NEW DELHI: India skipper
Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat in the series-deciding fifth and final T20 International against the West Indies in Lauderhill, Florida on Sunday.
India went into the match with an unchanged side, while West Indies made two changes as
Alzarri Joseph and
Roston Chase replaced
Obed McCoy and
Odean Smith respectively in the playing XI.
"We will bat first. Always feel, we should challenge ourselves.
It was a good track. It played better than last year. You need to be courageous on these types of wickets. Arsh has a big heart. Even if you can make a good comeback even in the last two balls, it makes a difference," Pandya said after winning the toss.
"Happy to bowl first. We have been struggling a little. But back-to-back wins put a smile on the faces of our people. I think it is a good surface. You just need to have plans for different batters. We just sat down and tried to come up with our best combination. Joseph, our premier bowler is back for McCoy," Windies skipper
Rovman Powell said at the toss.
Teams:India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar.West Indies: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph.