India vs West Indies 1st T20I: Predicted XI

India and West Indies will lock horns in the first T20I of the five-match series on Thursday, July 21, at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad.

India will be led by Hardik Pandya in the absence of Rohit Sharma, who is currently in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. The visitors will be looking to continue their good form in the T20I format, having won their last series against Sri Lanka.

West Indies, on the other hand, will be eager to bounce back after a disappointing ODI series. The hosts will be led by Rovman Powell, who has been in good form in recent months.

Here are the predicted XIs for the first T20I:

India:

Ishan Kishan (wk)

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Shubman Gill

Suryakumar Yadav

Sanju Samson

Hardik Pandya (c)

Axar Patel

Yuzvendra Chahal

Arshdeep Singh

Umran Malik

Mukesh Kumar

West Indies:

Kyle Mayers

Brandon King

Nicholas Pooran (wk)

Shai Hope

Shimron Hetmyer

Rovman Powell (c)

Jason Holder

Akeal Hosein

Alzarri Joseph

Obed McCoy

Oshane Thomas

Both teams have a good balance of batting and bowling, and it should be an exciting contest. India will be the favorites, but West Indies will be hoping to spring a surprise.