The 3rd T20 match of the five match series between India and West Indies will be played at St Kitts Warner Park Stadium tonight. The match will start at 8:00 PM IST.
It was an ominous outing for team India yesterday as west indies won the toss in the 2nd T20 international. Rohit Sharma got out on the very 1st ball of the match, which reared up off a length, hitting Sharma’s top half of the bat and getting him caught in the short third man. The Indian batsmen got quick runs but in an attempt to be ultra-aggressive during the power play, they lost their top three batsmen for a meagre score of just 40 on the board.
Now in the present scenario, India is under substantial pressure to perform well in the 3nd T20 match and regain their lead in the series. This match also becomes more important for the Indian team, because if they don’t win this they will find themselves in a precarious position, needing to win the next two matches back to back. So be ready for a humdinger of a match.
Fantasy Stars for IND vs WI
IND:
Rohit Sharma has played 130 T20 International matches and he has scored 3547 runs with a batting average of 32.5 and with a strike rate of 139.7 in his T20 career so far. When Rohit Sharma gets going it’s a red signal for the bowlers. If he gets in to his flour he create his own momentum then he dictates his own terms to the bowlers. He can whack the ball out of the ground with elegant ease.
Suryakumar Yadav is an exceptionally gifted player who can smash the ball to all parts of the ground. Having played 20 T20Is, he has scored 561 runs with a batting average of 37.4 and a strike rate of 175.86. He possesses the craft to play shots that can be unsettling for the bowlers. He can cut to size the a fast bowler by his paddle sweep and can be a headache for any bowling line up in the world.
Rishabh Rajendra Pant a flamboyant hard hitting batsman who doesn’t care about the reputation of the bowler, has played 51 T20 International matches, scored 782 runs with a batting average of 22.34 and a strike rate of 124.32 in his T20 career so far. Whenever he comes to the crease he takes on the bowling side with great responsibility. An enjoyable cricketer to watch, he has a bright future in front of him.
WI:
Nicholas Pooran has played 60 T20 International matches, scored 1302 runs with a batting average of 29.59 and a strike rate of 139.99 in his T20 career so far. The west Indian white ball captain Nicholas can hit a cricket ball a long way but is not a unidimensional batsman and can change gears according to the situation of the match.
Shamarh Brooks can tonk the ball really hard. Having played 7 T20 International matches, scoring 96 runs with a batting average of 16.0 and a strike rate of 120.0 in his T20 career so far. if the ball hits the middle of his bat, no ground is big enough for him.
Rovman Powell has played 42 T20 International matches, scored 685 runs with a batting average of 26.3 and a strike rate of 141.8 in his T20 career so far. Rovman Powel possess a beasty power that can change the game with the fewest blues. He's extremely dangerous and a murderer of spin bowling.
Possible 11: IND
Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh pant, Hardik pandya, Dinesh karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi.
Possible 11: WI
Shamarh Brooks, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Rovman Powell, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Keemo paul, Hayden Walsh.
TFG Picks for WI vs IND