The first of three T20 internationals between India and West Indies takes place at Eden Gardens Kolkata on Wednesday and we take a look at the squads, recent form and the all important betting
All three matches in this series are staged at Eden Gardens and India have just completed a 3-0 clean sweep in the ODI's
Let's start with the squads.
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav
West Indies: Kieron Pollard (c), Darren Bravo, Brandon King,Rovman Powell, Fabian Allen, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shai Hope (wk), Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes,Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh, Romario Shepherd
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Recent Form
India's most recent T20 action came in November last year when they completed a 3-0 clean sweep of New Zealand in a home series by margins of 5 wickets, 7 wickets and then 73 runs.
West Indies hosted England in a 5 match series in January which they edged 3-2. Prior to that they toured Pakistan in December last year and they lost the series 3-0.
Head to Head
Overall the teams have met 17 times with India winning 10 West Indies have won 6 and there has been 1 no result
The most recent meetings came in India in December 2019 and the hosts beat West Indies 2-1.
The Betting - 1st T20
At the time of writing India are 7/20 to win the match and West Indies are 11/5
Rohit Sharma is 13/5 to top score for India, Shai Hope, Brandon King and Kyle Mayers are all 7/2 to do likewise for West Indies
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
The Verdict
India were dominant in the ODI's and although the likes of KL Rahul, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar are missing some top performances among the West Indies squad will be needed if the visitors are to be competitive.
Yuzvendra Chahal looks to be the key bowler to me and he gets the vote to be top Indian wicket taker.
Nicholas Pooran is a dangerous customer on his day and is taken to top score for West Indies.
Bets: Top WI Run Scorer Nicholas Pooran at 4/1
Top India Bowler Yuzvendra Chahal at 11/4
Note all prices are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
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