India vs West Indies 2019: Combined XI from the T20I series

It was yet another well-fought T20I series and West Indies did give India a tough fight throughout the series. They may have lost the series 1-2 but in the first two games, they did look the better side. The men from the Caribbean were in the zone and did come pretty close to toppling India.

In the first T20I, it was the brilliance of Virat Kohli that took India over the line as they hunted down 208. West Indies hit back in the second game when they first restricted India to 170 and chased it down with relative ease. Thus, Wankhede Stadium was expected to be a cracker and the series-decider almost lived up to expectation.

After being put in to bat, India scored a mammoth 240. Half-centuries from Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli set the foundation before the bowlers did well to restrict mighty West Indian batting line-up.

Thus, India took the series 2-1 and with the series coming to an end, here is the post-series combined XI from both India and West Indies:

KL Rahul

Shikhar Dhawan’s injury allowed KL Rahul to open the batting in this series and he’s cashed in big time. The Karnataka lad had an excellent series as he scored a couple of half-centuries and ended as the second-highest run-getter as well.

In the first game, it was Rahul who set the foundation. The right-handed opener scored a fine 62 and also helped Kohli take his time at the other end. While he missed out in the second game, Rahul was brilliant in the last game of the series.

He started with a bang and simply kept going. He scored 91 off just 56 balls and missed out on a third T20I ton. In all, Rahul scored 163 runs at an average of 54.66 and also scored at a strike-rate of 153.27. He will definitely be happy with the way things have gone about in this series. Moreover, it should almost seal his place as India’s first-choice T20I opener.