Ashish Ranjan
India will face West Indies in the third T20I of the India Tour of West Indies 2023 at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on August 8. Two matches have already been played in the series, both of which were quite exciting and concluded with West Indies prevailing on both occasions. India is currently in do or die situation in which they must win this match to remain in the tournament.
In the second T20I match of the series, which was contested at the same stadium where India won the toss and elected to bat, both teams faced off. Continuing their trend, India began poorly and lost Shubhman Gill early. Due to a shortage, Suryakumar Yadav shortly joined him.
The duo of Tilak and Kishan went on to form a long-lasting partnership, during which Tilak scored his first T20 International fifty. Due to a little assistance from the Indian lower order, India was able to post a respectable total of 152 runs.
West Indies were not too far behind India, as they only lost two wickets for a total of two runs. Nicholas Pooran was in the mood to steal the show as he smashed another fifty and placed his team in a favourable position after India’s captain Pandya had provided a solid start.
The Indian bowling attack did an excellent job of regaining control of the game by taking four wickets in quick succession. West Indies were left with only two wickets to pursue the total, and Alzarri Joseph and Akeel Hosein did not let them down. West Indies won another nail-biter by a two-wicket margin.
IND VS WI 3RD T20I: PITCH REPORT
The pitch at the track at Guyana’s Providence Stadium is quite advantageous for batsmen. Pacers can get some assistance from the pitch and swing the ball both ways, while batters would seek to exploit the pitch’s batting nature. Teams that win the toss and elect to bowl average 156 runs in the first inning.
IND VS WI 3RD T20I: TOP FANTASY PICKS
Nicholas Pooran: Pooran’s incredible form over the past few months has persisted in this series as well. He has scored 108 runs in just two games and should be your team’s captain.
Hardik Pandya: Pandya has exerted effort and performed reasonably well with the ball. In just two matches, he has taken four wickets and scored 43 runs with the bat.
Tilak Varma: Tilak has been the India camp’s most promising batsman. He has scored 90 runs at a strike rate of 142.85 and has performed well in both games. He is another excellent option for captaincy roles.
Yuzvendra Chahal: Chahal, an expert at his craft, has performed admirably with the ball. In two contests, he has taken four wickets at an economy of 7.16.
Romario Shepherd: Shepherd was the series-opening match-winner for the West Indies and has maintained his form. In the last two matches, he has taken four wickets and should be on your team.
Arshdeep Singh: In his last two matches, Arshdeep has bowled well and taken three wickets at an economy rate of 8.12 runs per over. Additionally, he has scored 18 runs in these matches.
Akeel Hosein: Hosein has taken three wickets at an economy rate of 5.75 in two matches thus far, but he was outstanding with the bat in the most recent match, where he maintained his cool and won the game.
Ishan Kishan: Kishan has not been able to perform well in this T20I series, but he was in excellent form in the most recent ODI series. It is anticipated that he will play well in the upcoming match.
IND VS WI 3RD T20I: PROBABLE PLAYING XI
West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell (c), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy
India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sanju Samson/Yashasvi Jaiswal, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav/Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
