Surya wins toss, invites Windies to bat, but India must win the match to see semifinal
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Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to field against the West Indies in a must-win Super Eights contest of the T20 World Cup at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.
Both India and West Indies are tied on two points after two matches, and the winner of tonight's clash will advance to the semifinals, where they will join South Africa, England and New Zealand.
India are unchanged from their big win over Zimbabwe but the Windies have recalled Akeal Hosein to replace Brandon King.
Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
West Indies: Roston Chase, Shai Hope (capt & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph