IND vs WI 1st T20I match prediction 16 Feb 2022

IND vs WI 1st T20I Predictions & Betting Tips

India and West Indies will head into the first of the three-match T20I series as a part of the 2022 West Indies Tour Of India. The scheduled fꦇixture will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. February 16. As the teams get geared up for theꦬ shortest format of the game take a look at the top betting tips from the IND vs WI match prediction.

After having clinched a victory in the three match limited overs series, India will look forward to openꩲ the 20 over game on a positive note. India defeated West Indies by 96 runs in third ODI to complete 3-0 clean sweep against West Indies. The side bowled Windies out for 169 after putting 265 on the board after opting to bat. This was also India's 11th successive ODI series win over the Windies. Suryakumar Yadav shone brightly with the bat in the 50-over game as he top scored in the series. With the ball, Prasidh Krishna was the standout bowler as he scalped 9 wickets in the series. It was a disappointing performance by the visitors right from the inaugural match of the series. West Indies have succumbed to low totals in all three games. On the other hand, I💦ndia put in a dominant performance with both bat and ball in the series under the leadership of their new captain, Rohit Sharma. The action now moves to Kolkata for a three-match T20I series. As the teams meet for the first time to play the shortest version of cricket, I have handpicked the top three betting tips for you from the IND vs WI head to head match.

IND vs WI Team Bets:

After a careful analysis of the past statౠistics we have picked India as our top picks from the IND vs WI team betting tips, which is going to win us a handsome sum of money.

India To Win

In the past years, India and the West Indies have faced one another for T20I games for a total of 17 times. India vs West Indies head to head stats of T20I remain in favour of the Indian team reading 10-6. The last time they went up against each other was when West Indies toured India in 2019 to play the three-match series T20I, in which the visitor was defeated by 2-1. India is leading West Indies by too many points in the current ICC points table because the West Indies have failed to deliver these days. While India sit pretty at the second spot, the Windies are way behind at the tenth spot. In the 2021 season, the Men in Blue have played 16 T20I matches out of which they have emerged victorious on ten occasions. This will be India's first T20I series in the 2022 season. West Indies on the other hand kick started the season with a five match T20I series played against England which they won by 3-2. In 2021, the Windies played 25 T20I games and managed to win only nine of them. The last of which was whitewashed by Pakistan. Hence the Men In Blue will be brimming with confidence as they take over the Windies in the three-match series. Pari Match has offered betting odds of 1.32 in favour of India to win the IND vs WI match prediction.

IND vs WI Player Bets:

From the players market we have Rohit Shar🔴ma and Nicholas Pooran with lucrative odds from the IND vs WI player bettin🐷g tips.

Rohit Sharma To Score Over 27.5 Runs

The Hit Man played some phenomenal cricket in the shortest format in the 2021 season. Prior to playing the ODI series against West Indies, India played a three match T20I series against New Zealand where the power hitter scored 56, 55 and 48 respectively in the three innings. In the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Sharma was the second highest run scorer for India with 174 runs from five innings at an average of 34.80. The skipper also managed to kickstart the ODI series against West Indies with the highest scores of 60, but somehow failed to deliver in the two matches that followed. The opening batsman is the highest run scorer among the Indian T20I squad in the last one year. He has played 11 innings and piled 424 runs from them at an average of 38.54. Rohit Sharma has a career total of 3197 runs from a total of 111 T20I innings played at an average of 33.30. While batting against the Windies, Sharma has mustered 519 runs from the 15 innings he has played against them at an impressive average of 43.25. Sharma holds an excitable average of 43.55 from the 22 T20I innings he has played as captain of the Indian team.He will be looking to provide a quickfire start to the hosts. Head over to Pari Match to place your bets on Rohit Sharma with odd of 1.87 in the IND vs WI head to head match.

Nicholas Pooran To Score Over 19.5 Runs

In the absence of Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran took over the captaincy for West Indies in the 50-over game. Pooran has a marvellous record for his side in the last one year in the T20I format. He has scored the highest runs of 648 runs from the 26 innings played at an average of 28.17. Pooran has featured in 37 T20I matches with a stupendous total of 1121 runs which averages 40.03. The West Indies batter has played 10 T20I matches away from home and hammered 409 runs at an average of 45.44. While playing against India he has stocked 354 runs from 10 matches which averages brilliantly at 44.25. Under the captaincy of Kieron Pollard, the wicketkeeper batter has notched 639 runs from 22 matches at 39.93. Pooran is likely to play a decent knock in the upcoming series opener against the Men In Blue. Pari Match has offered betting odds of 1.87 for Nicholas Pooran to score over 19.5 runs in the IND vs WI match prediction.

My Picks:

India To Win - @ 1.32 (Pari Match)

Rohit Sharma To Score Over 27.5 Runs - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)

Nicholas Pooran To Score Over 19.5 Runs - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)