India vs West Indies 1st T20 Match Prediction

After winning the series by 3-0. Team India is gearing up to take on against West Indies in the 3-match T20 series starting from 24th Feb 2022 at Lucknow (19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT). It’s going to be an interesting clash to see whether India will take the home advantage against the World T20 Giants or not. Here Is About India vs West Indies T20 Match Prediction.

India vs West Indies 1st T20 Match Prediction: Match PREVIEW – IND vs WI

India:

Rohit Sharma-led Indian team looked promising for the entire ODI series – It’s his 1st ever series win after taking the full-time captaincy duties from Virat Kohli.
They will look to give a tough fight for the tourers and have a greater chance to win the game.
Team India has a really good set of players but Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Yuzvendra Chahal might prove to be the key players for the side.

India Predicted XI:

Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar

West Indies:

West Indies will look to forget the ODI series loss and they have to come back with positive intent for this T20 series.
They really have some good match-winners in their squad and the skipper will look to utilize them the most.
Here are the key players for the West Indies side are Brandon King, Akeal Hosein, and Jason Holder.

West Indies Predicted XI:

Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Romario Shepherd, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell

WEATHER AND PITCH REPORT:

The weather for the matchday is going to be above 20 and no chance of rain is predicted.

The pitch at the venue is a bowling-friendly track and we can expect a par score of 175 for this game.

HEAD-TO-HEAD Battle: India vs West Indies

Total Tests Played: 17
India Won: 10
West Indies Won: 6
NR: 1
Tie: 0