IND vs WI, 2nd T20I: Unchanged India to bat first after West Indies wins toss; Holder in for Allen

IND vs WI 2nd T20I: Kieron Pollard won the toss and and elected to bowl first. Jason Holder replaces Fabian Allen in the only change for the Windies while India fields an unchanged XI.

Published : Feb 18, 2022 11:06 IST , KOLKATA

India skipper Rohit Sharma smashed a fluent 40 in the first T20I against West Indies on Wednesday.
India skipper Rohit Sharma smashed a fluent 40 in the first T20I against West Indies on Wednesday.
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India skipper Rohit Sharma smashed a fluent 40 in the first T20I against West Indies on Wednesday.

Kieron Pollard won the toss and and elected to bowl first. Jason Holder is back in the XI after missing out on the first T20I due to a niggle; he replaces Fabian Allen. Rohit Sharma confirms India will field an unchanged team, casting aside injury concerns around Deepak Chahar.

India Playing XI : Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel.

West Indies Playing XI : Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard (c), Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell

India will aim for its eighth consecutive T20I win as it takes on West Indies in the second T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Ahead of Friday's meeting, here is a look at the head-to-head stats.


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IND vs WI Head to Head

Span:  2009-2022

Matches:  18

Won:  India -11, West Indies - 6, No result - 1

Highest score (IND) vs WI:  244/4 (Lauderhill, August 2016)

Lowest score (IND) vs WI: 153/7 (Lord's, June 2009)

Highest score (WI) vs IND: 245/6 (Lauderhill, August 2016)

Lowest score (WI) vs IND:  95/9 (Lauderhill, August 2019)

India vs West Indies PREDICTED XI

West Indies: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Romario Shepherd/Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell/Dominic Drakes

India: Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal.

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IND vs WI DREAM11 FANTASY TEAM

Wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran

Batters – Rohit Sharma (c) , Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Kyle Mayers

All-rounders – Kieron Pollard, Jason Holder (vc) , Roston Chase

Bowlers – Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi

Team Composition: WI 5:6 IND Credits left: 0.5

IND vs WI SQUADS

W est Indies: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran(w), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard(c), Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Darren Bravo, Shai Hope, Dominic Drakes, Hayden Walsh

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India : Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Ruturaj Gaikwad

IND vs WI WIN PROBABILITY

India (74%)

WHERE TO WATCH IND vs WI, 2nd T20I LIVE?

The second T20I between India and New Zealand will be aired live on the Star SportsNetwork at 7pm IST. The online live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar .

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