Shai Hope won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the second match of the ongoing T20I series, at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi on Friday.
West Indies will aim to level the five-match T20I series by winning the second match after suffering an eight-wicket defeat in the opener in Lucknow, where Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten century guided India to victory.
West Indies captain Shai Hope opted to bowl first, citing wet conditions that he expected to worsen in the evening. “We are going to bowl first, this time around. We gotta looks at the conditions, it’s wet and will get worse in the evening. Quick turnaround, trying to learn from the mistakes. Just come back stronger. One change for us. “We were looking to bowl first as well, will have to adapt quickly. We want to challenge ourselves to get better.
He stressed maintaining standards throughout the 40 overs and continuously improving, confirming an unchanged playing 11 from the last match. We have talked about maintaining standards for 40 overs.
He said the team would learn from its mistakes in the series opener and return stronger. Forde is out, and Motie is in,” he said at the toss presentations. India captain Shreyas Iyer said the team had also wanted to bowl first but would adapt to the conditions. We are going with the same team,” Iyer said.
