Calypso nation West Indies is hosting a cricket tri-series starting from today with the opening match between host and Sri Lanka. It is going to be first home series for the newly appointed West Indian cricket team captain Dwayne Bravo. As, West Indies team couldn’t performed to the level of expectations in the recently held last edition of the Champions Trophy. So, it is going to be acid test for Dwayne Bravo to prove his worth and skill as the skipper of team West Indies. The other two teams in the tri-series are Champions trophy 2013 winner India and Sri Lanka.
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| Tri-Nation Series in West Indies 2013 |
Tri-Series Schedule
DATE
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MATCH
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VENUE
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June28, 2013
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West Indies v/s Sri Lanka
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Kingston
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June30, 2013
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West Indies v/s India
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Kingston
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July 2, 2013
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India v/s Sri Lanka
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Kingston
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July 5, 2013
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West Indies v/s India
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Port of Spain
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July 7, 2013
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West Indies v/s Sri Lanka
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Port of Spain
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July 9, 2013
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India v/s Sri Lanka
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Port of Spain
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July 11, 2013
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Grand Finale
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Port of Spain
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West Indies
The inclusion of the Chris Gayle has provided the required strength to the West Indies batting line up. They have number of good all rounders like Samuels, Bravo, Sammy and Pollard in their team which provides them the flexibilty for team selection.In bowling they have Narnie, Roach and Rampal who are in very good form. If they play as a unit they have the team to beat any team on the given day. They are underdogs for the cricket tournament and playing on home pitches will give them an added advantage.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team is going through the phase of transition and that has affected their bowling especially. Under the captaincy of the Angelo Mathews they did pretty well in champions trophy 2013. Sangakkara, Jayawardene, Malinga and Herath holds the key for them in the tri series. They have very good chance in the series if they perform as a unit.
India
Team India who looked in very good form in recently finished champions trophy in England and won the tournament without losing a single match. The young team India will be high on confidence as they outplayed their opponents in every department of the. Ravindra Jadeja, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Bhuwaneshwar Kumar are in very good form so they will start as favorites in the Celkon cricket series.
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| Championship winner India favorite for Tri Series |
This cricket series is very short in number of matches as there are only 7 matches to be played including the final match. So, the key to succeed in this series is going to be quick adaptability with the condition and also with slow nature of cricket pitches in West Indies. As team India have won the recently held champions trophy they are quite confident side and will start as the favorites in this tournament. The performance of the Sri Lanka was also good in champions trophy so it will be a tough series. West Indies also have a very good chance to infuse the lost interest again in the West Indies cricket fans by winning this home series.
In my point of view team India is the favorite win this Celkon Tri series in West Indies. Which is your favorite team for the tournament? Who is going to win this cricket Tri series ?
