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West Indies vs India, 2nd T20I – Dafanews Match Preview

West Indies and India will take on each other in the second T20I at the Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts on Monday. India had won the opening game of the series comprehensively by 68 runs as they had come up with a complete performance in all the three departments of the game.

We take a look at the current form, head to head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form for India: W L W W W

India has been in prolific form in the shortest format of the game. The Rohit Sharma-led team are playing with an aggressive approach and it is helping them reap rewards. Furthermore, the team is trying some new combinations for the T20I World Cup.

Current form for West Indies: L W W NR L

The T20I format is known to be West Indies’ favorite version of the game and they have the players who can take the game away from the opposition. However, they haven’t been at their best in the recent past and they will need to turn the tables in the ongoing series.

Head to Head: Matches: 21, Won by India: 14, Won by WI: 6, NR: 1.

India clearly have the wood on West Indies in the head-to-head battle.

Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, and Ravindra Jadeja will be the crucial players for India.

Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Walsh Jr. will hold the key for the Windies.

India’s squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav*, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

West Indies squad: Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Dominic Drakes, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Devon Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr.

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