IND vs WI / West Indies captain Rovman Powell won the toss and elected to bat – see playing 11

IND vs WI: The first match of the 5 T20 series between India and West Indies will start at 8:00 pm tonight. West Indies captain Rovman Powell won the toss and elected to bat at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Tilak-Mukesh got debut cap

Middle order batsman Tilak Verma and fast bowler Mukesh Kumar got their debut caps before the start of the match. Tilak will be playing an international match for the first time from India. On the other hand, Mukesh has made Test and ODI debut for India only on West Indies tour, now he will play T20 International for the first time.

Playing-11 of both the teams

India: Shubman Gill, Ishaan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sanju Samson, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar.

West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Brendan King, Johnson Charles (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell (c), Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Akil Hussain, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy.