West Indies, IND Playing XI vs WI (Predicted), 3rd T20I, India Tour Of West Indies 2022

India vs West Indies, IND Playing XI vs WI (Predicted), 3rd T20I, India Tour Of West Indies 2022. India will play against hosts West Indies in the 3rd T20I on August 2, 2022, at 8 pm IST at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts. India and West Indies played one match against each other in this three-match T20I series so far where India won that game and is currently leading the series by 1-0.

Before this India had played 3 match ODI series under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan which they won quite comfortably by a margin of 3-0. The ongoing T20I matches are in a way part of India’s preparatory plans ahead of the 2022 T20I World Cup which will be played in October later this year.

In the first T20I match, India beat West Indies by 68 runs. In that game, West Indies won the toss and decided to field first. Coming to bat, India posted 190 runs on the board where Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik smashed 64 runs and 41 runs respectively for the team. The 37-year-old Dinesh Karthik excelled in the finisher’s role yet again, scoring an unbeaten 41 runs off 19 balls to aid the side in collecting 36 runs off the final two overs.

Coming to the chase, West Indies failed to chase down the target and managed to put just 122 runs on the board where none of their batters was able to cross even the 20-run mark. Arshdeep Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravi Bishnoi grabbed 2 wickets each for India.

Alzarri Joseph picked up two wickets with the ball but the other bowlers struggled as India scored 190 in their 20 overs. Shamarh Brooks top-scored with 20 for them as they only managed to score 122/8, losing the game by 68 runs.

West Indies were outplayed in the first T20I by the Men in Blue. Rohit Sharma’s men will be riding high with confidence after their performance in the opening game of the series and will look to repeat their performance whereas the hosts will need to be at their absolute best to win the 3rd T20I.

West Indies are going through a rough patch in the white ball formats and will need to take inspiration from their spirited performances to make a comeback. They will look for an elusive win that will change the fortunes of their team and will give them much-needed hope moving ahead.

India’s experiment to promote Suryakumar Yadav worked well and he played an attacking 16-ball 24-run cameo. Rohit Sharma played some blistering shots and scored 64 runs with wickets falling at the other end on a heap. Finisher Dinesh Karthik played the game-changing knock of 41 runs to build a vital 52-run partnership with Ravichandran Ashwin for the seventh wicket.

Pacers Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, despite going for runs early on, took crucial wickets in the power play and shared 3 wickets between them. The spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, and Ravindra Jadeja ran riot in the middle overs with combined figures of 12-0-74-5 in the 1st T20I match.

It remains to be seen if the team management continues with the trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravi Bishnoi, or brings in the likes of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav in the 3rd T20I. Harshal Patel may also replace Ravichandran Ashwin if the pitch favours pacers.

India vs West Indies, IND Playing XI vs WI (Predicted), 3rd T20I, India Tour Of West Indies 2022

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is the leading T20I run-scorer after New Zealand’s Martin Guptill having amassed 3443 runs in 129 T20Is averaging 32,48. He was rested for the preceding ODIs against West Indies but will captain the T20I squad. He has a maximum of 4 tons besides his name.

In the previous T20I series against England, the right-handed batsman scored 66 runs in 3 games at an average of 22.0. Rohit Sharma top scored with 64 off 44 balls in the 1st T20I against West Indies.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav may open yet again for the Indian team in the 3rd T20I against West Indies. The right-handed batsman failed to score in the recent ODI series against West Indies, getting out for cheap scores in 3 games. He scored 24 off 16 balls in the 1st T20I against West Indies while opening.

However, the right-handed batsman slammed a century in the 3rd and final T20I of the previous T20I series against hosts England. Suryakumar Yadav scored 171 runs in 3 games averaging 57 in the England series. He has amassed 561 runs in 20 T20Is averaging 37.4. His highest of 117 came in a losing cause against England in the preceding T20I series.

Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant scored oly 14 off 12 balls in the 1st T20I against West Indies while batting at No. 4. He may open yet again or play as a middle-order batter in the 2nd and 3rd T20I.

Rishabh Pant opened for the first time in T20I cricket during India’s 49-run win over England in the 2nd of a three-match T20I series in Birmingham on Saturday. Rishabh Pant replaced Ishan Kishan in the batting unit and walked out to open with captain Rohit Sharma. The left-hander hit 26 off just 15 balls as India raced to 49 for no loss inside the 5th over. In the 3rd T20I, he scored only 1 off 5 balls.

In 51 T20Is, he has scored 782 runs averaging 22.34 with 3 fifties with a best of 65. He had also scored his maiden ODI ton in the ODIs against England and amassed the most runs – 125 in 2 innings.

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda may replace Shreyas Iyer in the 2nd and 3rd T20I after Shreyas Iyer registered a 4-ball duck in the 1st T20I. In four T20I innings (6 T20Is) so far in 2022, Deepak Hooda scored 205 runs at an average of 68.33 at a strike rate of 172.66 which includes a record century against Ireland as well.

Shreyas Iyer, on the other hand, scored 931 runs in 39 T20I innings for India at a strike rate of 137.93 with 6 fifties. Shreyas Iyer amassed 161 runs in the ODI series against Windies averaging 53.67 and was the 3rd highest run-getter in the ODI series. However, in T20Is, Shreyas Iyer averages a modest 33.25 in 43 matches with 6 fifties having amassed 931 runs.

Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya might be an all-rounder for the team in the 3rd T20I. The right-handed batsman was part of the previous T20I series against England. He scored 63 runs in the 2 games and also picked 5 wickets in the series. Hardik Pandya will bat in the middle order for the team.

He scored only 1 in the 1st T20I against the Windies and was wicketless too. He would like to amend his stats in the next 2 T20Is. He returned to the Indian T20I team after an impressive IPL 2022 and even led in the Ireland T20Is. He has played 64 T20Is and amassed 771 runs averaging 23.36 and picked 48 scalps averaging 27.71.

Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik has been a part of the Indian T20I squad since the South Africa series at home. He was retained in the series against England and now against West Indies. He will slot in at number seven as India’s designated finisher.

Following a stupendous IPL 2022 season for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), during which he clobbered 330 runs at a strike rate of 183.33, Dinesh Karthik earned a recall for the T20I series against South Africa at home.

He didn’t disappoint against Proteas, smashing 92 runs in four innings at an average of 46 and a strike rate of 158.62. The 37-year-old was named the Player of the Match for his blazing 55 off 27 balls in the fourth T20I in Rajkot as India levelled the series 2-2. Dinesh Karthik was MOM against the Windies in the 1st T20I too, scoring a cameo of 41 off 19 balls.

Ravindra Jadeja

Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel might be another pacer for the team in the 3rd T20I. The right-arm pacer played in the previous T20I series against England. Harshal Patel hunted 4 wickets in 3 games at an average of 23.25. He will aim for another good performance in the T20I series against West Indies. Harshal Patel may replace Ravichandran Ashwin who picked 2/22 in the 1st T20I if the pitch favour pacers.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be one of the pacers for India in the 3rd T20I as he picked 1/11 in the 1st T20I. The right-arm pacer gave a fabulous performance in the recent T20I series against England. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked 4 wickets in the series and also won the player of the series award.

The right-arm pacer grabbed the limelight in the India- South Africa T20I series by winning the player of the series award. The right-arm pacer picked 6 wickets in 4 innings. His X-factor was his economy rate, as he conceded runs at an economy of just 6.07.

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi Bishnoi was one of the draft picks for Lucknow Super Giants before IPL 2022 mega auctions. At 21 years of age, Ravi Bishnoi has been an exciting prospect in IPL and his impressive show in the last two seasons has handed him an opportunity in the Indian squad as well.

He has picked 13 scalps in 14 games in IPL 2022 averaging 35.08 at an economy rate of 8.44. He has also picked 9 scalps in 7 T20Is averaging 22.78 which came at an economy of 7.32 after debuting in 2022 against the West Indies at home. In IPL, he has 37 scalps from as many games averaging 28.7 playing for Punjab Kings and Lucknow. He picked 2/26 in the 1st T20I against the Windies.

Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh was left out of the playing XI against West Indies in all three ODI matches. Notably, Arshdeep Singh took 2 wickets with an impressive economy rate of 5.14 against England, when he got the opportunity to bowl.

Arshdeep Singh had a groin issue during the England ODIs but was benched after a solitary international appearance in the 1st T20I against England where he took 2/18 in 3.3 overs. Arshdeep Singh was given another chance in the 1st T20I against Windies and he impressed, claiming 2/24. In two games so far, he has claimed four wickets at an average of 10.50 and an economy rate of 5.60.