The Brian Lara stadium is all set to host the upcoming India Vs West Indies 1st T20I match, check out the pitch report, weather forecast for Tarouba Trinidad today, and more below
Team India are heading into the upcoming five-match T20I series with a successful ODI series win over the West Indies.
Brian Lara stadium pitch report, Trinidad Tarouba weather today, weather forecast, T20 records, stats for IND vs WI 1st T20I
It moves to Brian lara academy in Tarouba next.. reminds of sir viv stadium,Antigua in terms of design but certainly the atmosphere would be much better as it always is in Trini.. expecting a good turnout for the series finale but they'll be looking out more for the 1st t20.. pic.twitter.com/NFTu7Ssffn
— Rahul Kumar (@rahulk_1019) July 31, 2023
Brian Lara cricket academy stadium #wivind pic.twitter.com/0va4dutatU
— Somnath Chakraborty (@Somnath44333169) August 1, 2023
The upcoming five-match T20I series will first begin in Tarouba and eventually move on to Guyana and Florida.
India Vs West Indies 1st T20I match
For the upcoming match, Hardik Pandya will lead the Men in Blue while Rovman Powell will lead the hosts. Both teams are set to feature some new list of players in their squad. Players like Nicholas Pooran, Johnson Charles, Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Obed McCoy and Akeal Hosein will join the hosts. Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh are the new names joining the Indian squad.
The upcoming series will be Team India’s first T20I outing ever since their 2-1 home series win against New Zealand. Meanwhile, this will also be West Indies’ first T20I match ever since their 2-1 away series win over South Africa back in March this year. The two sides are heading into the series after a Test and ODI series. India won against the hosts in both those occasions.
Barbados Brian Lara stadium info
Given below are some details about the stadium:
- Year established: 2007
- Total seating capacity: 15,000 seats
- Number of international matches hosted till date: 1 T20I and 1 ODI
Brian Lara Stadium pitch report
The pitch at the Brian Lara Stadium has hosted only one T20I match, where the team batting first won. The last match it hosted was an ODI match where the team batting first also won the match. However, in both these matches, quicker bowlers found it easy in the early parts of the game while the spinners performed better in the later parts. Fans can expect to see a high-scoring match in the upcoming T20 match.
Tarouba weather forecast
According to reports, the weather forecast for Tarouba on Thursday (August 3) indicates intervals of clouds and sunshine with thunderstorm. The chances of a thunderstorm are higher around the morning at 6 AM local time, and during the afternoon at 4 PM local time. As such, both these spells of rain will probably not interfere the match, which is scheduled to begin at 10:30 AM Local Time and most probably finish by 2:30 PM Local Time. The expected maximum temperatures for Thursday show 32โ.
Brian Lara Stadium T20I stats and record
Given below are T20I stats and record for the Brian Lara Stadium:
| Stats | Records |
| Played | 1 |
| West Indies Won | 0 |
| India Won | 1 |
| Won Batting First | 1 |
| Won Chasing | 0 |
| Highest Total | 190/6 by India vs West Indies in 2022 |
| Lowest Total | 122/8 by West Indies vs India in 2022 |
| Highest Score | Rohit Sharma (India) – 64 off 44 balls vs West Indies in 2022 |
| Best Bowling Figures | R Ashwin (India) – 2 for 22 vs West Indies in 2022 |
| Total Sixes | 12 |
| Total Fours | 26 |
Brian Lara stadium overall T20 stats
Given below are the overall T20 stats for the Brian Lara stadium:
| Stats | Records |
| Played | 36 |
| Won Batting First | 17 |
| Won Chasing | 18 |
| No Result | 1 |
| Abandoned | 1 |
| Highest Total | 190 |
| Lowest Total | 55 |
| Average 1st Innings Score | 131 |
| Average 2nd Innings Score | 121 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 169 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 118 |
| Total Sixes | 393 |
| Total Fours | 685 |
India vs West Indies 1st T20I date and timing
The upcoming India vs West Indies 1st T20I match will begin at 8 PM IST, on Thursday, August 3.
India vs West Indies 1st T20I how to watch live
Fans in India can watch the live TV broadcast upcoming India vs West Indies 1st T20I on DD Sports, DD National, DD Podhigai, DD Chandana, DD Saptagiri, DD Yadgiri, and DD Bangla. Meanwhile, the live Streaming of the event will be available on Fancode and JioCinema.
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