Published on: Jul 20, 2021 5:00 pm IST|Updated on: Jul 20, 2021 1:37 pm IST
West Indies vs Australia Dream11: The West Indies are all set to host Australia for a three-match ODI series and the first game is scheduled on 21 July at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Earlier this month, West Indies thrashed Australia 4-1 in the five-match T20I series. However, the visiting Australian team is a potent force when it comes to 50-overs cricket. In the head-to-head ODI battle, Australia have won 74 matches while West Indies have emerged victorious in 60 games. It is expected to be a blockbuster limited-overs series with many exciting players present in both the Australia and West Indies line-ups.
Fixture Name: 1st ODI, West Indies vs Australia
Competition: West Indies vs Australia ODI
Date: 21 July
Time: 12 AM IST
Ground: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Team Form Guide: WI (recent last): W W W L L AUS (recent last): L W W W L
ICC Rankings: WI 8, AUS 3
Pitch Report: The wicket at the Kensington Oval will be on the slower side and there will be good amount of assistance for the bowlers throughout the game. However, things will improve for batting as the game progresses and bowling first will be the a safe option on this surface.
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WI Team News
Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Line-up
Shai Hope Evin Lewis Darren Bravo Shimron Hetmyer Kieron Pollard Nicholas Pooran Fabian Allen Jason Holder Alzarri Joseph Sheldon Cottrell Akeal Hosein
AUS Team News
Matthew Wade Josh Philippe Ben McDermott Moises Henriques Mitchell Marsh Alex Carey Daniel Christian Mitchell Starc Adam Zampa Riley Meredith Josh Hazlewood
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Who will win today match
The West Indies team will be banking upon the likes of Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope and Kieron Pollard to take the responsibility in the batting department. Alzarri Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell and Jason Holder will be their key bowlers. On the other hand, Australia will want that Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey come good with the bat while Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa and Josh Hazlewood will be their crucial bowlers. Australia will be the favourites to win this match. In our Dream 11 Today Match Prediction we back Australia to win this match.
Captain Options:
Mitchell Marsh: Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has done really well both with the bat and ball in limited-overs cricket. In 60 ODIs, Mitchell Marsh has smashed 1615 runs and also taken 49 wickets.
Shai Hope: West Indies opener Shai Hope will be a key player for his team in this match. Hope has smashed 3547 runs in 81 ODIs at an average of 52.94.
Differential Pick:
Mitchell Starc: Aussie speedster Mitchell Starc will play a significant role with the ball in this first ODI against West Indies. In 96 ODIs, Starc has scalped 184 wickets at an economy of 5.18.
Grand League Team 1
We are picking Matthew Wade as the Captain of this team due to his impressive ODI record having scored 1777 runs in 94 ODIs.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Matthew Wade (C), Shai Hope BATSMEN: Shimron Hetmyer, Moises Henriques, Kieron Pollard (VC), Evin Lewis ALL-ROUNDERS: Jason Holder, Mitchell Marsh BOWLERS: Adam Zampa, Alzarri Joseph, Josh Hazlewood
Grand League Team 2
We are picking Shai Hope as the Captain of this side because he will open the batting and has notched up 3547 runs in 81 ODIs at an average of 52.94.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Shai Hope (C), Matthew Wade, Nicholas Pooran BATSMEN: Kieron Pollard, Josh Philippe (VC), Evin Lewis ALL-ROUNDERS: Mitchell Marsh, Jason Holder BOWLERS: Mitchell Starc, Riley Meredith, Sheldon Cottrell
Grand League Team 3
We are making Mitchell Marsh as the Captain of this team as he is expected to do well both with the bat and ball having smashed 1615 runs and also taken 49 wickets in 60 ODIs.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Alex Carey, Matthew Wade BATSMEN: Evin Lewis (VC), Kieron Pollard, Moises Henriques, Shimron Hetmyer ALL-ROUNDERS: Mitchell Marsh (C), Fabian Allen BOWLERS: Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Alzarri Joseph
Grand League Team 4
We are selecting Kieron Pollard as the Captain of this team due to his impressive all-round ODI record where he has smacked 2564 runs and also picked up 54 wickets.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Shai Hope, Matthew Wade BATSMEN: Kieron Pollard (C), Josh Philippe, Ben McDermott ALL-ROUNDERS: Jason Holder, Mitchell Marsh (VC) BOWLERS: Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Sheldon Cottrell, Alzarri Joseph
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