India vs West Indies, 1st T20I Live Score: West Indies Win Toss, Elect To Bowl vs India

29.07.2022 - 17:11 sports.ndtv.com

IND vs WI, 1st T20I Live Updates: India face West Indies in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad.

After sweeping the ODI series 3-0, the Indian team will now hope for a similar outcome in the T20Is. The Indian team will be boosted by the returns of Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik, who were all rested for the ODIs.

West Indies, on the other hand, will also welcome back star batter Shimron Hetmyer, who had missed the ODI games due to some fitness concerns.

For long, T20 cricket has been the West Indies strongest suit, and they will surely back themselves to pull off an upset. (LIVE SCORECARD) India (predicted): Rohit Sharma (capt), Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda/Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshal Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh West Indies (predicted): Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (capt & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Odean Smith/Dominic Drakes/Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein, Obed McCoy, Hayden Walsh Jr

cricket 2022 win score Brandon King Nicholas Pooran Rovman Powell Kyle Mayers Dinesh Karthik Alzarri Joseph Obed Maccoy Shimron Hetmyer India Trinidad

West Indies vs New Zealand: Shamarh Brooks Anchors West Indies To Victory In 1st ODI vs New Zealand

Shamarh Brooks played the sheet anchor role to perfection in guiding the West Indies to a five-wicket victory over top-ranked New Zealand in a low-scoring opening day-night One-Day International of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday. After the home side's bowling combination pace and spin dismissed the visitors for 190 off 45.2 overs batting first, Brooks' 91-ball 79 with nine fours and one six provided the much-needed solidity to take his team to 193 for five off 39 overs in reply.

West Indies vs New Zealand 1st ODI Live Updates And Live Score

West Indies vs New Zealand 1st ODI Live Updates: After losing the ODI series against India, West Indies would hope for a turnaround in the series against New Zealand. However, the task will not be easy as they are coming into the series after 1-2 loss against New Zealand in the T20I series. West Indies leaked runs against India in the ODI series and considering New Zealand have a few aggressive batters in their ranks, it will be cause of worry for the hosts. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is playing his first ODI game in over two years. (LIVE SCORECARD)

New Zealand Cruise Past Demoralised West Indies In 2nd T20I

New Zealand pulverised a demoralised West Indies by 90 runs in the second T20 International at Sabina Park on Friday to take an unbeatable 2-0 in the three-match series. In a one-sided encounter which magnified the rapid decline of the two-time World T20 winners over the past 12 months, the Black Caps piled up 215 for five. They then limited the home team to just 125 for nine in reply to hand the Caribbean side a sixth defeat in their last seven matches in the format.

Santner stars as New Zealand beat West Indies in T20 series opener

The West Indies' season of white ball woes continued on Wednesday when New Zealand completed a 13-run win in the first T20 International of a three-match series at Sabina Park in Jamaica.

Harshal Patel Ruled Out Of T20I Series Against West Indies With Injury

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday confirmed that pacer Harshal Patel has been ruled out of the fourth and fifth T20Is against West Indies due to an injury. The board said in a statement that Harshal is yet to recover from his rib injury and this is the reason behind him being ruled out of the series. It is important to note that Harshal did not feature in a single match in the ongoing T20I series.