West Indies vs India 2023, 2nd T20I – Dafanews Match Preview

West Indies will square off against India in the second T20I at the Providence Stadium, Guyana on Sunday. The hosts took a 1-0 lead in the series after registering a four-run win in the opening game of the series. The Windies were able to come up with a perfect bowling performance as Jason Holder returned with match-winning figures of 2-19 in his quota of four overs.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form of West Indies: W W L W L

West Indies bowlers came up with a collective show as they did a fine job in defending 149 runs in the opening game. Jason Holder made the most of his experience and used the slower ball with guile to keep the visitors at bay. However, the Windies will want to come up with a better batting show.

Current form of India: L W W L W

India’s batting unit led to their downfall in the opening game as they could not chase down a below-par target of 150 runs. The pitch got difficult to bat on as the match progressed but the Indian batters failed to make the adjustment in the run-chase.

Head to Head: Matches: 26, Won by India: 17, Won by WI: 8, No result: 1.

Players to look out for: Arshdeep Singh, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kuldeep Yadav, and Hardik Pandya will hold the key for the visitors.

Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Rovman Powell, and Romario Shepherd are going to hold the key for the home team.

West Indies squad for T20I series against India: Rovman Powell (capt), Kyle Mayers (vice-capt), Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Obed McCoy, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Oshane Thomas.

India’s T20I squad: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Surya Kumar Yadav (VC), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (C), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.