🏏India vs West Indies: 3rd ODI at Brian Lara Stadium - 01/08/2023🏏

🏏India vs West Indies: 3rd ODI at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba on 01/08/2023 at 7PM IST🏏

Spotlight on Tarouba as India face confident West Indies in series decider. There is the World Cup looming for the visitors, while the hosts will be aiming for their first ODI series win against India since 2006

After India's loss in the second ODI, their head coach Rahul Dravid said: "With the Asia Cup and World Cup coming up, we have to look at the bigger picture. We cannot get worried about every single game and every single series. If we do that, it will be a mistake."

If India walk the talk, Tuesday's series decider could be another rest day for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Even in the first ODI, Rohit batted at No. 7 and Kohli never came out.

Ishan Kishan has made good use of these World Cup auditions, scoring a fifty in each ODI. However, two other candidates - Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson - have failed to impress. Suryakumar got starts in both games but couldn't convert them into something substantial. Samson played only the second match and scored 9. But Tuesday could present them with another opportunity.

West Indies will not be going to the World Cup, but they have a chance to register a rare ODI series win against India in recent times. Since 2006, the two teams have played 12 bilateral ODI series against each other with India winning every time.

Batters from both sides - barring Kishan and Shai Hope - found it difficult to score in Bridgetown as the pitch helped fast bowlers and spinners alike. Hope said after the first ODI that a 9.30am start was the main reason behind that. It will be another 9.30am start in Tarouba, where the third ODI will be held, and while the pitch may not be as conducive for seamers, spinners could once again prove to be difficult to score off.

IND vs WI 3rd ODI Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Brian Lara Stadium In Trinidad-2023

IND vs WI 3rd ODI will be played on August 1 (Tuesday). The venue of the clash is Brian Lara Stadium in San Fernando City, Trinidad. The match begins at 7 PM IST (9:30 AM local time).

According to weather reports, the temperature of San Fernando city of Trinidad on August 1 (Tuesday) will be 32° Celcius during the day and fall to 25° Celcius at night. The sky will witness thunderstorms during the day and partly cloudy at night.

The chances of rain are 50% during the day and 24% at night. Hence, the IND vs WI 3rd ODI is expected to be affected by rain. The humidity will be 72% during the day and rise to 90% at night.

Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad low scoring ground in ODIs. The average 1st innings total in ODIs at the stadium is 160 while the average 2nd innings total is 147. The highest-ever team total at the stadium is 182-8.

Pitch and conditions

This will be the first ODI at the Brian Lara Stadium. The venue has hosted only one men's international game to date: a T20I between West Indies and India last year. In 23 List A matches there, teams batting first have breached 250 only seven times. On Tuesday, the weather is expected to be cloudy but the rain should stay away.

In the spotlight

Until the start of 2023, Shai Hope was primarily a top-order batter who doubled up as an anchor. He averaged 48.95 with a strike rate of 74.68. But since then, despite moving down to the order, he has struck at an average of 69.66 and a strike rate of 96.75. The main contributing factor towards that elevated strike rate is his improved six-hitting skills. He is now hitting a six every 33 balls as opposed to one every 93 balls prior to that. With scores of 43 and 63 not out so far in the series, he will once again be a key batter for West Indies.

Few can do what Suryakumar Yadav does in T20 cricket, but he is finding it difficult to adjust to the rhythm of the 50-over game. While he has a strike rate of over 100 in ODIs, he has managed just 476 runs in 23 innings, at an average of 23.80. After the second ODI, coach Dravid said that the team management wanted to give him as many opportunities as they can. With the ODI World Cup roughly two months away, Suryakumar better grab these chances soon.

Team news

West Indies

With no injuries being reported between the two ODIs, West Indies are unlikely to tinker with a combination that has worked, especially given that some of the previously benched players paid off - Keacy Carty and Kyle Mayers in particular.

Probable XI: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Keacy Carty, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales

India

It's hard to predict what India will do, given their experiments in the second ODI. However, it's unlikely that India will stick to their guns and risk a sinking morale in the dressing room. It's likely that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play. The real question mark lies in the middle-order they might go with.

Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.

Stats and trivia

• Hope is 65 away from 5000 ODI runs. If he gets there on Tuesday, in his 113th innings, he will be the third fastest to the mark behind Babar Azam and Hashim Amla.
• If Kohli plays and scores 102, he will become the fifth batter to reach the 13,000 mark in ODIs.
• Ravindra Jadeja needs six wickets to become the seventh Indian to 200 ODI wickets, and the first Indian since Kapil Dev (3783 runs and 253 wickets) to complete the double of 2000 runs and 200 wickets.
• Kyle Mayers is only the third West Indies player to open both batting and bowling in the same ODI. Phil Simmons and Chris Gayle are the other two.

Match Information

Match: WI vs IND, 3rd ODI, India tour of West Indies, 2023

Date: Tuesday, August 01, 2023

Time: 7:00 PM IST

Venue: Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad

Umpires: Leslie Reifer, Michael Gough

Third Umpire: Marais Erasmus

Match Referee: Richie Richardson

What to expect: This is the first game that's being played at the Brian Lara Stadium in this tour. It is known to be a true wicket and aids strokeplay a lot more than the two-paced Barbados wicket. With an Indian batting desperately in need of a get-out-of-jail card, this pitch might just be the one to give them a boost. With a typical Trinidad wicket in place, it has to be advantage India - and seamers of course, in that brief new-ball period.

Thanks for the tag as always!🤗

Looking forward to see the batting line up.😊

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Team news

West Indies

With no injuries being reported between the two ODIs, West Indies are unlikely to tinker with a combination that has worked, especially given that some of the previously benched players paid off - Keacy Carty and Kyle Mayers in particular.

Probable XI: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Keacy Carty, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales

India

It's hard to predict what India will do, given their experiments in the second ODI. However, it's unlikely that India will stick to their guns and risk a sinking morale in the dressing room. It's likely that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play. The real question mark lies in the middle-order they might go with.

Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.

Hardik should go after SKY

It's do Or die today

I hope they're not taking any risk today