IND vs WI Dream11 Team Prediction | India tour of West Indies, 2019| Squad, Playing 11, Fantasy team

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India vs West Indies 1^st T20 is all set to happen in Lauderhill after the much-discussed absence of  MS Dhoni,  on 3^rd of August,  2019.  All the couches are going to fill on this Saturday from 10:30 morning.  The rumored riftED duo of  Virat and Rohit are going to face the current T20 champions on the not so old pitch of  Lauderhill, Florida. Both the T20 top seeders are going down to the same pitch where the Hit man made his world record of 264 runs in ODI against Sri Lanka and West Indies defeated India in 2016 and made the highest score in T20 of that pitch.

Match schedule: 

WI vs IND, 1st T20,  India Tour of West Indies,2019

Lauderhill ground, Florida, United States of America

3 August 2019, 10:30 AM

Head to Head stats for West Indies vs India

Overall T20 matches played the two teams– 11

India won– 5

West Indies won– 5

No result – 1

These neck to neck encounters are telling that there has been a closer fight between these teams, especially in the T20 format. The last time West Indies had that extra inch in their game in T20 World Cup in 2016, where West Indies knocked out India from the hindmost stage of that series.

Team news

• The selection of Players in the Indian team is under plenty of disagreements of the senior players like Ganguly.
• Yet the Indian team is going to be fueled up with young blood mostly, where Krunal Pandya will be making his international debut and digging the space as an all-rounder.
• India is heading with more pacers then spinners as the pitch is known to be helpful for pacer’s, which eventually will let Kuldeep Yadav or Yuzvendra Chahal sit outside.
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed and Jasprit Bumrah are most likely supposed to do the wonders with the inclusion of Krunal Pandya.
• Just like the recent world cup, batting order may get some hindrance as Dhawan is going to open after his injury in the world cup. Though, KL Rahul could be a game changer here, as his records are commendable at this pitch.
• West Indies is heading with a confident start in the series as in T20 format they have been playing a class cricket for a while. Though are concerned with the issue in Russell’s health, as he is considered to be the foremost player for T20 who is capable of turning the game in his team’s favor single-handedly.
• Moreover, Pollard is going to play after a long break, which was taken due to some conflicts with the West Indies board. Analyzing this scenario, West Indies captain has said that he may replace Evin Lewis with Darren Bravo to strengthen their middle order.
  

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Squads

Indian Team squad:

Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (WK), Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Rahul Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini.

West Indies Team Squad:

Carlos Brathwaite, Anthony Bramble, John Campbell, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Keemo Paul, Khary Pierre, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas.

Pitch Prediction

The pitch has not been played a lot and eventually has a good bounce. the pacers will be getting some advantage at this pitch as the ball tends to move a bit more.

The weather is in a good mood and the rain is not been expected till Sunday.

T20 STATS On This Pitch

IND vs WI Probable Playing 11:

IND Playing 11:

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Kl Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Rahul Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed.

WI Playing 11:

Carlos Brathwaite (C), John Campbell, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Khary Pierre, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell and Oshane Thomas.

WI vs IND Dream 11 Team Prediction

Fantasy picks from IND

Rohit Sharma: In the recent world cup he has scored 648 runs in 9 innings with the strike rate of 98.33. In which he had 5 centuries and 1 half-century.

In T20 format in 2018-19, he has played 22 matches and made 685 runs with the strike rate of 144.30

• Krunal Pandya: He has done a decent job in bowling. He has taken 11 wickets in 11 matches by giving 364 runs with the strike rate of 24.

Virat Kohli: In this year, he has played 20 ODI matches, made 3 centuries and 6 half-centuries and scored 1204 runs with the run rate of 94.19.

In T20 format in 2018-19, he has played 11 innings and made 307 runs with the strike rate of 134.64.

Fantasy picks from WI

Carlos Brathwaite: In T20 format in 2018-19, he has batted in 10 matches and made 75 runs with the strike rate of 87.20.

He bowled in 14 matches and taken 11 wickets by giving 412 with the strike rate of 25.6

Nicholas Pooran: In T20 format in 2018-19, he has played 8 innings and made 193 runs with the strike rate of 145.11.

Keemo Paul: In T20 format in 2018-19, he has spelled in 13 innings and taken 17 wickets by giving 394 with the strike rate of 17.1

The X factors

• Rishabh Pant (WK): Pant has been in hustle with his form, though have shown some class cricket at times. In T20 format in 2018-19, he has made 233 runs with the strike rate of 119.48 in 14 matches.
• Kieron Pollard: He can come up as a strong all-rounder in this series, even if he is coming out of some break, In his T20 career as a batsman, he has made 788 runs in 50 matches with the strike rate of 125.5. In bowling, he has taken 23 wickets in 38 innings with the strike rate of 22.2.

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