LAUDERHILL, United States, Aug 4, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – India captain Virat
Kohli won the toss and chose to bat first against the West Indies in the
second fixture of a three-match T20 International series at the Central
Broward Stadium in Florida on Sunday.
After winning the low-scoring opener of the series a day earlier at the
same venue and on the same pitch, India have retained an unchanged team with
Kohli opting to bat instead of bowling first as he did on Saturday in the
belief that the surface will become increasingly difficult for batting as the
day wears on.
West Indies, who need to win this match to keep the series alive ahead of
the third match in Guyana on Tuesday, have made one change with left-armer
Khary Pierre offering the Caribbean side an additional spin option in place
of opening batsman John Campbell. Sunil Narine is expected to be promoted
alongside Evin Lewis at the top of the batting order.
Teams
West Indies: Carlos Brathwaite (capt), Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Nicholas
Pooran (wkpr), Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Khary Pierre,
Keemo Paul, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas
India: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant
(wkpr), Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar,
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Navdeep Saini
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WIS), Nigel Duguid (WIS)
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)