After Thiruvananthapuram, the India-West Indies ODI series moves to Guwahati, and while this is a dramatic shift in landscape – from the south-western tip of India to the north-east – the objectives for the two teams don’t change that much. Both teams, first of all, will want to win – India to seal the series win, West Indies to stay alive.
India WLLWW (last five completed ODIs, most recent first)
It seems unlikely India will abandon the three-allrounder combination of Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja and Naman Dhir after just one match, which means Mohammed Siraj remains on the bench unless India rotate out one of their frontline quicks.
India (probable): 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Shubman Gill (capt), 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Naman Dhir, 7 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Gurnoor Brar, 11 Prasidh Krishna.
Sherfane Rutherford is expected to rejoin the West Indies squad after missing the first ODI for personal reasons. If he slots into the XI, Jewel Andrew is the likely batter to make way. The trickier question is how West Indies could potentially bring in Shamar or Lawes without giving up too much of their batting strength.
West Indies (probable): 1 John Campbell, 2 Justin Greaves, 3 Keacy Carty, 4 Shai Hope (capt & wk), 5 Amir Jangoo, 6 Sherfane Rutherford/Jewel Andrew, 7 Roston Chase, 8 Matthew Forde, 9 Gudakesh Motie, 10 Alzarri Joseph, 11 Jayden Seales.
A searing day is forecast in Guwahati, with maximum temperatures in the mid-30s (Celsius). There is a chance of thunderstorms interrupting play.
