West Indies captain Shai Hope won the toss and opted to bowl in the second T20I against India, which is taking place at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi. Hosts India are currently leading 1-0 as Shreyas Iyer's unbeaten century helped the side to seal an eight-wicket win in the series opener. India are featuring with the same team.
On the other hand, West Indies will also look to shift the momentum as they have a great batting unit. The visitors are featuring with just one change as Gudakesh Motie came into the playing XI in place of Forde.
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Captains at toss
Shreyas Iyer (India captain): Well, we would have looked to bowl first as well. But obviously, you have to adapt to the conditions as quickly as possible. It's a pleasant evening, and there's a little bit of dew around, so hopefully it stays the same in the second innings as well. We've just discussed maintaining our standards throughout the 40 overs we play. We want to ensure we're completely focused on our approach. As I mentioned, we want to keep raising our standards every time we step onto the field. We want to challenge ourselves to keep getting better and make sure we win more matches (on the team's winning habit). We're going with the same team.
Shai Hope (West Indies captain): (on the reason to bowl first) Yeah, very much so. We all know this. Also, considering T20 cricket and how the West Indies have played, we're comfortable chasing. But again, we've got to look at the conditions we're playing in here in India. It's already a bit wet, so it's going to get even worse as the evening goes on. We're just going to try to put them under pressure with the ball and then chase them down. It's about trying to learn from the mistakes we made in the first game. Especially against a quality side like India, you can't really give them too many chances. We've got to make sure we put that game behind us quickly and come back stronger today. One change. Forde is out, and Motie is in. Everyone's probably going to get a go on this tour.
India vs West Indies playing XIs
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Yadav
West Indies (Playing XI): Shai Hope(w/c), Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Springer, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph