India vs West Indies ODIs- Schedule, timings, squads, where to watch- Everything you need to know
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After registering a 2-1 victory in T20I as well as the ODI series against England, India has flown to West Indies for an eight-match white-ball series.
India and West Indies will clash in three ODIs as well as five T20Is in the Island country. The first match of the tour starts on July 22nd. Let’s look at the match details for the same.
India vs West Indies Team News:
India: India steamrolled England in the T20I series but the home country gave a good fight in the ODIs. With Rishabh Pant coming out as the hero of the final match, India won the ODI series by a 2-1 margin as well.
The Bowling unit has come out as a big positive from the England tour while top-order batting has shown signs of concern in recent times. The Men in Blue would be without the services of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant. New returnee Shikhar Dhawan takes charge of the captaincy in ODIs. India will be going into the game as favourites.
West Indies: West Indies, on the other hand, appear to be a confused team in the ODI. They are yet to strike a perfect balance between defending and attacking, something that they are able to do perfectly in Tests and T20Is.
Although India are playing a second-string side, West Indies will find winning the series incredibly tough. Nicholas Pooran will be leading the Carribean team.
India vs West Indies ODI Schedule:
The ODI series consists of three matches, starting on 22nd July with the third and final scheduled for 27th.
1st ODI – July 22 – Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – 7 pm IST
2nd ODI – July 24 – Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – 7 pm IST
3rd ODI – July 27 – Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad – 7 pm IST
India vs West Indies Squad:
India Squad: India Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
West Indies Squad: Nicholas Pooran (C), Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Rovman Powell, Keacy Carty, Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales.
Pitch Report:
All three matches of the ODI series will be played at Queen’s Park Oval Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Queen’s Park Oval’s pitch has historically been good to both batters as well as bowlers. The first innings however would see batters play cautiously in hopes of figuring the pitch out. The average score at the ground is 210 runs.
India vs West Indies Head-to-Head:
Played- 136 | England- 63 | India- 67 | Tied- 02 | NR- 04
India Vs West Indies Where to Watch:
All India vs West Indies ODI matches will be broadcasted by Sony Sports Network. On TV, the match will be broadcasted on Sony Sports channels, whereas fans can live stream games on SonyLiv website as well as the app on their phones and tablets.
