WI vs IND: West Indies' Predicted Playing XI Against India, 1st T20I

Updated - 29 Jul 2022, 07:06 PM

India vs West Indies 1st ODI 2023
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West Indies is set to face India in a T20I series. WI vs IND 1st T20I will take place on July 29 (Friday). The venue of the clash is Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. WI vs IND T20I series consists of 5 games. Nicholas Pooran leads West Indies in the T20I series while Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India.

West Indies recently lost to India in an ODI series. West Indies lost all three games, losing the 1st ODI by 3 runs, the 2nd ODI by 2 wickets, and the 3rd ODI by 119 runs. Now, West Indies will aim to bounce back in the T20I series. Ahead of WI vs IND 1st T20I, here we talk about West Indies’ predicted playing XI in the match.

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WI vs IND: West Indies’ Predicted Playing XI Against India, 1st T20I

Brandon King

Brandon King, West Indies
Brandon King, Credits: ESPN

Bradon King might be the opener for West Indies in WI vs IND 1st T20I. The right-handed batsman scored 96 runs in 3 games in the recent ODI series against India. In West Indies’ previous T20I series against Bangladesh, King mustered 64 runs in 2 games at an average of 32.0.

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Kyle Mayers

Kyle Mayers
Kyle Mayers

Kyle Mayers might be the other opener for the team in WI vs IND 1st T20I. The left-handed batsman scored 114 runs in 3 games in the recent ODI series against India. Mayers scored 72 runs in 2 games in the previous T20I series against Bangladesh.

Shamarh Brooks

Shamarh Brooks
Shamarh Brooks, Image Source: Twitter

Shamarh Brooks might be the one-down batsman for the team in WI vs IND 1st T20I. The right-handed batsman scored 81 runs in 3 games in the recent ODI series against India. Brroks was also part of the previous T20I series against Bangladesh and scored 12 runs in 2 innings.

Rovman Powell

Rovman Powell
Rovman Powell. (Photo: Twitter)

Rovman Powell might be a middle-order batter for West Indies in the 1st T20I match against India. Rovman Powell totally failed in the recent ODI series against India, 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.

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Nicholas Pooran (C & WK)

Nicholas Pooran. PC- Getty
Nicholas Pooran. PC- Getty

Nicholas Pooran is the skipper of West Indies in WI vs IND T20I series and will lead the team in the 1st T20I as well. The left-handed batsman will also be the wicketkeeper of the team. Pooran scored 141 runs in 3 ODI games against India recently. In the previous T20I series against Bangladesh, Pooran mustered 108 runs in 2 innings.

Jason Holder

Jason Holder
Jason Holder. Credits: Twitter

Jason Holder might be an all-rounder for the team in WI vs IND 1st T20I. The right-handed batsman was part of only 1 ODI game against India. Holder scored unbeaten 9 runs in the match and failed to pick any wicket. Holder is back to the team after a long gap and will aim for a fabulous performance against India in the T20I series.

Keemo Paul

Keemo Paul (Image Credits: Twitter)
Keemo Paul (Image Credits: Twitter)

Keemo Paul might be one of the pacers for the team in WI vs IND 1st T20I. 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.

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Alzarri Joseph

West Indies
Alzarri Joseph[photo: Twitter]
Alzarri Joseph might be another pacer for the team in WI vs IND 1st T20I. The right-arm pacer picked 4 wickets in 2 ODI games in the recent series against India. He was not part of the previous T20I series against Bangladesh. Joseph is in a good form and a crucial pacer for West Indies in the series.

Romario Shepherd

Romario Shepherd, WI vs IND
Romario Shepherd (Credits: Twitter)

Romario Shepherd might be another pacer for the team in WI vs IND 1st T20I. The right-arm pacer picked 2 wickets in 2 ODI games against India recently. In the previous T20I series against Bangladesh, Shepherd hunted 6 wickets in 3 games at an average of 11.33.

Akeal Hosein

Akeal Hosein
Akeal Hosein, Image Source: Twitter

Akeal Hosein might be a spinner for the team in the 1st T20I match. The left-arm spinner picked 3 wickets in 3 matches against India in the recent ODI series. In the previous T20I series against Bangladesh, Hosein picked 2 wickets in 2 games.

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Hayden Walsh

Hayden Walsh
Hayden Walsh, Photo Credit: (Twitter/CWI)

Hayden Walsh might be another spinner for West Indies in the 1st T20I against India. In the recent ODI series against India, 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.

 

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