WI vs IND: Match Preview – India tour of West Indies 2022, 1st T20I: India and West Indies will resume their rivalry in T20Is when they lock horns against each other in the first match of the five-match series on Friday (July 29).

The Men in Blue will enter the series high on confidence after winning the ODI series. India’s second-string team whitewashed the hosts in the three-match series. While West Indies put up a good fight in the first two ODIs by scoring more than 300 runs, India managed to emerge victorious on both the occasions.

In the third ODI, the visitors thrashed the home side by 119 runs (DLS method) to finish the series in style. India will be bolstered by the return of the likes of Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Bhuvneshwar Kumar and would be looking to continue their winning run.

West Indies, on the other hand, will be desperate to turn things around in a format where they have the ability to beat any team in the world. The home side must have gained confidence with the way they played in the first two ODIs and would be looking to make the most of it in the T20Is.

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WI vs IND: Match Preview – India tour of West Indies 2022, 1st T20I:

WI vs IND 1st T20I match date and timing:

The first WI vs IND T20I is scheduled to be played on Friday (July 29) at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. The match is scheduled to start at 8 PM (IST).

Players to watch out for:

India:

Rohit Sharma:

All eyes will be on captain Rohit Sharma as he has struggled with his form especially in T20Is in recent days. He looked like a pale shadow of his usual self in this year’s IPL and also struggled with the bat during the T20I series against England earlier this month.

Rishabh Pant:

Rishabh Pant will be riding high on confidence after his match-winning century against England in the third ODI earlier this month. The southpaw is yet to prove himself in the T20Is and with form on his side, he could make the most of it.

India T20I Squad:

Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh

(West Indies are yet to announce their squad).