WI vs IND Match Preview
Brandon King once again squandered away a good start in the last match and will hope to turn things around here. He will be seen in the opening slot alongside Kyle Mayers. Captain Shai Hope has led his team from the front and is the leading run-scorer for the hosts in this series.
He scored a gritty half-century in the last match and put up an unbeaten partnership of 91 runs with Keacy Carty to see his team through. In addition to the duo, West Indies has a strong middle order, thanks to players like Alick Athanaze, Shimron Hetmeyer, and Romario Shepherd.
The latter has done a decent job with the ball too, picking up 3 wickets. He will once again feature in the pace attack alongside Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales, and Mayers.
Gudakesh Motie is the pick of the bowlers with 5 wickets and will lead the spin department with Yannic Cariah.
Ishan Kishan has scored back-to-back half-centuries and will be the key player for the visitors at the top of the order.
He is once again likely to open the batting with Shubhman Gill. Playing without the experienced duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the Indian batting line-up suffered a collapse as they were dismissed for just 181 runs. Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson, both of whom had a good run in the IPL, haven’t been able to replicate their form in the ODIs, and the same can be said about Gill.
Shardul Thakur has done a good job with the new ball but without the services of their premier pacers, the seam attack looks a bit weak. The spinners on the other hand have done a good job, with Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav picking up 8 wickets between them.
Weather Report
The skies are expected to remain overcast and there is a forecast of rain.
Pitch Report
Just like in Barbados, the pitch at Trinidad isn’t very easy to bat on. The average first-inning score on this ground is around 235. The fast bowlers will get a good amount of bounce amd pace and there will be some movement off the pitch in the first half. However, the surface will gradually get better for the batsmen.
Notable stats
Alzarri Joseph: Leader of the West Indian Attack
Alzarri Joseph has been West Indies’ premier fast bowler for some time now. In his last 6 matches, Joseph has picked up 10 wickets at a strike rate of 32.40. His ability to get extra bouce from a hard-length makes him quite dangerous.
Team News
There are no updates regarding injuries from either side.
WI vs IND Probable 11
WI Playing 11
- Brandon King
- Kyle Mayers
- Alick Athanaze
- Shai Hope (C)
- Romario Shepherd
- Shimron Hetmeyer
- Keacy Carty
- Yannic Carriah
- Gudakesh Motie
- Alzarri Joseph
- Jayden Seales
IND Playing 11
- Ishan Kishan (Wk)
- Shubhman Gill
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Axar Patel
- Hardik Pandya (C)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Sanju Samson
- Shardul Thakur
- Umran Malik
- Mukesh Kumar
- Kuldeep Yadav
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing India to win here. Despite the hiccup they faced in the 2nd ODI, India is a quality team with plenty of match-winners. They have an excellent record at Queen’s Park Oval and haven’t lost a match on this ground since 2007.
Top Picks
Kuldeep Yadav: Yadav has been in good form on this tour and is the leading wicket-taker for India with 5 wickets. His strike rate in the last 10 ODIs is 20.85.
Ravindra Jadeja: Jadeja is arguably the best all-rounder in the Indian team at the moment. He has scored 2552 runs in his ODI career and has picked up 194 wickets.
Shai Hope: Shai Hope is a vital cog in the West Indian batting line-up. He has scored 447 runs in the last 9 matches at an average of 63.85 and a strike rate of 93.71.
WI vs IND Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: S Hope, I Kishan
Batters: S Gill, S Hetmyer
All-rounders: H Pandya, R Jadeja (C), R Shepherd
Bowlers: A Joseph, K Yadav (VC), S Thakur, G Motie
