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India vs West Indies, WI Playing XI vs IND (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.

Indian Batters Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan
Indian Batters Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan (Photo: Twitter)

Alzarri Joseph took 2 wickets for West Indies. 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.

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Alzarri Joseph
Alzarri Joseph. Image: ICC

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.

Jason Holder
Jason Holder. Credits: Twitter

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.

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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), 3rd T20I, India Tour Of West Indies 2022

Kyle Mayers

Kyle Mayers (Image Credits: Twitter)
Kyle Mayers (Image Credits: Twitter)

Kyle Mayers will be one of the openers for the team in the 3rd 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.

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