After the 1st game, The India vs West Indies 2nd T20I match will take place on February 18 (Friday). Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata is the venue of the encounter.
second match of the three-match T20I series will start at 7:00 PM IST. The toss will take place half an hour before the start of the match i.e. at 6:30 PM IST.
India will look to seal the series in the second T20I here at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Friday. On the other hand, West Indies will want to bounce back in the next game and level the series.
in First game, West Indies posted 157-7 on the scoreboard with a 61 run knock by Nicholas Pooran and 31 runs by Kyle Mayers. Skipper Kieron Pollard also smacked unbeaten 24. In bowling, Roston Chase got 2 wickets while Sheldon Cottrell and Fabian Allen hunted 1 scalp each.
India and West Indies have played 18 matches. India has won 11 matches while West Indies emerged victorious in 6 games. While playing in India, the hosts have won 6 games while West Indies has won 2 out of 8.
In the 1st game, West Indies welcomed back Kieron Pollard who had recovered sufficiently from the knee niggle that had kept him out of the last two ODIs. West Indies made a forced change, with offspin-bowling allrounder Roston Chase replacing Jason Holder, who was hit during practice, according to Pollard.
IND v WI 1st T20I West Indies Probable Playing XI:
West Indies – Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell, Jason Holder / Roston Chase , Kieron Pollard ( c ) , Fabian Allen, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell
Squads
West Indies: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran(w), Rovman Powell, Kieron Pollard(c), Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Darren Bravo, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Hayden Walsh