Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan open the innings as usual. West Indies to start with spin today with left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein bowling the first over.
Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan open the innings as usual. West Indies to start with spin today with left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein bowling the first over.
Big day for the big man!
Congratulations to West Indies Skipper @KieronPollard55, who is all set to play his 100th T20 International.@Paytm #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/DVe1qt0ADJ
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 18, 2022
Teams:
India XI: Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal
West Indies XI: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard (c), Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Odean Smith, Sheldon Cottrell
Rohit Sharma: We’ve not set a target or anything like that. We just want to come out here and bat freely and see where we are after the powerplay. As a team, we want to improve in all departments. We’ve got the same team.
Kieron Pollard: Last game dew played a factor. We’re going to try and bowl first. One change: Jason’s fit and he returns to the XI, and Fabian Allen misses out.
TOSS: West Indies win the toss, and skipper Kieron Pollard opts to field!
“Because of the dew factor, you want to field first. You don’t want to give your bowlers the wet ball. 180 or thereabouts is what you should target,” says Sunil Gavaskar in the pitch report on Star Sports minutes before toss
Meanwhile, the Indian team management is looking at Shreyas Iyer as an all-round option, according to skipper Rohit Sharma.
"We were very clear with Shreyas, we told him the team wants that option (of an all-rounder) going into the World Cup," said Rohit after the 1st T20I, which Iyer had to sit out of.
Ravi Bishnoi enjoyed a dream debut in the 1st T20I becoming the eighth Indian cricketer to be adjudged Player of the Match on T20I debut after his haul of 2/17 from four overs.
We take a detailed look at some of the previous such instances. Click here to go through the full list
The touring West Indies side has been far from being at its best and has failed to trouble the hosts in any of the matches so far. After being outclassed 0-3 in the ODI leg in Ahmedabad, the Kieron Pollard-led team was expected to give India some challenge in its favourite T20 format, especially after a 3-2 win over England in its last series at home. But they hardly managed to trouble the hosts in the first T20I on Wednesday, going down by six wickets.
India vs West Indies, Live Cricket Score, 2nd T20I Today's Match Updates: West Indies will have to win today's game if they hope to fly out of India with at least one trophy in hand.
Preview: Rohit Sharma-led India take on Kieron Pollard’s West Indies in the second T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday, with an eye on clinching the series.
India vs West Indies 2022, Ind vs WI 2nd T20I Cricket Score and Live Updates
Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi enjoyed a memorable T20I debut, finishing with figures of 2/17 as his googlies troubled the opposition batters, in India’s six-wicket win in the first T20I on Wednesday.
West Indies, meanwhile, will hope to level the series and force it into a decider on Sunday. The Windies haven’t won a single game on their current tour, having conceded the ODI series 0-3.
The Caribbean batters will be expected to step up on Friday. The likes of Brandon King (4) and Rovman Powell (2) failed to go big on Wednesday. Their biggest positive from the batting front on Wednesday was wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran, whose 43-ball 61 took the Windies to 157/7, while Kyle Mayers too played his role with a 24-ball knock of 31.
Odean Smith was the last to be dismissed off the final ball of the innings, but Pollard remained unbeaten on 24.
Bishnoi and Harshal Patel scalped two wickets each.
In reply, skipper Rohit Sharma (40) and Ishan Kishan (35) forged a 64-run stand for the opening stand as India got off to a quick start.
However, India lost their captain in the eighth over. Kishan then joined forces with Virat Kohli before the former was dismissed by Fabian Allen. In his 13-ball knock of 17, Kohli managed just a boundary, and just three balls after Kishan’s dismissal, Kohli followed suit.
Rishabh Pant (8) is usually a fearless batter but this time, he too, got dismissed for a low score.
India were 114/1 in the 15th over when Pant was dismissed, but a gritty 48-run stand between Suryakumar Yadav (34 not out) and Venkatesh Iyer (24 not out) sealed the deal for India.
Here’s all you need to know about when and where to watch the second T20I:
When will the second T20I between India and West Indies take place?
The second T20I between India and West Indies will take place on Friday, 18 February, 2022.
What is the venue for the second T20I between India and West Indies?
The match will take place at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
When will the match start?
The match will begin at 7 pm IST. The toss will take place at 6.30 pm IST.
Which TV channels will broadcast India vs West Indies match?
The match will be telecast on Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney + Hotstar. You can also browse Firstpost.com for live updates and over-by-over commentary.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav and Harpreet Brar.
West Indies: Kieron Pollard (captain), Nicholas Pooran (vice-captain), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Brandon King, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh Jr.
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India chased down the 158-run target set by West Indies after electing to field to grab the series lead in the T20Is
On Friday however, barring the trio of Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer, all the players and support staff were present for training after testing negative for COVID-19.
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