India vs West Indies, WI Playing 11 vs IND (Predicted), 5th T20I, India Tour Of West Indies 2022

India vs West Indies, WI Playing 11 vs IND (Predicted), 5th T20I, India Tour Of West Indies 2022. India will take on the West Indies in the 4th and 5th T20Is at Lauderhill Stadium, also known as the Central Broward Park & Broward County Cricket Stadium, on Saturday (August 6) and Sunday (August 7).

India has some prior experience at this venue as they have played 4 T20Is here earlier and they will be eager to win the series by winning the 4th T20I with a 3-1 lead. The visitors currently leads the 5-match series 2-1.

India could be in full strength too as skipper Rohit Sharma has recovered from a back spasm that forced him to retire hurt after playing just 5 balls in the 3rd T20I. The elegant opener retired hurt on 11 in the second over of the Indian innings after experiencing discomfort. In his attempt to swing towards the on-side, Rohit Sharma hurt his lower back, which cut his innings short.

India made a brilliant comeback in the third T20I match to win by 6 wickets and lead the series 2-1. Both teams are all set to play in Florida after the visa issues were resolved by the interference of the Guyana president.

India has a great chance to win the series in this 4th T20I match and test some of their fringe players in the last T20I match. West Indies on the other hand need to win this match to keep the series alive and take it to the decider.

In the 3rd T20I, West Indies started off on a good note with Kyle Mayers scoring 73 runs off 50 balls and forming a 50-run partnership with Brandon King (20 runs) and Nicholas Pooran (22 runs) for the first 2 wickets. Shimron Hetmyer (20 runs) and Rovman Powell (23 runs) scored some quick-fire to take their team to a good score of 164/5 in the 20 overs.

Obed McCoy and Alzarri Joseph were taken for a lot of runs in the last game. Akeal Hosein was their most consistent player this series picking 3 wickets at an economy rate of 5.33 RPO. Dominic Drakes and Jason Holder will look to make their mark with the ball in this match.

West Indies needs to win this game to stay alive in the series as a loss here would mean India takes an unassailable lead in the series. They demolished Bangladesh in the T20I series right before the India series but the difference in quality is for everybody to see. West Indies needs to come up with a plan to dismiss Suryakumar Yadav early in the innings.

West Indies trusted Dominic Drakes with the ball ahead of Odean Smith and it turned out not to be a bad decision. They are likely to stick with the same XI.

Kyle Mayers and Brandon King have established themselves as a good complementary batting pair and are likely to be their openers for the remaining two games. Akeal Hosein will continue to be the only spinner on the team. West Indies recently lost the three-match ODI series against India by 3-0 and is also 2-1 behind in the ongoing series after 3 T20Is had concluded.

India vs West Indies, WI Playing 11 vs IND (Predicted), 5th T20I, India Tour Of West Indies 2022

Kyle Mayers

Kyle Mayers will be one of the openers for the team in the 5th 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 is the 2nd highest run scorer of the ongoing T20I series behind Suryaumar Yadav’s 111, having amassed 96 runs averaging 32. He scored 73 off 50 balls in the 3rd T20I but it went in vain.

Brandon King

Brandon King, the West Indies opener smashed 68 off 52 balls, in the 2nd T20I in a winning cause. Brendon King has amassed 88 runs in 2 T20Is averaging 44 and is the 3rd highest run-getter in the ongoing T20I series. He replaced Shamarh Brooks who scored 20 runs in the only T20I he played in the ongoing series.

Nicholas Pooran

Nicholas Pooran is the skipper of West Indies in the ongoing T20I series and will lead the team in the 5th T20I. 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 amassed 54 runs in 3 T20Is in the ongoing series averaging 18. He won’t keep in the 4th T20I as Devon Thomas is there, and may also bowl a few overs of off-spin as a part-time spinner. He has 6 ODI scalps but is yet to pick a T20I wicket despite playing 63 T20Is.

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 before the ongoing series, during the T20I World Cup in the UAE.

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 has amassed only 40 runs averaging 13.33 in 3 T20Is so far and will look to amend his stats in the last 2 T20Is.

Rovman Powell

Rovman Powell, the vice-captain, might be a middle-order batter for West Indies in the 5th 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. He is yet to fire in the ongoing T20I series against India managing 42 runs averaging only 14 in 3 T20Is.

Jason Holder

Jason Holder, who was out of the first two ODIs due to Covid-19, proved his fitness during the third ODI match and has also returned to the main T20I squad.

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 has picked 4 scalps in 3 T20Is so far in the ongoing series averaging 25.75 but is yet to fire with the bat in limited opportunities provided.

Devon Thomas

Devon Thomas’ unbeaten 31 off 19 balls sealed it in his team’s favour in the 2nd T20I, hitting a six and a four off Avesh Khan. In the 3rd T20I, the keeper didn’t face a ball. In his 7 T20I match career, he has played only 3 innings and the 31 was his highest score so far.

Obed McCoy

Obed McCoy is the highest wicket-taker in the ongoing T20I series against India. He has picked 7 scalps in 3 T20Is averaging 11.57. In the 2nd T20I, Obed McCoy registered the best T20I bowling figures for West Indies, as his 6/17 set the tone for a five-wicket series-leveling win for the hosts in St. Kitts on Monday (August 1).

Akeal Hosein

Akeal Hosein might be the sole spinner for the team in the 5th 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.  In the ongoing series, he has picked 3 scalps in as many T20Is averaging 21.33.

Hayden Walsh might be another spinner for West Indies in the 4th 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.

Dominic Drakes

Dominic Drakes, the left-arm pacer has picked 1 scalp in the 3rd T20I registering figures of 1/24 in 4 overs. He has picked 4 scalps in 7 T20Is, with a poor average and economy rate but may amend his stats if he plays the last 2 T20Is. He replaced Odean Smith in the 3rd T20I as the latter was wicketless in the 2 T20Is he played.

West Indies might also bring pacer Keemo Paul. The right-arm fast bowler is quick through air and can rush the Indian batters. The right arm pacer has 25 scalps in 22 T20I appearances averaging 27.04. Romario Shepherd, the right arm pacer is another available option. He averages 37.25 in T20Is with the bat (149 runs) and has 20 scalps in as many T20Is, averaging 28.55.

Alzarri Joseph

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 3 scalps in 3 T20Is in the ongoing series so far averaging a poor 38.