India, West Indies begin five-match T20I series in Lucknow
India and West Indies begin a five-match T20I series on Tuesday. The first game is at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. It starts at 7 pm IST. The toss is at 6:30 pm.
Shreyas Iyer will lead India. Tilak Varma is the vice-captain. The series then moves to Ranchi on October 9. Indore hosts the third game on October 11. Hyderabad stages the fourth on October 14. The final T20I is in Bengaluru on October 17.
Washington Sundar has withdrawn from India’s squad. Naman Dhir has replaced him. Shai Hope will captain West Indies. Jewel Andrew is ruled out of the first game. Amir Jangoo replaces him.
India dominated the recent ODI series. West Indies will look to fight back in the shorter format. The visitors have dangerous hitters in Rovman Powell and Shimron Hetmyer.
The series will be telecast on the Star Sports network. JioHotstar will stream it live. India’s squad includes young talent like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mayank Yadav. Fans can expect high-scoring games across the five venues.
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