West Indies Chooses to Bowl First Against India in Third T20I at Indore

UPDATE - follow-up to India Vs West Indies Live Score, 3rd T20I: Toss and playing XI coming up from Indore: West Indies captain Shai Hope won the toss and decided to bowl first against Shreyas Iyer's Indian team in the third T20I match of the five-match series at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday. The series is tied at 1-1 after West Indies secured a win in Ranchi by successfully chasing a massive total.

Team Changes

India made two changes to their playing lineup for this match, bringing in Nitish Reddy to replace Shivam Dube and Prince Yadav to replace Kuldeep Yadav in order to add an extra seamer. West Indies also made two changes due to a slight health niggle for Romario Shepherd, bringing in Quentin Sampson and Keemo Paul in place of Shepherd and Akeal Hosein. Shai Hope stated that the team wants to learn quickly from the first two games and execute their plans better.

Pitch And Context

Context

The Holkar Stadium in Indore is known for its small boundary dimensions and hard pitch, which typically favors high-scoring matches and chasing teams. T20 cricket matches at this venue often see high first-innings totals, and dew during night matches regularly influences bowling strategies and second-half run chases.