India Vs West Indies 1st ODI Today: Team India has not lost any ODI series in Windies for 16 years, know the playing XI of both the teams

Posted on 22nd Jul 2022 by rohit kumar

After a spectacular victory in the ODI series against England, Team India will now go to play the ODI series against the West Indies. The first match will be played today at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. West Indies, on the other hand, has recently suffered a defeat against Bangladesh at their home ground. In such a situation, it is believed that India's youth team is going to have an upper hand over West Indies.

 

So far 136 matches have been played between the two teams. India has won 67 matches and lost 63 matches. At the same time, 2 matches have been tied. There is no result in 4 matches.

 

India has not lost in West Indies for 16 years

 

West Indies last defeated India in the 2006 ODI series at home. After this, India toured the West Indies four times and won each time. A total of nine ODI series have been played between the two teams, out of which the Blue Army has won five.

 

What time will the match start, where can I watch it?

 

The first ODI between India and West Indies will start from 7 pm Indian time and will go on till late at night. The match will not be telecast live on Sony or Star channels but DD Sports. At the same time, the live streaming of the match will be on an app named Fan code. Along with this, you can read and watch the live coverage of the match on Dainik Bhaskar.

 

How will the mood of the pitch be?

 

Talking about the pitch report, the bowlers can get more help at Queen's Park Oval. Along with the bounce on the pitch, there is also a turn. In such a situation, there will be a tough competition between the bowlers and the batsmen. However, as the game progresses, the pitch will become easier for the batsmen as well. He has to keep his wicket to score runs. The weather will be clear in West Indies on Friday. There is no rain crisis in the match. The temperature there will be around 25 to 31 degrees.

 

Team India will land without Kohli, Rohit, Pant, Bumrah, and Hardik

 

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah will not be there in the first match against West Indies. Shikhar Dhawan will lead Team India. Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill can open the innings in the first ODI. At the same time, Shreyas Iyer is expected to play at number three. After this, Suryakumar Yadav can play at number four, Deepak Hooda at number five, and Sanju Samson at number six.

 

Ravindra Jadeja and Yuzvendra Chahal will handle the spin department. The responsibility of fast bowling can rest on the shoulders of Mohammad Siraj, Shardul Thakur, and Pranbhav Krishna.

 

India's Probable Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj, and Pranand Krishna.

 

West Indies Probable Playing XI: Shai Hope (wk), Brandon King, Shamar Brooks, Keesey Carty, Nicholas Pooran (c), Romain Powell, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Keemo Paul, Akil Hossain, and Alzarri Joseph.

 

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