West Indies vs India 2023: 2nd ODI – Dafanews Match Preview

West Indies will lock horns against India in the second ODI at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday. India won the first ODI by five wickets at the same venue and they will be looking to seal the series.

Both the teams will be looking to come up with a better batting performance after a poor show in the opening game. We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form of West Indies: L L W L L

West Indies could only manage 114 runs in the first ODI and their batters need to deliver more. The Windies will aim to pull up their socks in the batting department but their bowlers had done a decent job in the opening game.

Current form of India: W L L W W

Indian bowlers, especially Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja, were right on the money for the visitors in the first game of the series. But the tourists will also want to come up with a better batting performance and the youngsters will look to grab their chances.

Head to Head: Matches: 140, Won by India: 71, Won by West Indies: 63, No result: 4, Tied: 2.

Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kuldeep Yadav, and Hardik Pandya will hold the key for the visitors.

Alick Athanaze, Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd are going to hold the key for the home team.

West Indies Squad: Shai Hope(w/c), Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell, Keacy Carty, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Oshane Thomas, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair, Dominic Drakes, Yannic Cariah.

India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jaydev Unadkat, Mukesh Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad