All eyes on the prize as India and West Indies clash for the final time in the T20I series

Florida will play host to the T20I series decider as India and West Indies take the yard for a blockbuster battle to decide the fate of the tour. After a sloppy start for India in the first two matches, the Men in Blue managed to turn the tide around in emphatic fashion, leaving West Indies in shambles. With all said and done, India would be hoping to continue their momentum while West Indies will be desperate to turn the tide around, clinching history in the process.

India would most likely be going unchanged into the series finale at Florida even though the prospect of playing an additional batter may tempt the Indian thinktank, particularly due to the batting friendly surface of Lauderdale. This change may see Ishan Kishan coming in at the expense of a bowler but all of this is simply a notion which time may or may not impart flesh to.

West Indies, on the contrary, may try and introduce a few changes into their side after a couple of defeats that may have a serious impact on their mindset. Despite a warring display with the bat, their bowlers have failed to rack up some serious momentum as both the games saw the Indian batters rocking the show without breaking a sweat.

With all said and done, the final game of the series would be witnessing these two teams trying to put their best foot forward as the fate of the series hangs one the line. India would be hoping to walk away with the bragging rights of the series while West Indies will be eyeing history with a rock-solid display.

Venue Watch:

Yesterday’s game unveiled the true nature of the Lauderdale surface and it is needless to say that the batters will be hoping to get further assistance. Expect another run-fest as both the sides are riddled with hard-hitting batters who can put up a runfest for the ages.

Head to head

Matches played: 29

West Indies: 9

India: 19

Match Details:

Match: West Indies vs India, 5th T20I

Venue: Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida

Date: 13th August, 2023

Time: 8:00 PM IST

Squads:

West Indies:

Rovman Powell (c), Kyle Mayers (vc), Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Obed McCoy, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Oshane Thomas. 

India:

Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh.