West Indies Bowl First as India Recall Reddy and Prince

West Indies captain Shai Hope chose to bowl first against India in the third T20I, setting up a contest expected to produce a high score. Both teams made two changes to their playing XIs, with India bringing in Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prince Yadav to adjust their lineup for conditions in Indore. The toss decision followed a pattern established earlier in the tour.

According to the match report from ESPNcricinfo, the chasing team had won all five matches played on the tour before this encounter, providing context for West Indies' decision to field first. India dropped Kuldeep Yadav and Shivam Dube from the previous lineup. Prince Yadav replaced Kuldeep as India opted to reduce their spin options in response to Indore's small boundaries, while Reddy took Dube's place in a like-for-like change.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi remained on the bench for India. The revised lineup retained captain Shreyas Iyer and wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, alongside Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Mayank Yadav and Arshdeep Singh.

West Indies also reshaped their bowling options after the previous match. Quentin Sampson replaced Romario Shepherd, who had been unable to complete his bowling spell in the second match despite returning to bat. The visitors also replaced spinner Akeal Hosein with seam-bowling allrounder Keemo Paul. The change gave West Indies another pace-bowling option as they prepared to defend their decision to bowl first against India's batting lineup.

Hope led West Indies as captain and wicketkeeper, with Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell and Sherfane Rutherford occupying the top and middle order. Sampson and Roston Chase followed, while Shamar Springer, Paul, Shamar Joseph and Gudakesh Motie completed the XI. India's confirmed playing XI consisted of Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav and Arshdeep Singh. West Indies named Shai Hope, Kamil Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Roston Chase, Shamar Springer, Keemo Paul, Shamar Joseph and Gudakesh Motie.