The Indian Cricket Team will face West Indies in the 3rd and deciding One-day international match to be played at Brian Lara Cricket Stadium, Trinidad on 1 August 2023. Axar Patel and Sanju Samson were given a chance in the playing XI replacing Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli was rested from the playing XI in the 2nd One-day international match.
After a bright 90 runs opening partnership between Shubman Gill and Ishan Kisha, the Indian batter order failed as they were bundled out for 181. The batting order changed with Sanju Samson coming at number 3, Axar Patel at 4, and Hardik Pandya at 5. Suryakumar Yadav got the start but failed to convert it into a big score.
Shardul Thakur was the pick of bowlers for the Indian team with 3 quick wickets dismissing Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, and Alick Athanaze. Despite his brilliance, Kuldeep Yadav was brilliant, picking 1 wicket.
West Indies struggled initially before Motie got the breakthrough for West Indies. Motie and Shephard grabbed 3 wickets each while Joseph making a comeback into the XI took 2 wickets, and Seales and Carriah took 1 wicket each to bowl out India for 181 in the 41st over.
West Indies captain Shai Hope led from the front as Kyle Mayers provided a flying start. Hope looked solid and remained not out on 63 along with the match-winning partnership with Carty. West Indies won the match by 6 wickets winning their first ODI encounter since 2019.
Match Details
Details– India versus West Indies 3rd ODI
Venue– Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad
Date and Time– 1st August, 7.00 PM
Pitch Report
This will be the first One-day international at this venue. The venue hosted a total of 3 Women’s ODI and only 1 men’s T20I match. During the 3 women’s ODI matches, the team chasing won 2 out of the 3 occasions.
India defeated West Indies in the solitary T20I match played in 2022. It promises to be an exciting encounter as it will be interesting to see how the pitch plays during the 50-over format. The Indian team would likely set the ball rolling as they are likely to bring Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma into the playing XI for deciding encounter.
West Indies (WI) vs India (Ind) – Predicted Playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli. Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik/Jaydev Unadkat, Mukesh Kumar.
West Indies
Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope (C), Shimron Hetymer, Keacy Carty, Romario Shepherd, Cariah, Alazzari Jospeh, Motie, Jayden Seales
Fantasy Team Selection- WI vs India
Team 1– Shubman Gill, Kyle Mayers, Ishan Kishan (C), Shai Hope, Suryakumar Yadav, Shimron Hetymer, Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Romario Shepherd, Umran Malik, Alazzari Jospeh, Kuldeep Yadav.
Team 2- Rohit Sharma (C), Brandon King, Virat Kohli, Alick Athanze, Shai Hope (VC), Hardik Pandya, Carty, Mukesh Kumar, Motie, Kuldeep Yadav, Jayden Seales.
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