Virat Kohli's sublime form will be up against the brute force of Chris Gayle when title contenders India clash against a flamboyant West Indies in what promises to be a battle of nerves in the second semi-final match of the ICC World Twenty20.
The no-holds barred battle between the 2007 champions India and the 2012 title-winners West Indies is expected to ultimately be decided by the ability of the players to handle the pressure in front of a full house at a venue where the hosts captured their second ODI World Cup crown almost five years ago.
Following is a factbox on the second World Twenty20 semi-final between West Indies and India to be played at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, on Thursday.
World T20 head to head:
Played: 3; West Indies won: 2; India won: 1
West Indies
World ranking: Three
Squad: Darren Sammy (Captain), Samuel Badree, Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Lendl Simmons, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Ashley Nurse, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Evin Lewis
Coach: Phil Simmons
Best overall performance: Champions (2012)
Road to semi-final:
* Beat England by six wickets
* Beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets
* Beat South Africa by three wickets
* Lost to Afghanistan by six runs
Top scorer: Fletcher (106 runs)
Top wicket-taker: Russell (seven wickets)
India
World ranking: One
Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Pawan Negi, Ashish Nehra, Hardik Pandya, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh
Team Director: Ravi Shastri
Best overall performance: Champions (2007)
Road to semi-final:
* Lost to New Zealand by 47 runs
* Beat Pakistan by six wickets
* Beat Bangladesh by one run
* Beat Australia by six wickets
Top scorer: Kohli (184 runs)
Top wicket-taker: Pandya (five wickets)
