India unchanged; Windies make one change

Sun, 01 March 2026

18:39

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and has decided to field against the West Indies in their winner-takes-it-all Super 8 contest in the T20 World Cup at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

India have retained the XI that beat Zimbabwe in the previous match.

West Indies have made one change, bringing in Akeal Hosein in place of Brandon King.

Let's have a look at the Playing XIs:

India: Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.

West Indies: Shai Hope (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph.

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