Match Preview – India vs West Indies, India in West Indies 2023, 2nd ODI
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The primary ODI in Barbados lasted all of 45.5 overs. What did we actually be taught from Thursday’s fixture? Nothing new. Regardless of the absence of quite a few a senior seamers, India skittled West Indies for 114. They had been so dominant that they did not want Virat Kohli with the bat. They barely wanted Rohit Sharma with the bat. They may afford to demote Kohli to No.8 and bump Shardul Thakur as much as No.6.As for West Indies, their freefall continues. On a monitor that had some juice for each seamers and spinners, their batters struggled. They proceed to drop catches, one thing that value them a spot within the 2023 ODI World Cup. In addition they need to deal with the unavailability of key gamers. Hours after West Indies had been blasted out by India in Barbados, Nicholas Pooran led MI New York previous Washington Freedom in Dallas within the MLC Eliminator. Left-arm fingerspinner Akeal Hosein was in motion for Washington in the identical match. Alzarri Joseph is obtainable for West Indies choice, however the staff administration had opted to relaxation him within the first ODI and handle his workload.
On the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, coach Daren Sammy insisted that he had inherited this squad. That is now his probability to go away an imprint. Sammy has efficiently rehabilitated St Lucia Kings within the CPL, but it surely will not be as straightforward doing the identical with a world cricket staff, particularly in the course of a sequence towards India. Within the absence of Pooran, it is as much as Shimron Hetmyer to step up and counter India’s left-arm spinners.
For India, the second ODI is one other alternative to shake issues up within the lead-up to the World Cup. Will Sanju Samson get a glance in? Can Umran Malik slot into Prasidh Krishna’s function because the enforcer within the center overs? Can India additionally match Yuzvendra Chahal of their XI and reunite him with Kuldeep Yadav?
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West Indies LLWLL (final 5 accomplished ODIs, most up-to-date first)
India WLLWW
There’s loads to love about Alick Athanaze. He has a strong method, can play some fluid drives, and can also be sharp within the slip cordon. Extra runs towards India, this time in ODIs, and within the following CPL, the place he’s set to make his debut for Barbados Royals, may probably make him the brand new face of a West Indies facet that’s in transition.India are additionally in transition and within the absence of Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar made his ODI debut and got here away with the wicket of Athanaze. Within the longest format, Mukesh can relentlessly probe away exterior off, and might equally check batters exterior off in white-ball cricket. However that does not imply he is a one trick pony. He can nail yorkers with the previous ball, one thing that was on show throughout his first IPL stint with Delhi Capitals earlier this yr.
With Rovman Powell notably weak to wristspin – and spin typically – West Indies may contemplate bringing in Keacy Carty, who has innings building – and reconstruction – expertise in ODI cricket. With Joseph’s workload being managed and with Jayden Seales simply making his method again from knee surgical procedure, Oshane Thomas may get a sport in some unspecified time in the future on this sequence.
West Indies (possible): 1 Brandon King, 2 Kyle Mayers, 3 Alick Athanaze, 4 Shai Hope (capt & wk), 5 Rovman Powell/Keacy Carty, 6 Shimron Hetmyer, 7 Romario Shepherd, 8 Dominic Drakes, 9 Yannic Cariah, 10 Gudakesh Motie, 11 Jayden Seales/Alzarri Joseph/Oshane Thomas
Samson’s exclusion was the main speaking level within the ODI sequence opener. It stays to be seen if India can discover room for him of their XI and provides him a good run within the lead-up to the house World Cup.
India (possible): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Sanju Samson/Ishan Kishan (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Shardul Thakur, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Umran Malik, 11 Mukesh Kumar
Each Rohit and Shai Hope had been shocked by how the Barbados pitch performed on Thursday. The seamers bought encouraging carry whereas the spinners extracted flip – even with the brand new ball. If the identical pitch is rolled out on Saturday, each groups may contemplate enjoying an additional spinner. The climate did not interrupt the primary match, however the forecast for the second is gloomier, with 50% probability of rain.
