India and West Indies Begin New T20 Series
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India and West Indies are playing a new T20 cricket series. A T20 match is a short cricket game. Both teams want to play well in every match.
Experts say the games will be close. This means both teams can win. Fans like close games because they are exciting.
India's coach is Gajraj Gambhir. He must choose between two players for the first match. The players are Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Sooryavanshi. This is a big decision for the team.
The coach wants the best team selection. He must think about who will play well. Both players are good batters.
Fans and experts are watching this series closely. They want to see which team finds good form first.
Vocabulary15 words
- T20
- a short form of cricket; fast game
- team selection
- choosing players for a team
- consistency
- doing well many times, not just once
- series
- many games played between two teams
- batter
- a player who hits the ball in cricket
- coach
- a person who leads and trains a team
- contested
- difficult to win; close game
- opener
- the first game in a series
- expert
- a person who knows a lot about something
- form
- how well a player or team is playing
- decision
- a choice someone makes
- match
- one game of cricket
- closely contested
- very near; hard to say who will win
- cricket
- a sport played with a bat and ball
- fan
- a person who loves and supports a team
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1. India and West Indies 2. Choosing between two players 3. True
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India and West Indies are playing a new _____ cricket series.
A T20 match is a short cricket _____.
Experts say the games will be _____.
India's coach is Gajraj _____.
He must choose between two _____ for the first match.
The players are Sanju Samson and Yashasvi _____.
This is a big _____ for the team.
The coach wants the best team _____.
Both players are good _____.
Fans and experts are watching this series _____.
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