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West Indies vs India 2023, 1st T20I – Stats Preview

West Indies will square off against India at the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad on Thursday. Both teams will be looking to get off to a good start in the series and they will want to tick the right boxes as a unit. It will be a great opportunity for the young talent of both teams to grab their chances and seal their place in the team.

Yashasvi Jaiswal had taken Test cricket like fish to water and he will be looking to make a similar start to his T20I career. Furthermore, there will be opportunities for players like Tilak Varma, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, and Mukesh Kumar, who will want to make the most of their chances.

On the other hand, West Indies’ skipper Rovman Powell will aim to get the best out of his players. The return of players like Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, and Nicholas Pooran will certainly add a lot of value for the home team.

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Kuldeep Yadav needs four more wickets to complete 50 scalps in T20I career.

Another nine wickets in the series will help Yuzvendra Chahal complete 100 scalps in the shortest format.

Arshdeep Singh, who will be making a comeback, also needs nine wickets to complete 50 wickets in T20I form.

WI skipper Rovman Powell requires 28 runs to reach the 1000-run mark in the T20I version.

Kyle Mayers needs 18 runs to complete 500 runs in T20I cricket.

Johnson Charles requires 29 runs to reach the 1000-run mark in T20I form.

Nicholas Pooran needs 14 runs to get to the milestone of 1500 runs in the T20I format.

West Indies squad for T20I series against India: Rovman Powell (capt), Kyle Mayers (vice-capt), Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Obed McCoy, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Oshane Thomas.

India’s T20I squad: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Surya Kumar Yadav (VC), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (C), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.

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