201/5 is the highest total of the Eden Gardens, Kolkata venue scored by the Indian neighbors Pakistan against another Indian neighbor Bangladesh in 2016. The home team India’s highest total on this ground is 184/7 scored against New Zealand in 2021. The visitor team West Indies posted their top score at this venue was 161/6 against England in 2016.
In the last three ODI’s SA Yadav was the top runs scorer of the series with 104 runs in three matches. RR Pant scored 85, SS Iyer 80, and the captain of the Indian team RG Sharma 78. From West Indian’s, JO Holder 65, N Pooran 61, and OF Smith 60. M Prasidh Krishna bowled magnificently by taking nine wickets in three ODI’s. AS Joseph took six wickets, Mohammed Siraj, YS Chahal, and JO Holder each of them took five wickets each.
The visitors West Indies recently won three t20I series at their home against the world’s no 1 ranked team England by 3-2. Absolutely they will carry that confidence. Another side India, they win their last five T20I matches in a row so they are also confident. A total of 17 T20I matches has been played between India and the West Indies team, India won ten of them and West Indies got six victories.
India won the toss and chose to field.
India team: Rohit (capt), Ishan, Kohli, Pant (wk), Suryakumar, Venkatesh, Harshal, Chahar, Bhuvneshwar, Bishnoi, Chahal.
West Indies team: Mayers, King, Pooran (wk), Pollard (capt), Powell, Chase, Shepherd, Allen, Smith, Hosein, Cottrell.
India vs West Indies 1st T20I Highlights today, Wednesday 16-2-2022 – 1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of India from Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Form guide
Last five completed T20Is; the most recent first
India: WWWWW
West Indies: WLWLW
Match Timings: 13:30 GMT | 19:00 Local
Umpires – Jayaraman Madanagopal, KN Ananthapadmanabhan
TV Umpires – Virender Sharma
Match Referee – Manu Nayyar
Reserve Umpire – Anil Chaudhary
Match number – T20I no. 1467
