Toss West Indies selected to bat vs India

It was West Indies who had the luck of the draw on the toss within the third T20I, with house captain Rovman Powell selecting to bat. Both captains stated batting first was the popular possibility on this used Providence floor, however Hardik Pandya stated he "wouldn't mind" chasing.

Jaiswal had just lately impressed with 171 on Test debut and a half-century in his second Test outing, and in addition received the Emerging Player Award at IPL 2023. He scored 625 runs in 14 innings through the IPL which additionally included the quickest fifty within the event's historical past. Sanju Samson will now preserve wicket.

"Beating India in a T20 series will go well not just as individuals, but also as a board," Rovman Powell stated on the toss. "The boys are optimistic about our chances. If you get predictable against India, they will destroy you."

Hardik admitted Nicholas Pooran, who has scored 67 and 41 within the two video games this collection, "has been batting very well." He stated India's plans had been to "keep things simple to him, rather than trying a lot of things."

There is a small likelihood of rain within the afternoon, nonetheless on the toss, the skies had been vibrant and situations had been sunny.

West Indies: 1 Brandon King, 2 Kyle Mayers, 3 Johnson Charles, 4 Nicholas Pooran (wk), 5 Rovman Powell (capt), 6 Shimron Hetmyer, 7 Romario Shepherd, 8 Roston Chase, 9 Akeal Hosein, 10 Alzarri Joseph, 11 Obed McCoy

India: 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Suryakumar Yadav, 4 Tilak Varma, 5 Hardik Pandya (capt), 6 Sanju Samson (wk), 7 Axar Patel, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Yuzvendra Chahal, 11 Mukesh Kumar.