India Vs West Indies: 1st T20I Full Preview, Lineups, Pitch Report, And Dream11 Team Prediction

After a successful ODI series (3-0) in Ahmedabad, the men in the blue army is now looking to grab the T20I series under new skipper Rohit Sharma. The three-match T20I series will be all played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The matches will be played on 16, 18 & 20th February, every day from 7 PM onwards.

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India vs West Indies: 1st T20I match Preview

Match Details :-

Match: India vs West Indies – 1st T20I
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Date & Time: 16th February 2022 at 7 PM (IST)
Where to Watch Live:  Star Sports Network & Disney+Hotstar.

Pitch Report: India vs West Indies : 1st T20I Preview

Pitch Report: The Eden Gardens pitch has something on offer for the pacers as well as the spinners but batting first isn't an ideal decision here. As the match progresses, the pitch at Eden Gardens gets better for batting. The teams chasing have won 5 out of eight games in the past. However, it won't be a surprise if the captains of both sides opt to bowl first after winning the toss.

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Head to Head Stats:

Matches Played: 17
Won by India: 10
Won by West Indies: 6
No Result: 1

Team News : 1st T20I

India:

The men in blue army are looking favorites as they are coming through a victory in the ODI series at Ahmedabad. They thrashed the visitors with s huge margin of 3-0. However, India will miss the services of all-rounder Axar Patel and Washington Sundar as both of them are ruled out with an injury. Top-order batsman KL Rahul will also miss the entire series due to his injury. In spite of their unavailability, India will still start as the favorites on Wednesday at Kolkata.

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Wesi Indies:

The Carrebeans are known for their power-hitting skills in the shortest format of the game. Although, they are coming from e defeat in the ODI series but will definitely look forward to stealing the T20I series here at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. West Indies star Kieron Pollard will lead the team in the three-match T20I series.

India vs West Indies: 1st T20I : Possible Playing XI

India:

Rohit Sharma (C)
Ishan Kishan
Virat Kohli
Rishabh Pant (wk)
Suryakumar Yadav
Deepak Hooda
Venkatesh Iyer
Harshal Patel
Deepak Chahar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Yuzvendra Chahal

West Indies:

Brandon King
Kyle Mayers
Nicholas Pooran (wk)
Rovman Powell
Jason Holder
Kieron Pollard (C)
Fabian Allen
Romario Shepherd
Odean Smith
Akeal Hosein
Sheldon Cottrell

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1st T20I: Fantasy Cricket Dream11 Team Prediction: India vs West Indies:

You must change your team if any of these players aren't announced in the starting lineup.