India win toss, put West Indies into bat

LONDON: India won the toss and put West Indies in to bat in their Champions Trophy Group B match at the Oval on Tuesday.

Both teams won their opening matches in the tournament and victory would virtually guarantee a place in the semi-finals.

India named an unchanged side.

Johnson Charles will keep wicket for West Indies in place of the suspended Denesh Ramdin. (Reuters)

Teams
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma.

West Indies: Dwayne Bravo (captain), Darren Bravo, Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy,
Marlon Samuels, Ramnaresh Sarwan.

Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Aleem Dar (PAK)
TV umpire: Steve Davis (AUS)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
(AFP)