This promises to be a blockbuster between two first round winners, the contest between the strong Indian batting lineup and the West Indies pace attack being a particularly interesting encounter.
West Indies have some good batsmen of their own, but a few weaknesses the steady Indian attack might be able to exploit.
Teams are unchanged from their first match, with the Indian lineup again featuring 4 seamers, backed up by allrounder Shastri's left arm spin.
Pitch: 77 - Very much a ‘home’ pitch prepared for the enjoyment of the fast bowlers and the discomfort of all batsmen. This is a rock hard surface, promising a fast and high bounce. Both runs and wickets are likely to come quickly and expect the top quality pace bowlers to reap a rich harvest.
Day 1 Conditions:
Pitch: 6A - Hard pitch with excessive bounce
Weather: 3 - Sunny, some cloud about.
West Indies lineup:
P.V.Simmons, D.L.Haynes, B.C.Lara, R.B.Richardson (c), K.L.T.Arthurton, J.C.Adams, D.Williams (wk), C.E.L.Ambrose, K.C.G.Benjamin, C.A.Walsh, B.P.Patterson
Indian lineup:
R.J.Shastri, N.S.Sidhu, S.V.Manjrekar, D.B.Vengsarkar, M.Azharuddin, S.R.Tendulkar, M.Prabhakar, Kapil Dev, C.S.Pandit (wk), S.T.Banerjee, J.Srinath
Toss: West Indies
West Indies win the toss, and with the pitch expected to break up later in the match, elected to bat first.
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