Match Details
Date: August 8, 2023
Time : 8:00 PM IST
Venue : Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana
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Also Read: West Indies vs India 3rd T20I scores here
Preview
The third T20I of the five-match series will be contested between two former world champions West Indies and India at the Providence Stadium. Both these cricket teams have few of the world’s top T20 players at their disposal, which augurs well for a competitive game in the shortest format, whenever they play against each other. For the third T20I in Georgetown, Guyana, the hosts will be looking to build on their consistency, in terms of both individual and team performances, to inch a step closer to clinching the all-important series against the Men in Blue.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the Providence Stadium are known to assist the spinners as the game moves along, especially outside the powerplay stage. The average first innings score at this venue is in the 120s, which would mean that the upcoming third T20I between West Indies and India could see a score in the range of 150-155, if not lower.
Team Analysis
West Indies
In the batting side of things, the West Indies captain Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran have found some consistency during the ongoing T20I series. The rest of the batters have also shown signs of delivering performances closer to their best level, which would help the Men in Maroon make the challenge for the visitors more difficult than before. With the ball in hand, the likes of Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, and Akeal Hosein have been very impressive against India, picking up key wickets at the right time.
SportsTiger Playing XI of West Indies
Brandon King, Kyle Mayers (vc), Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy
India
India hasn’t found the stability in the run scoring against the hosts, which has been far from ideal for the team management. Tilak Varma has started well in his international career in the shortest format of the game, which means that the runs are there to be had for all the batters in the Indian team in the ongoing T20I series. The bowlers for Men in Blue have been reasonably impressive, especially the re-emergence of Kuldeep Yadav as the new and improved wrist spinner, which bodes well for the team, not just against the West Indies, but for the tougher challenges of Asia Cup and ODI World Cup later this year.
SportsTiger Playing XI of India
Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Match Prediction
Conclusion
West Indies have shown that they can be a force to be reckoned with, once again in the T20I format, with some quality performances against India at home. That’s why, the Men in Blue need to bring their best game forward in the remainder of the T20I series, for staying in the race to winning it.
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