India vs West Indies, WI Playing XI vs IND (Predicted), 2nd T20I, India Tour Of West Indies 2022

India vs West Indies, WI Playing XI vs IND (Predicted), 2nd T20I, India Tour Of West Indies 2022. India will play against West Indies in the 2nd T20I on 1st August 2022 (Monday) at Warner Park, Basseterre on the island of St Kitts. The match will begin at 8 pm IST, with the toss at 7.30 pm IST.

Having clinched the first game comfortably, head coach Rahul Dravid will hope that his side can rally and clinch a 2-0 lead in the series on Monday. Despite the win, however, India had some pressing concerns, especially considering the form of Shreyas Iyer.

The KKR skipper has struggled over the past couple of months, and the team management will have to make a tough call with Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda available. The KKR skipper managed a four-ball duck which triggered an India collapse before Dinesh Karthik resurrected the Indian innings.

Tarouba’s Brian Lara Cricket Stadium hosted its first-ever international match on 29 July. The Men in Blue were propelled by skipper Rohit Sharma’s 44-ball 64 as well as yet another vital contribution from finisher Dinesh Karthik (41 not out off 19 balls), posting a commanding 190/6 after opting to bat. The visitors restricted West Indies to a low score of 122 runs and registered a victory by 68 runs margin.

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.

West Indies came out in an attacking mindset but their batters failed to cross the 20-run mark in the match. Shamarh Brooks, Kyle Mayers, and Nicholas Pooran looked good in the short stay in the crease. 6 of the top-7 batters excluding Jason Holder, who didn’t trouble the scorers, hit a six each but kept losing wickets throughout the match.

Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, and Jason Holder took 4 wickets between them but went for 120 runs in their 10 overs. Akeal Hosein was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4-0-14-1 in the 1st T20I match and Obed McCoy bowled decently in the death overs and power play. They might bring in Dominic Drakes or Romario Shepherd in this match.

West Indies may play the same XI with the likes of Brandon King, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh, Dominic Drakes, and Devon Thomas warming the bench.

India vs West Indies, WI Playing XI vs IND (Predicted), 2nd T20I, India Tour Of West Indies 2022

Kyle Mayers

Kyle Mayers will be one of the openers for the team in the 2nd T20I. The left-handed batsman scored 114 runs in 3 games in the recent ODI series. Kyle Mayers scored 72 runs in 2 games in the previous T20I series against Bangladesh. He has amassed 229 runs in 11 T20Is averaging 25.44. He scored 15 off only 6 balls before being one of pacer Arshdeep Singh’s victims.

Shamarh Brooks

Shamarh Brooks has played 18 ODIs, all in 2022, amassing 613 runs and averaging 36.06. He has hit 1 ton and 3 fifties in the 50 overs format. He would certainly hope to amend his strike rate of 76.43 in ODIs though.

He has also featured in 11 Tests and 7 T20Is with moderately less batting averages (25.05 and 16 respectively) compared to ODIs though. He scored 20 in the 1st T20I before being bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Nicholas Pooran

Nicholas Pooran is the skipper of West Indies in the ongoing T20I series and will lead the team in the 2nd T20I as well. The left-handed batsman will also be the wicketkeeper of the team. Nicholas Pooran scored 141 runs in 3 ODI games recently against India.

In the previous T20I series against Bangladesh, Nicholas Pooran mustered 108 runs in 2 innings. He has played 61 T20Is amassing 1320 runs and averaging 29.33. He scored 18 in the 1st T20I.

Shimron Hetmyer

Batter Shimron Hetmyer has returned to West Indies’ T20I squad for the upcoming five-match series against India and the following three-match series against New Zealand after clearing a fitness test.

Shimron Hetmyer had been omitted from West Indies’ recent squads on fitness grounds and was with the ODI group earlier this month in Port-of-Spain to work with the trainers and the support staff. He last represented West Indies in November 2021, during the T20I World Cup in the UAE. He has scored 680 runs in 43 T20Is averaging 21.25 with 3 fifties. He has also played 16 Tests and 47 ODIs.’

At IPL 2022, he excelled in the role of a finisher for the Rajasthan Royals, scoring 314 in 15 innings at a strike rate of 153.92. But in the two months since then, he hasn’t played any cricket. He scored 14 in the 1st T20I.

Rovman Powell

Rovman Powell, the vice-captain, might be a middle-order batter for West Indies in the 1st T20I match. Rovman Powell totally failed in the recent ODI series getting out for low scores in all three games.

The right-handed batsman gave a good performance in the previous T20I series against Bangladesh. He scored 66 runs in 2 innings with a top knock of unbeaten 61 runs in one game. In 43 T20Is, he has amassed 699 runs averaging a modest 25.89. He has 4 T20I fifties and 1 T20I ton. He scored 14 in the 1st T20I.

Jason Holder

Jason Holder, who was out of the first two ODIs due to Covid-19, proved his fitness during the third match and has also returned to the main T20I squad. He has played 38 T20Is besides 56 Tests and 128 ODIs and has managed 264 T20I runs averaging 15.53 and 40 T20I scalps averaging 26.45.

He was wicketless (0/43 in 6 overs) and was unbeaten on 9 off 12 balls in the 3rd ODI which India won by 119 runs according to the Duckworth Lewis method. He scored a 4-ball duck and was the most expensive of all bowlers, returning with figures of 1/50 in the 1st T20I.

Odean Smith

Odean Smith has played only 5 ODIs and 14 T20Is and has scored 144 and 66 runs respectively in the limited overs formats respectively. He has also picked 6 ODI and 10 T20I scalps.

Romario Shepherd is another contender for the all-rounder’s spot having played 18 ODIs and 20 T20Is. He perished without scoring and was wicketless in the 1st T20I against the visitors.

Obed McCoy

Obed McCoy has played 2 ODIs where he picked 4 scalps averaging 27.25 and 17 T20Is where he picked 23 scalps averaging 18.78. Obed McCoy returned with figures of 1/30 in the 1st T20I. Dominic Drakes’s left arm medium pace is another option. Dominic Drakes has picked 3 scalps in 6 T20Is.

Akeal Hosein

Akeal Hosein might be a spinner for the team in the 1st T20I match against India. The left-arm spinner picked 3 wickets in 3 matches in the recent ODI series. In the previous T20I series against Bangladesh, Akeal Hosein picked 2 wickets in 2 games.  He has picked 18 scalps in 24 T20Is averaging 28.72. He was the most economical bowler conceding only 14 runs besides picking up a scalp in 4 overs in the 1st T20I.

Hayden Walsh might be another spinner for West Indies in the 1st T20I. In the recent ODI series, Hayden Walsh picked 2 wickets in 2 games. The left-arm spinner was also part of the previous T20I series against Bangladesh. He scalped 4 wickets in 3 games against Bangladesh. He has played 28 T20Is where he picked 25 scalps averaging 23.68.

Keemo Paul

Keemo Paul might be one of the pacers for the team in the 2nd T20I after picking 1/24 in 2 overs in the 1st T20I against India. The right-arm pacer played 1 ODI game against India recently. He failed to get any wicket in the match. He was also part of the last T20I series against Bangladesh where he played 1 game. He has played 23 ODIs (25 scalps averaging 39.08) and 22 T20Is (25 scalps averaging 27.04).

Alzarri Joseph

Alzarri Joseph might be another pacer for the team in the 1st T20I against India. The right-arm pacer picked 4 wickets in 2 ODI games in the recent series. He was not part of the previous T20I series against Bangladesh.

He debuted in the 1st T20I against India in the shortest format and picked up 2 scalps conceding 46 runs in 4 overs. Alzarri Joseph is in a good form and a crucial pacer for West Indies in the series. He has picked 82 scalps in 51 ODIs averaging 27.61 and 62 scalps in 22 Tests averaging 34.94.