India 1-0 lead in the series, The four-wicket win in the first one-dayer came after a unsteady start and the second-string Indian team would be aim to plug the loopholes as the series progresses.
West Indies
Captain: Darren Sammy
The Caribbeans, on the other hand, would hope to tilt the scale in their favour by preference up on the few positives they gained from the four-wicket loss at the Queen's Park Oval here last night. The hosts might have lost the first game by four wickets but they were most likely 30 runs and a wicket away from walking away as winners.
Even though the pitch was sluggish, West Indies could have tested India with a score of 250-plus. That score was a opportunity till key men Ramnaresh Sarwan (56) and Marlon Samuels (55), after an 82-run fourth wicket stand, late in the final overs.
Key Players: Ramnaresh Sarwan, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo
India
Captain: Suresh Raina
For Indians, the worry is the clear lack of class among openers. Parthiv Patel and Shikhar Dhawan have been pitch-forked to fill in for the injured pair of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir and their start was not too impressive.
But India's strength lies in its middle-order which has a brilliant bunch of batsmen including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. In fact, both of them came good in the opening match with half centuries. Only if West Indies could get into India's middle order quickly and strike one or two fortuitous blows, they could still get the Indians in a spot.
Key Players: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan
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West Indies
Captain: Darren Sammy
The Caribbeans, on the other hand, would hope to tilt the scale in their favour by preference up on the few positives they gained from the four-wicket loss at the Queen's Park Oval here last night. The hosts might have lost the first game by four wickets but they were most likely 30 runs and a wicket away from walking away as winners.
Even though the pitch was sluggish, West Indies could have tested India with a score of 250-plus. That score was a opportunity till key men Ramnaresh Sarwan (56) and Marlon Samuels (55), after an 82-run fourth wicket stand, late in the final overs.
Key Players: Ramnaresh Sarwan, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo
India
Captain: Suresh Raina
For Indians, the worry is the clear lack of class among openers. Parthiv Patel and Shikhar Dhawan have been pitch-forked to fill in for the injured pair of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir and their start was not too impressive.
But India's strength lies in its middle-order which has a brilliant bunch of batsmen including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. In fact, both of them came good in the opening match with half centuries. Only if West Indies could get into India's middle order quickly and strike one or two fortuitous blows, they could still get the Indians in a spot.
Key Players: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan
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