India dominated the ODI series with greater potential to continue with his building momentum. Welcome to the IND vs WI Dream11 team prediction today and match preview.
India come here after winning all 3 of their last 3 ODI matches against West Indies with a brilliant show of bowling backed up with a solid batting composure that should motivate them to make their presence known in this T20 encounter.
West Indies on the other hand have a strong squad with brilliant power-hitting potential that can work as an advantage to respond back in this series which could make things more difficult for India.
Probable Winner, Betting Tips, and Match Prediction
India could win this match by a close margin.
Betting Odds
IND- 1.33 WI- 3.35
Pitch Report and Toss
The pitch can create scoring opportunities along with decent assistance to bowlers. The winners of the toss should bowl first.
Weather
The forecast predicts a hazy day.
Probable Playing 11
India
R.Pant (wk), R.Sharma, R.Gaikwad, V.Kohli, S.Yadav, D.Hooda, V.Iyer, S.Thakur, D.Chahar, Y.Chahal, H.Patel
West Indies
S.Hope (wk), N.Pooran, B.King, R.Powell, Darren-Bravo, K.Pollard, J.Holder, O.Smith, A.Hosein, S.Cottrell, H.Walsh
Match Details
West Indies’s Tour of India T20I
Match: India vs West Indies (1st T20I)
Date and Time: 16th February – 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
Telecast: Star Sports Network, Disney+Hotstar
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Wicket-Keeper
Rishabh Pant (9.0 Cr) has managed to provide a fantastic performance as the wicket-keeper along with his batting skills that earned him 85 runs in the last 3 matches that can multiply considering his T20 performance.
Nicholas Pooran (8.5 Cr) has a maintained strike rate of 127.07 with 1009 runs in 47 T20I innings with an improving form as seen in the recent matches that can make its way through to this contest.
Batsman
Rohit Sharma (10 Cr) holds brilliant batting potential which was not seen in the ODI matches but can make its way through to the first match and can regain his confidence in this contest.
Suryakumar Yadav (8.5 Cr) was the leading run-scorer for his team in the ODI matches that earned him 104 runs in 3 matches which can build up momentum for this T20I encounter.
Ruturaj Gaikwad (8.5 Cr) has the ability to score massive contributions in the top order which should help him make his mark with a similar rigour that could push him to fill KL Rahul’s place as an important opening batsman and maks him our prime choice.
Rovman Powell (9.0 Cr) has scored 524 runs at a strike rate of 133.33 in 28 T20I innings which could allow him to give his all as an important top-order batsman in this team.
All-rounders
Venkatesh Iyer (8.0 Cr) was brilliant in the IPL with improvements in his recent matches that has earned him 1285 runs at a strike rate of 134.97 along with 30 wickets in 50 T20 matches.
Jason Holder (9.5 Cr) played a crucial role in the ODI series that earned him 65 runs making him the leading run-scorer along with 5 wickets in 3 matches that make him a potential game-changer.
Bowlers
Yuzvendra Chahal (8.5 Cr) made his presence known in the playing 11 after finding important wickets with the potential to use this pitch to his benefit to build up an improved form.
Harshal Patel (8.5 Cr) was the leading wicket-taker in last season’s IPL as was booming before shifting to UAE which should make him a player to look out for making him our prime choice.
Odean Smith (8.5 Cr) picked 3 wickets in 2 matches with an added ability to showcase his batting skills that earned him 60 runs which can improve his performance drastically in this match.
Dream11 Team Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain
R.Gaikwad will be our captain because of his batting potential that can improve with every passing match
H.Patel will be our vice-captain because of his current form and brilliant understanding of the pitch.
DREAM 11 TEAM
Pant, Pooran, Sharma, Yadav, Gaikwad (C), Powell, V.Iyer, Holder, Patel (VC), Chahal, Smith
Dream11 Team Disclaimer
The veracity of our selections and team is based on earnest analysis of the league, matches, and playing 11s. We implore you to forage your team by your own accord with these facets helping spur your decision making.