West Indies v India-3rd ODI: Match Preview
West Indies and India are all padded-up to play the 3rd ODI of the series of five at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua on Saturday, June 11.
India has won all two games played so far.
After losing an ODI series to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, the Windies are again unable to come out of the defeat streak at their soil.
There may be multiple reasons of this slump but analysts and general cricket fans put the absence of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221 at the top of all.
On the other hand, the Men in Blue are floating with form and confidence, courtesy their http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011 victory.
Unlike the Caribbean, the Indians have gained great momentum after playing two long tournaments of World Cup and IPL-4 at home grounds.
The 3rd ODI is going to be a make-or- break game for the Windes as they have no more chance of mistake.
Last match legacy
The last match legacy will prevail over the tomorrow’s game. In the 2nd ODI at Queen’s Park Oval on June 8, the West Indian bowling department collapsed badly as they could take only 3 wickets for the losing cause. India won the game comfortably by 7 wickets.
Team Talk
West Indies: They have not learnt any lesson from last two games and again dropped their top batsman, Chris Gayle, for the 3rd ODI.
The middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Danza-Pacino-Hyatt-c52396.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Rampaul-c2233.
The middle and lower batting orders are off-coloured.
The top order lacks consistency.
The bowling department succumbs to pressure situation always.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RR-Sarwan-c2371 is delivering well with the bat.
The opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LMP-Simmons-c1843, is still unable to convert his fifties into tons.
As a whole, the team lacks solid and game strategy.
India: The first two victories have boosted up confidence of the youngsters who have proved that the team is as strong without the seniors as before.
The middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737, has emerged as a dashing player who can change the course of any game at any time.
The skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539, is not likely to make any change in the squad for the 3rd ODI.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Dhawan-c2392 is blowing hot and cold with the bat.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Parthiv-Patel-c2159 is a reliable opener.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mishra-c871, the spinner, ha picked up a tremendous form after grabbing 4 wickets in the last game.
The offspinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453, is always a game changing and match winning bowler.
Overall, the team has good coordination, exquisite composition and well-devised framework.
Watch-out for
Virat Kohli: The 22-year-old Indian batting talent who has come to play the series after thriving in World Cup and IPL-4 tournaments, he finished the latter as the second top scorer. He seems above his age while selecting shots and hitting
boundaries. Raina has pinned high hopes with him for the coming game.
Ramnaresh Sarwan: After Gayle, this batsman has potential to change the fate of the Windies against India. He 56 each in both the ODIs of the series played so far. He will now try to convert his fifty into century in tomorrow’s game in order
to earn much needed victory for his team.
Last Word
For West Indies, it is going to be a must-win game. They will plunge into the field with a do-or-die attitude tomorrow. India’s confidence may prove to be a detrimental for them. The crowd at the stadium will be less as the islanders have fed up by their
team’s failure chain. Both the players and the public of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 will miss Gayle.
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