Lagatar24 Desk
Ahmedabad, Feb 11: India will face West Indies on Friday in the third and final ODI of the series at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Since 2007, India has won all of the series between India and the West Indies. Team India today will try to make a clean sweep of the tourists this time.
Experienced player Shikhar Dhawan will join the squad today after recovering from covid. In the last match, India defeated the tourists with relative ease in just 28 overs. India chased down the modest score of 177. West Indies were bowled out for 178 runs with brilliant game from Yuzvendra Chahal’s side 4/49. Suryakumar Yadav and debutant Deepak Hooda confirmed the team’s triumph. Rohit Sharma led from the front.
In the lead-up to the 50-over World Cup next year, the team’s management could make a number of changes and put its bench strength to the test. KL Rahul will continue to reinforce the fragile middle order if Dhawan opens alongside Rohit, with Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav joining him.
Meanwhile, the West Indies, who have already conceded the series, will be hoping to put on an improvised show with the bat to make up for lost time. The West Indies failed to bat their 50-over quota in the second ODI for the 11th time in the last 17 games.
Playing XI:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Shahrukh Khan.
West Indies: Kieron Pollard (captain), Fabian Allen, Nkrumah Bonner, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Nicolas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Romario Shepard, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr.
