India vs WI: India win toss, opt to bowl first against West Indies in third ODI

Both India and West Indies are tied 1-1 in the three-match series

India vs WI: India win toss, opt to bowl first against West Indies in third ODI India lost the first ODI, but came back strongly in the second to level the three-match series | AFP

India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bowl first against the West Indies in the third one-day international in Cuttack on Sunday. Both the teams are tied 1-1 in the three-match series.

West Indies won the opening ODI in Chennai after Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope hit brilliant centuries to thrash India by eight wickets. India, however, kept their hopes alive by coming back strongly in the second ODI in Visakhapatnam and defeated West Indies by 107 runs to level the series.

The visitors will be keen to end a 13-year long wait to win against India in a bilateral ODI series. While India will have their reputation at stake. They have not lost two consecutive bilateral ODI series at home in the last 15 years.

The match starts at 1.30pm.

Teams:

India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, K.L. Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Shradul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini.

West Indies: Kieron Pollard (c), Evin Lewis, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holder, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Khary Pierre, Sheldon Cottrell