India will want to extend their winning streak when they meet the West Indies in the second T20I on Friday at the JSCA Stadium in Ranchi, following a commanding performance in the first game in Lucknow.
In a 172-run chase against the Windies, captain Shreyas Iyer scored a career-high 102 not out, playing his finest knock to date in T20Is. However, wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson will continue to be the main emphasis. The Kerala batsman must work quickly to solidify his position at the top of the order. The youthful prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who returned to the bench following the Asian Games victory, is breathing down his neck.
Samson has not helped him yet; since the Japan tour, he is had a string of dismal scores. In the first game of the series, the 31-year-old was also dismissed by a hasty caught-and-bowled. Young Vaibhav Sooryavanshi may have a chance to replace Sanju Samson after he scored a nine-ball eleven, but it is doubtful that Samson will lose his spot given the Indian team management’s repeated assurances that he has ample time.
Prince hurt himself during the July T20I series in Zimbabwe, which has kept him out of action for the last three months. After that, he was excluded from India’s Asian Games team. Prince was left off of the Asian Games squad, which included Yash Thakur, Arshdeep Singh, and star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Mayank Yadav, the most costly of the five bowlers, was included in the starting lineup for the first T20 International. He dismissed a hard-hitting Sherfane Rutherford but conceded 40 runs in his four overs.
IND vs WI 2nd T20I Predicted XI
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav.
West Indies: Shai Hope (c&wk), Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Shamar Springer/Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph
Squads
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prince Yadav
West Indies: Shai Hope(w/c), Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Shamar Springer, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Amir Jangoo, Quentin Sampson