WI vs IND Match Preview
India and West Indies will play with more or less the same teams. We expect another seamer to come in for Rakheem Cornwall for this contest. Will that make much of a difference to the outcome? That is not sure. There has been talk os some additional bounce and pace in the surface and that could bring the seam bowlers from both sides into play.
For the batters, we would stick to India. They have more quality and only Alick Athanaze or Kraigg Brathwaite from West Indies merit consideration. The two spin-bowling all-rounders from India are a must-have as they contribute in every inning.
Weather Report
There is rain predicted on almost every single day of the match but hopefully the showers will small and not take away too much time from the match.
Pitch Report
The surface has traditionally been good for batting with a nice amount of bounce and pace in it. The pitch tends to crumble later and bring the spinners into play. If we see some grass left on the surface, you can expect the Dukes ball to make life difficult for the batters.
Notable stats
Kemar Roach: Dark Horse
Kemar Roach can be very dangerous when the ball swings a bit. He has 24 wickets in his previous 8 matches and could be a differentiator worth considering for your fantasy team.
Team News
Rakheem Cornwall is unlikely to be considered for this match after being injured in the previous match. No other significant news from either team.
WI vs IND Probable 11
WI Playing 11
- Kraigg Brathwaite (C)
- Tagenarine Chanderpaul
- Raymon Reifer
- Jermaine Blackwood
- Alick Athanaze
- Joshua Da Silva (Wk)
- Jason Holder
- Alzarri Joseph
- Kevin Sinclair
- Kemar Roach
- Jomel Warrican
IND Playing 11
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ishan Kishan (Wk)
- R Ashwin
- Shardul Thakur
- Jaydev Unadkat
- Mohammad Siraj
Dream11 Prediction
We think India has the depth and the quality to beat West Indies on any kind of surface. They may be challenged a bit more but their superior set of players should be able to come through and deliver another win.
Top Picks
Yashasvi Jaiswal: Was there any doubt about the ability of this youngster to adapt to the Test stage? Not against the current West Indian team for sure! We think he is going to get another big score and will definitely have him in our team.
R Jadeja and R Ashwin: The two spin-king all-rounders from India should be the first two names on your team. If you need to asky why, then you are watching the wrong sport!
Kemar Roach: An underrated consistent performer for the West Indies, we think he could make some early breakthroughs with seam and swing movement.
WI vs IND Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: I Kishan
Batters: R Sharma, S Gill, A Athanaze, Y Jaiswal
All-rounders: R Jadeja (VC), R Ashwin (C), J Holder
Bowlers: K Roach, M Siraj, A Joseph
