West Indies vs India, fifth T20I: India all set for last rehearsal earlier than much-awaited Asia Cup

India have just about been medical of their tour of the West Indies. After profitable the ODI sequence 3-0, the Men in Blue have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead within the five-match T20I sequence.

On Saturday, August 7, Rohit Sharma’s males will lock horns with the hosts within the fifth and last T20I at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida.

Although India have already sealed the destiny of the sequence, the final recreation will maintain a whole lot of significance for them. Later this month, the Asia Cup 2022 will probably be performed within the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India are but to call their squad for the multi-nation event.

Plenty of their gamers, together with Suryakumar Yadav and Arshdeep Singh have stepped up and delivered, however Rohit and Co. are nonetheless in search of their apt mixture in T20Is.

The West Indies, alternatively, haven’t been at their greatest by any stretch of the creativeness. The sequence might properly have been 4-0 in favour of India had Devon Thomas not scored 10 runs off Avesh Khan’s last over within the second T20I at Warner Park.

Nicholas Pooran’s males would need to get a comfort win below their belt and finish the white-ball sequence on a optimistic be aware.

Head to Head

Overall

Played 24, Win 16, Lost 7, N/R -1

In the USA

Played 5, Win 3, Lost 1, N/R 1

Players to be careful for

Arshdeep Singh (India): The left-arm pacer has merely been incredible within the sequence. Having largely bowled within the powerplay and on the loss of life, the seamer hasn’t flattered to deceive by any means. In the earlier match on Saturday, he picked up three wickets for 12 runs and broke the spine of the West Indies batting.

Obed McCoy (West Indies): Obed McCoy was arguably the standout bowler within the sequence till the primary three video games. After choosing up a six-wicket haul within the second match, he was oozing with confidence. In the earlier match, he leaked 66 runs, though he picked up two wickets. The southpaw will probably be aiming to supply a match-winning spell on Sunday.

Predicted Playing XIs:

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel.

West Indies: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Obed McCoy, Akeal Hosein, Rovman Powell, Hayden Walsh Jr, Odean Smith.

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