Preview:
West Indies and Bangladesh will lock horns in the opening match of the ODI series on Sunday. West Indies lost their previous bilateral ODI series in Pakistan and will be looking at these matches for crucial super league points. On the other hand, Bangladesh will be hoping to make a turnaround as they are yet to win a match in this tour. They are a pretty good side in this format and will bank on the senior players.
Match Details:
West Indies vs Bangladesh, Match 1
Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana
Date & Time: 10th July at 7:00 PM IST and 9:30 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: FanCode
WI vs BAN, Match 1 Pitch Report:
The surface here is a balanced one with help for pacers initially before getting good for batting. Both teams will prefer chasing.
Injury News:
(will be added when there is an update)
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West Indies
Shai Hope (wk), Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (c), Shamarh Brooks, Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein, R Shepherd, Jayden Seales, A Joseph, Gudakesh Motie
Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Liton Das, Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mehidy Hasan, Mossadek Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed
Top Picks for WI vs BAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Kyle Mayers is a talented all rounder and has scored 234 runs while also picking up 4 wickets in the 9 ODI matches so far in his career.
Alzarri Joseph has been doing really well in the last few years having picked up 77 wickets in 47 ODI matches and will be a crucial pick for this match.
Liton Das will look to provide impetus at the top of the order and holds a good record in this format having amassed 1671 runs in 53 ODIs.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for WI vs BAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
L Das (vc), N Pooran (c), Shai Hope, Rovman Powell, S Brooks, Tamim Iqbal, M Miraz, R Shepherd, A Hosein, A Joseph, Mustafizur Rahman
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for WI vs BAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
L Das, N Pooran, Shai Hope (c), Rovman Powell, S Brooks, Tamim Iqbal (vc), M Miraz, R Shepherd, A Hosein, A Joseph, Mustafizur Rahman
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Shai Hope, N Pooran
Vice-Captain Options: Tamim Iqbal, L Das