The 1st T20 match of the India tour of West Indies, 2022 is scheduled to be held on Friday, 29th July 2022 at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.

India had a cleansweep against West Indies in the ODI series and now is going to face the same team in the series of five t20 matches. India had played the ODI series with young players and they were just good even though two early matches of this series were close. On the other side, West Indies was good in the opening matches and lost the matches by short margins but they were very bad in the third ODI. We think that both teams will make some major changes in their T20 squads.

West Indies had faced a whitewash in the home series of three ODI matches against India and now they are going to face India in a format that they love. West Indies is a very dangerous team in the T20 format of cricket. They also have their key players of the shorter format of cricket back in the team. Nicholas Pooran is back in the squad and he will be leading the West Indies team in this home series of five T20 matches.

Senior players of team India had joined the team and they will be available for this first match. India was just superb in the ODI series and we are sure that they will also perform well in this series. Rohit Sharma will be leading team India in this series of five matches. The batting order of team India is also strong and experienced. Rohit Sharma will open the batting inning for India with Ishan Kiahsn. Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer will be handling the top batting order of team India. Remember that KL Raul is also available in the squad and he can also open the batting inning with Rohit Sharma. Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant are also in the squad of team India as wicket-keepers.

Deepak Hooda and Hardik Pandya will also surely the part of the final playing eleven of team India in this match. The bowling department of India is also strong and experienced. Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, and Arshdeep Singh are the leading bowlers in the squad of team India. Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Ravichandran Ashwin are also part of the squad of India.

West Indies had played a total of 163 T20 matches so far. They won 70 matches while other teams won 83 matches. Their 10 matches ended with no result.

India had played 169 T20 International matches right now with 110 wins to their name. They had lost 54 matches while their 5 matches ended with no result.

West Indies had played 20 T20 matches against India where they won 6 while India had won 13 matches and one match between these two teams ended with no result.

According to the match prediction, India is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why India is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• India had won the ODI series and their confidence will be high
• Key players of India are in good form
• India has less power in batting and bowling than West Indies

West Indies has a strong batting order and bowling unit as compared to India and they also had won the first match, so the winning chances of West Indies for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

West Indies has a 52% chance to win this match
India has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 1st T20 match between West Indies and India is going to be played at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match. A total of 280 can be a good total to defend.

The weather forecast in Trinidad on match day is not very good for a cricket match. There are some chances of rain but and that is possible that we may have an interrupted match.

West Indies
Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales, Hayden Walsh, Shai Hope.

India
Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Ishan Kishan.

We will update you shortly.

Date: Friday, 29th July 2022
Time: 02:30 PM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL / 08:00 PM IST

Date: Friday, 29th July 2022
Time: 02:30 PM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL / 08:00 PM IST

• Total matches: 3
• Matches won bowling first: 3
• Average 1st Inns scores: 130
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 131
• The highest total recorded: 156/7 (19.5 Ov) by RSAW vs WIW
• The highest score chased: 156/7 (19.5 Ov) by RSAW vs WIW

Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Rovman Powell, Odean Smith, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy, Hayden Walsh, Akeal Hosein, Keemo Paul, Shamarh Brooks, Dominic Drakes, Devon Thomas.