In this diversion 3 of the assembly 1, the safeguarding champions West Indies will tackle India who are truly familiar with the states of Sub-landmass pitches. Both the groups are decently furnished with fabulous twist ambush and both are fit for playing on moderate pitches. The vast majority of West Indian players have been playing IPL for a long time and know well the quality and shortcoming of the Indian group. The same is valid for Indian players.
Toss: India won the toss and elected to field
it is quite likely that India will go for three spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra and Ravindra Jadeja. They have already proved their importance against high tension match against Pakistan. India would like to keep their winning combination working for the whole tournament.
Pacers are however a bit of concern for the team management. It is still to be seen if they test Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in today’s game or replace them with Varun Aaron and Mohit Sharma. The decision begs a lot of brainstorming for them.
West Indies group comprises of a ton of all-rounders with a couple of patches of pros. They have four seam bowlers, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Sammy, Dwayne Smith and Andre Russell and every one of them are great players with the bat.
Sunil Narine and Samuel Badree are the most supported contenders on these moderate pitches. At that point there is Chris Gayle who can undertake the obligation of playing if circumstance requests it. It will be intriguing to watch Chris Gayle and Yuvraj Singh who are the huge hitters for their groups.
West Indies Squad: DJG Sammy*, S Badree, DJ Bravo, J Charles, SS Cottrell, ADS Fletcher, CH Gayle, SP Narine, D Ramdin†, R Rampaul, AD Russell, MN Samuels, K Santokie, LMP Simmons, DR Smith.
India Squad:
MS Dhoni*†, VR Aaron, R Ashwin, STR Binny, S Dhawan, RA Jadeja, V
Kohli, B Kumar, A Mishra, Mohammed Shami, AM Rahane, SK Raina, MM
Sharma, RG Sharma, Yuvraj Singh.
Pitch Report: The dew factor will trouble the team bowling second and it looks the captain winning the toss will opt for bowling first.
India Vs West Indies T20 wc Match highlights 23, March 2014
