IND vs WI, 3rd ODI: Kohli Wins Toss, India To Bowl First In Saini's Debut At Cuttack

The hosts made one change to the playing eleven with Navdeep Saini making his debut in place of Deepak Chahar who is out with an injury.

Virat Kohli-led India will lock horns with West Indies in the third and final game of the 3-match ODI series at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. The 'Men in Blue ' took the series to the decider after beating the Windies in the second ODI at Vishakhapatman. Kohli and Co. eye a record extending 10th straight ODI series win over the Maroon Brigade, the visitors would set sights on pulling off a win against the Indians in their backyard. Cuttack has been a happy hunting ground for the Indians as they boast of an impressive track record at the venue. Moreover, the Indians have never lost to Windies in the previous three ODI encounters at Barabati. The series finale could well end up being a run feast with explosive stroke-makers set to make merry on what is historically considered a batting beauty. TOSS UPDATE Indian Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. The hosts made one change to the playing eleven with Navdeep Saini making his debut in place of Deepak Chahar who is out with an injury. The Windies named the same team from the last match. Virat Kohli - 'We will bowl first. Dew will be a factor, we played a match against England and defending 380 proved to be tough. It's a good opportunity to bowl first on this pitch. The mindset needs to be right, we have won many Tests after losing the toss, the focus should be on the larger picture. Winning toss does give a advantage, but you can't play reckless cricket. One change for us, Deepak Chahar is out with a back injury, Navdeep Saini makes his debut. Kieron Pollard - I'm not exactly sure about how the pitch would behave. It's a matter of assessing the pitch and playing good cricket. The batting has been fantastic, we have faltered at the back end of the innings when we bowl, we have stressed on the things we need to improve. Happy faces and everybody want to improve. Hopefully, the openers will set-up a good platform for the others to take it forward. We are playing the same XI. Playing Eleven West Indies (Playing XI): Evin Lewis, Shai Hope(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard(c), Jason Holder, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Khary Pierre, Sheldon Cottrell India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini