Match: India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I dream11 prediction today match

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Match: India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Date & Time: 18th Feb Friday , at 7:00 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total Matches - 18
India Won - 11
WI won - 06
NR-01,

Pitch Report :

The surface at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata supplies an impartial wicket where both the departments are expected to receive a decent amount of help from the surface. Spinners can come lethal in the middle overs. Chasing will be a preferred choice on this ground considering the dew.
The average first innings score on this wicket is 150 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 23°C on the matchday with 50% humidity and 8-11 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

Probable XI :

India:

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuveshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal

West Indies:

Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein, Kieron Pollard (c), Odean Smith, Fabian Allen, Romario Shepherd, Sheldon Cottrell

Preview :

India beat West Indies in the opening encounter of this three-match T20I series and is currently leading the series by 1-0.

While batting first, the West Indies team managed to pile up 157 runs on the board for the loss of 7 wickets which the home side comfortably chased down in the second last over itself. Rohit Sharma’s 40 runs and Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten 34 runs helped the Men in Blue to an easy win.

Debutant Ravi Bishnoi was adjudged the Player of the match for his magnificent spell with the ball (4-0-17-2).

The hosts will be eyeing another series win here while the West Indies troops would be desperate for a win here.

Team Guide

Make various team combination with the help of these information.

Wk:

Nicholas Pooran

Nicholas Pooran is a left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman from West Indies. He hammered 61 runs in the last game and can come in handy once again.

Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan scored crucial 35 runs but he batted quite slow, with a strike rate of 83.33. We are backing him for this game as the D11 captain if India India will be bat first.

Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant has not been consistent in recent times, and he managed to score just 8 runs in the 1st T20I. He has the tendency to throw his wicket in important moments. Punt pick for this match.

Batter :

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has a staggering record against WI in T20Is having scored 518 runs at an average of 58 and SR of 154 in just 12 matches. As context, he has scored 3 fifties in his last 5 home T20Is and thus we can expect him to score well in this match, best c/vc choice in grand league.

Rohit Sharma

The captain Rohit Sharma will be eyeing to play a big innings with the bat in this second T20I game due to his sensational limited-overs record against West Indies. Rohit Sharma also smashed a quick-fire knock of 40 runs off 19 balls that included 4 fours and 3 sixes in the opening game, must have pick.

Kyle Mayers

Kyle Mayers is an important opening batsman with greater potential to make his presence known as he scored an important 31 runs which can improve in this match must have pick if WI bat first.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav has contributed with a number of vital performances in his short international career especially in pressure situations. Suryakumar Yadav was the leading run-getter in the ODI series against West Indies and also scored an unbeaten 34 runs off 18 balls in the first T20I encounter, good pick.

Rovman Powell

Rovman Powell is a good middle order batsman. Attacking batter who can add some firepower in middle order. Scored only 2 runs in last match. Will bat at No 05.

All-rounder

Roston chase

Roston Chase is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler from West Indies. He scored 4 runs and grabbed 2 wickets in the last match. He will be an important player to consider for this match.

Venkatesh Iyer

Venkatesh Iyer did not get a chance to showcase his bowling skills but was able to score 24 runs at a strike rate of 184.62 that build a solid partnership with Yadav to win the match, good pick.

Kieron Pollard

Pollard scored 24 runs at a strike rate of 126.32 with a solid performance on the field and with his bowling that can increase drastically in this match.

Jason Holder

Jason Holder is one of the best all rounder in world cricket but he's still doubtful for this game after he got hit on the eye of the 1st T20I, must have pick if plays.

Bowler :

Yuzvendra Chahal

Chalal has picked 1 wicket and should be able to get a better understanding as the series progresses which can play an essential role in this match default c/vc choice.

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi Bishnoi managed to find 2 wickets in his debut match along with a discipline with his bowling that controlled an economy rate of 4.25 which can improve his momentum for the upcoming matches.

Akeal Hosein

Akeal Hosein was wicketless but come at number 5 in the last match however, he had taken at least a wicket in 11 out of his previous 12 T20I matches (total 15 wickets in these) and thus guarantees fantasy points in almost every match.

Harshal Patel

Right-arm pacer Harshal Patel was slightly expensive but he did pick up two wickets to cap off the first T20I. His ability to pick wickets at the death overs make him a valuable pick.

Odean Smith

Odean Smith could be a utility option. He displayed some superb all-round skills in the ODIs. He mustered 60 runs and picked up three wickets in the two games that he played, but faild in last game.

Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar is a reliable bowler and can also contribute with the bat. He will aim to make a satisfactory offering once again in this match. Picked 1 wicket in last game , he has picked up 132 wickets at an economy of 7.64 and also scored 287 runs in his T20 career.

Details Analysis

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India

WK :

Ishan Kishan (wk) -

Open, Open, Open, Open*, Open,
35(42),29(21), 4(8), 70(46), 84(32),

Rishabh Pant (wk) -

2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, DNB,
8(8),4(6), 12(6)*, 17(17)*, DNB,

Batter :

Rohit Sharma(c) -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
40(19),56(31), 55(36), 48(36), 56(37),

Virat Kohli -

1dwn,1dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 1dwn,
17(13),2(2)*, DNB, 9(17), 57(49),

Suryakumar Yadav -

3dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
34(18)*, 0(2), 1(2), 62(40), 25(19)*,

Shreyas Iyer -

3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 2dwn,
25(20), DNB, 5(8), 30(27)*,

Ruturaj Gaikwad -

Open, Open, Open, Open,
44(34), 3(8), 81(47), 80(54),

Shahrukh Khan -

4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn
33(15)*, DNB, 19(9)*, 7(3)

All-rounder :

Venkatesh Iyer - Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 4dwn, Open,
24(13)*, 20(15), 12(11)*, 4(2), 1(2),
0/4(1),1/12(3), DNB, DNB, 0/26(3),

Deepak Hooda - Right Arm Offbreak

2dwn, Open, 3dwn, 2dwn
3(9), 75(45), 21(16), 70(36)*
0/8(2), DNB, 0/8(2), DNB

Bowler :

Yuzi Chahal - Legbreak Googly

1/34(4), 1/26(4), 0/32(3), 1/31(4), 0/17(3),

Bhuvneshwar Kumar - Right Arm Medium

1/31(4), 0/12(2), 1/39(4), 2/24(4), 0/25(3),

Harshad Patel - Right Arm Medium Fast

DNB, 6dwn, DNB, Open, Open,
18(11), DNB, 14(7), 26(14),
2/37(4),2/26(3), 2/25(4), 2/41(4), 1/30(4),

Deepak Chahar - Right Arm Medium

1/28(3), 1/26(3), 1/43(4), 1/42(4), 1/32(4),

Mohammad Siraj - Right Arm Medium Fast

1/39(4), 1/20(4), 1/9(3), 3/38(4),

Avesh Khan-Right Arm Fast Medium

0/18(3), 3/6(3), 0/43(4), 3/23(4)

Shardul Thakur - Right Arm Medium Fast

0/31(3) 0/17(2), 0/30(3), 0/36(3),

Ravi Bishnoi - Legbreak Googly

2/17(4), 0/26(4), 1/30(4), 2/30(4), 1/27(4)

R Sai Kishore - Left Arm Orthodox

3/12(4), 1/19(4), 0/31(4), 1/20(4)

‍West Indies

WK :

Nicholas Pooran (Wk) -

1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
61(43), 21(24), 22(16), 70(43), 20(22)

Shai Hope (Wk) -

Open, Open, Open, Open
4(6), 2(9), 20(25), 1(6)

Batter :

Rovman Powell - Right Arm Medium

3dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
2(3), 35(15)*, 5(6), 107(53)+0/9(1)

Kyle Mayers - Right Arm Medium

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
31(24), 31(19), 40(23), 81(62), 6(10)
DNB, DNB, DNB, 3/39(4), DNB,

Brandon King -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
4(5), 34(31), 26(27), 10(10), 0(2)

Darren Bravo -

5dwn, DNB, 2dwn, DNB
3(8)*, DNB, 23(20), DNB

All-rounder :

Kieron Pollard (c) - Right Arm Medium

5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn
24(19)*, 41(25)*, 18(16)*, 9(4)*, 1(4)
DNB, 0/15(2), 1/23(4), 2/32(4), 1/32(4)

Jason Holder - Right Arm Medium Fast

DNB, 3dwn, DNB, 4dwn
DNB, 36(24), DNB, 1(6)
5/27(3), 3/44(4), 1/41(4), 2/25(4)

Roston Chase - Right Arm off-Break

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn,
4(10), 0(2), 9(8), 39(46), 43(40),
2/14(4), 0/17(1), 0/6(1), DNB, 1/17(3),

Romario Shepherd - Right Arm Medium

DNB 1dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 5dwn
DNB, 6(5), DNB, 11(5)*, 44(28)*
0/24(3), 0/7(1), 1/40(3), 3/59(4), 1/26(2)

Fabian Allen - Left Arm Orthodox

DNB, DNB, 4dwn, 8dwn, 5dwn
DNB, DNB, 0(1), 12(11), 0(2)*
1/23(1.5), 0/17(3), DNB, 2/50(4), 0/38(4)

Bowler :

Odean Smith - Right Arm Medium

0/31(2), 1/41(4), DNB, 0/4(1), 1/34(3)

Sheldon Cottrell - Left Arm Fast Medium

1/35(4), 0/21(3), 0/34(4), 1/28(4), 1/23(3)

Akeal Hosein - Left Arm Orthodox

4dwn (last game)
19(12)
0/34(4), 4/30(4), 1/23(3), 1/36(3), 1/15(3)

Hayden Walsh jnr - Legbreak

0/18(2), 0/26(3), 0/28(3), 1/25(4),

Dominic Drakes - Left Arm Fast Medium

1/37(4), 0/34(3), 1/43(4), 1/38(4)

Cheat Sheet

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