India Eye 2-0 Lead as West Indies Visit Ranchi Tonight
India face the West Indies in the second T20I in Ranchi on Friday. The match starts at 7 pm IST at the JSCA International Stadium. India lead the five-match series 1-0.
India won the opener in Lucknow by eight wickets. Captain Shreyas Iyer hit an unbeaten 102 off 43 balls. He shared a 137-run stand with Ishan Kishan. India chased 172 with 32 balls to spare.
The West Indies called their batting ‘chaotic’. Captain Shai Hope top-scored with 52. The team felt it was a spinner short.
India are likely to keep the same eleven. Naman Dhir took three wickets on his T20I debut. Prince Yadav could replace Mayank Yadav.
Ranchi has hosted four T20Is. The average first-innings score is 161. The pitch is expected to favour batting.
West Indies may bring in Gudakesh Motie for extra spin. They felt one spinner short in Lucknow. India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak praised local boy Ishan Kishan. He called Ranchi a good batting wicket and expects a high-scoring game.
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