WI vs IND: West Indies’ Predicted Playing XI Against India, 5th T20I

Updated - 07 Aug 2022, 03:52 PM

Suryakumar Yadav (Image Credits: Twitter)
Suryakumar Yadav (Image Credits: Twitter)

West Indies is set to face India in the 5th and the final T20I of the ongoing series. WI vs IND 5th T20I will be played on August 7 (Sunday) at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in Florida, United States. Nicholas Pooran is the skipper of West Indies in the series.

Rohit Sharma leads India in the series. West Indies lost the 1st T20I by 68 runs. Later, they won the 2nd T20I by 5 wickets. They lost the 3rd T20I by 7 wickets. Ahead of WI vs IND 5th T20I encounter, here we take a glance at West Indies’ predicted playing XI against India in the match.

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WI vs IND: West Indies’ Predicted Playing XI Against India, 5th T20I

Brandon King

Brandon King
Brandon King. Image: Twitter

Brandon King might be one of the openers for the team in WI vs IND 5th T20I. The right-handed batsman scored a good knock of 68 runs in one game that West Indies won. He has scored 88 runs so far at an average of 44.0. He has done a good job for the team as an opener so far.

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Kyle Mayers

Kyle Mayers
Kyle Mayers

Kyle Mayers might be the other opener for the team in WI vs IND 5th T20I. The left-handed batsman played a fabulous knock of 73 runs in one game. He has scored 96 runs so far at an average of 32.0. Mayers and King have done a good job as an opening pair so far.

Nicholas Pooran (C)

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 next game as well. The left-handed batsman has scored 54 runs so far with the highest knock of 22. He has not managed to come up with a big knock in the series so far and will aim to come up with one in the next game. He might take the no.3 batting position.

Rovman Powell

Rovman Powell
Rovman Powell. (Photo: Twitter)

Rovman Powell might be another middle-order batsman for West Indies in the next match. The right-handed batsman has scored 42 runs in 3 games so far. He has failed to come up with a good knock and his top score was 23. Powell will aim to smash a big knock in the final game.

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Shimron Hetmyer

Shimron Hetmyer
Shimron Hetmyer. Credits: West Indies Cricket

Shimron Hetmyer might be another batsman for the team in the middle-order in the next match. Hetmyer is a reliable middle-order batsman for the team. He has failed to smash a big knock so far. The left-handed batsman has scored 40 runs at an average of 13.33 with a top knock of 20 in one game.

Devon Thomas (WK)

Brandon King
Brandon King. Image: Twitter

Devon Thomas might be the wicketkeeper for the team in the WI vs IND 5th T20I. The right-handed batsman played a good knock of unbeaten 31 runs in 1 game. In another match, he was unbeaten. Thomas has done a good job with the bat and will be crucial in the next match as well.

Jason Holder

Jason Holder
Jason Holder. Credits: Twitter

Jason Holder might be the all-rounder for the team in WI vs IND 5th T20I. The right-handed batsman has scored 1 run in 2 games so far. He has done a good job with the ball, picking 4 wickets at an average of 25.75. He has an economy of 9.65.

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Romario Shepherd

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

Romario Shepherd might be one of the pacers for the team in the next match. Shepherd has not played any match in the series so far so he might get a chance. He gave a good performance in the ODI series, where he picked wickets and also hit some cameo knocks.

Alzarri Joseph

Alzarri Joseph
Alzarri Joseph. Image: ICC

Alzarri Joseph might be another pacer for the team in the next match. The right-arm pacer has picked 3 wickets so far at an average of 38.0. He holds an economy of 9.50. Joseph is a crucial pacer for the team and will aim to come up with a better show in the next match.

Obed McCoy

Obed McCoy earned the man of the match award. (Credits: Twitter)

Obed McCoy might be another pacer for the team. McCoy became the star of the 2nd T20I, in which he picked 6 wickets to crush India’s batting. He also won the player of the match award in that match. So far, the left-arm pacer accounts for 7 wickets at an average of 11.57 and an outstanding economy of 6.75.

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Akeal Hosein

Akeal Hosein
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Akeal Hosein might be the spinner for the team in WI vs IND 5th T20I. The left-arm spinner has done a decent job with the ball so far. Hosein has hunted 3 wickets at an average of 21.33. He holds an economy of just 5.33. He will be the best choice of a spinner for West Indies in the next match.

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