The second T20I of the five-match series between West Indies and India will be played at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts on August 1, 2022. India leads the series 1-0 after an emphatic win in the first match in Tarouba, Trinidad.
This will be the first of the two back-to-back matches in the series with the third T20I to be played on August 2nd at the same venue. The fourth and fifth T20Is are scheduled as of now to be played in Florida, the USA on August 6 and 7.
Meanwhile, the visitor Indian team will want to keep their winning ways going while also trying to experiment with their playing XI to give a maximum number of players the chance to stake a claim for the T20 World Cup 2022.
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Keeping this in mind, here is the Team COC Predicted Team India playing XI for the 2nd T20I against West Indies.
Given that this match is only the second of the series, not many changes are expected to the playing XI of the Indian team. Suryakumar Yadav might get one more chance to open the innings, or the management might want to revert to Pant opening or get Ishan Kishan in.
Shreyas Iyer might also get one more chance to stake a claim for his spot in the T20Is after scoring a duck in the first T20I match. Rohit Sharma will also get a chance to check out how solid his team’s middle order is with Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, and Ravindra Jadeja being the first picks.
India made the best use of the track in Tarouba by playing three spinners with R Ashwin and Ravi Bishnoi making life difficult for West Indies batters.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar showed why he is regarded as one of the best in the business with the white ball, while Arshdeep Singh is doing no harm to his reputation of being good with the new ball and being lethal in death overs.
India will look to win this match and continue their dominance over the Men in Maroon.
COC Predicted Team India Playing XI for the second T20I:
Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh
