India Legends vs West Indies Legends, Road Safety World Series 2021, Semi-final 1, Match Prediction - Who will win today’s match?

The India Legends are all set to take on West Indies Legends in the first semifinal of the Road Safety World Series2021 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur. While India finished at the second spot in the table with five victories in six encounters, their immediate rivals, West Indies, finished at the fourth spot with three wins and as many losses from their six league games. In this game, however, both the teams are coming with winning momentum.

India’s batting prowess was on a wide display during their victory over South Africa when dominant half-centuries from Sachin Tendulkar (60 from 42) and Yuvraj Singh (52 from just 22) alongside an anchoring 34-ball 42 from S Badrinath led them to a gigantic total of 204. Yusuf Pathan and Yuvraj Singh, who bagged 5/52 from their 7 overs combined, nagged the opponents with the ball, restricting them 56 short of the target to seal a comprehensive win.

On the other hand, West Indies thumped England Legends by 5 wickets in what was a must-win affair for their top-four finish. Set a competitive 187 runs for the win, Dwayne Smith (58 from 31) and Narsingh Deonarine (53 from 37) took the England bowlers to the cleaners before Kirk Edwards’ ( 34 from 26) late flourish sealed them the game.

Pitch and conditions

From the ball coming onto the bat, the way batsmen would like, to movement off the surface with the new ball for the pacers and a fair bit of turn and bounce for the spinners, the surfaces being used for this series at Ranchi have been exemplary. With a slight bit of dew setting in as the match progresses, the chasing teams have found the going easier, as is evident from the 9-3 record in favor of the chasers this year.

Playing combinations for INDL vs WIL 

India Legends

Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar (C), Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Yusuf Patha, Naman Ojha (WK), Irfan Pathan, Manpreet Gony, Vinay Kumar, Munaf Patel, Pragyan Ojha

West Indies Legends

Dwayne Smith, Ridley Jacobs (WK), Narsingh Deonarine, William Perkins, Kirk Edwards, Brian Lara (C), Dinanath Ramnarine, Adam Sanford/Mahendra Nagamootoo, Tino Best, Ryan Austin, Sulieman Benn

Probable top performers for INDL vs WIL

Yuvraj Singh (India Legends)

Yuvraj Singh rewound the clock in the previous game as he smacked 52 from merely 22 deliveries, including 7 sixes, four of which were off consecutive deliveries. To add to his performance with the bat, he returned with a spell of 2/18, assisting his team through his all-round efforts.

Dwayne Smith (West Indies Legend)

With 7870 runs at a career strike rate of nearly 128 in 337 T20s, the aggressive and powerful batsman from the Caribbean, Dwayne Smith, is one of the established names in the shortest format. In this year’s edition, Smith has scored 115 in 3 innings at an average of 38.33. His 31-ball 58, featuring nine fours and two sixes proved crucial in West Indies’ successful chase of 187 against England.

Broadcast Details

Match timings – 7 PM IST

TV – COLORS Cineplex, COLORS Kannada Cinema, FTA channel Rishtey Cineplex

Live Streaming – Voot, Jio (app and websites).

The prediction is for India Legends to win the match