The West Indies have scored 144 runs in the first play. In WCL 2024, India has a target of 145 runs. This is a do or die match for both teams, because a big win can give one entry in the semi -finals. All 11 players from the West Indies got down to bat, out of which 9 runs could not even touch the double figure. Kieron Pollard contributed significantly to his team to play an unbeaten half -century innings, the team’s score 140.

Team India’s decision to bowl first proved to be correct, as the batsmen of the West Indies team looked in trouble from the beginning. Captain Chris Gayle scored just 9 runs, while stormy batsman Landal Simmons was able to contribute just 2 runs. Alam was that by the West Indies 32, the three top order batsmen had lost the wickets and for a score of 43, half the team had returned to the pavilion.

Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo returned the car of the West Indies team to the track of 29 runs. However, Bravo returned to the pavilion after scoring just 9 runs. On the other hand, Pollard took over one end. The Caribbean team was losing wickets at regular intervals, as a result, 9 batsmen of the team had been dismissed by the score of 111.

Kieron Pollard scored 74 runs

The last batsman Sheldon came to batting, but the last 16 balls were played by Pollard alone. Pollard was playing 41 runs at the time of falling 9th wicket. Where it seemed difficult for the West Indies team to reach 100 runs, Pollard scored 33 runs in the last 16 balls. In this way, Pollard hit 74 runs in his 43 -ball innings. During this, 3 fours and 8 sixes came out of Pollard’s bat.

Talking about Indian bowling, Piyush Chawla proved to be the most successful bowler, who took 3 wickets. Varun Aaron and Stuart Binny took two wickets each. Apart from him, Pawan Negi also succeeded in taking a wicket.

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The World Championship of Legends tournament is at its last stop. The Indian team’s last match in the league stage today is going to be with the West Indies. This match will be very important from the semi -final point of view and the team winning the match today can become the fourth team going to the semi -finals. Australia, South Africa and Pakistan have already confirmed the place in the final-4, but today the result of the India vs West Indies match will reveal the fourth team going to the semi-finals. Know here with which playing eleven Team India can enter the field.

Pitch report

This match of India Champions vs West Indies Champions will be played at the Grace Road ground in Leester. This pitch can be very helpful for batting. The average score of T20 matches has been 167 in the last 10 innings. If you look at the figures of the last 10 matches, then the team that has been batting here has been victorious on 8 occasions, so the team winning the toss can choose the first batting. Spinners can also get a little help here.

Match prediction

India has not been able to register a single win in 4 matches so far, while the West Indies team has won only one win in 4 matches. Talking about the West Indies team, it has so far failed to score big in the entire tournament and its bowling department has also proved to be laggard. On the other hand, Team India has scored a lot of runs in batting, but the bowlers have proved to be very expensive. Team India lost despite scoring 200 runs in the last two matches. If the Indian team is able to perform properly in bowling, their chances of victory will increase.

India’s possible playing XI: Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Yuvraj Singh (captain), Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Stuart Binny, Piyush Chawla, Pawan Negi, Harbhajan Singh, Vinay Kumar, Varun Aaron

West Indies potential playing XI: Dwayne Smith, Chris Gayle (Captain), Landal Simmons, Chadwick Walton, Kieron Pollard, Dave Mohammad, Dwayne Bravo, Ashley Nurse, Sheldon Cotrael, Shanon Gabriel, Suleman Ben

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