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IND vs WI Dream11 Team Prediction | India vs West Indies 2nd Test | Team News, Playing11

By Savya Sachi

Preview:

India will step forward to play their first-ever Test match of inaugural ICC World Test Championship against West Indies.

India would be high on confidence after they won T20 and then ODI series against Windies and hopefully India even wrap up their tour of West Indies and the USA on a happy note.

Windies would definitely not forget the last time they met India in a Test series last year in October, where India won the series by 2-0.

Nevertheless, West Indies have their booster from their last test series, where they defeated England 2-1.

The first Test match is scheduled to be played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium around 7:00 PM IST.

Match Preview:

India vs West Indies, 1st Test, India tour of West Indies, 2019

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

22 August 2019, 7:00 PM IST

Pitch report:

The wicket at North Sound has an uneven bounce which is the major factor. It gets difficult to bat on his pitch. Weather is supposed to be a little humid but mostly sunny, no rain interruption.

Venue stats:

Avg 1st inn score: 290

Avg 2nd inn score: 354

Avg 3rd inn score: 226

Avg 4th inn score: 183

Highest Total: 566/8 (161.5 Ov) by IND vs WI

Lowest Total: 43/10 (18.4 Ov) by BAN vs WI

Highest Chased: 102/1 (19.3 Ov) by WI vs NZ

Team Form in Last Five Matches

WI: L W W L L

IND : D W L W W

IND vs WI Head to Head

Matches Played: 96

West Indies Won: 30

India Won: 20

Draw: 46

IND vs WI Team News:

West Indies News:

Off Spinner Rahkeem Cornwall could come in action for his test debut after taking 197 wickets in the domestic four-day competition in five seasons.
This spinner has replaced Jomel Warrican in the squad.
Alzarri Joseph is injured, so even he has missed the series.

India News:

Wriddhiman Saha could return as the wicket-keeper to compete against R Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah returns to the squad after being rested.
Ravichandran Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane are other players to join the squad for the Test series against West Indies.

Squad:

India:

Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, C Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (WK) Wriddhiman Saha (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav

West Indies:

Jason Holder (c), Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, John Campbell, Roston Chase, Rahkeem Cornwall, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Keemo Paul, Kemar Roach.

Probable Playing 11:

India:

Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkywa Rahane, Hanuma Vihari

West Indies:

Jason Holder (c), Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel, Rahkeem Cornwall, Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Shai Hope, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Shane Dowrich (wk)