West Indies will meet Australia in a three-match ODI series beginning on July 21st, after winning the T20 series 4-1. The West Indies’ last time played an ODI was in March when they thrashed Sri Lanka 3-0. Kieron Pollard has returned to the squad after missing the T20I series due to injury.
Meanwhile, Australia will be without captain Aaron Finch for the first ODI owing to a knee injury, and wicket-keeper batsman Alex Carey will lead the side in his place. They last played an ODI in December 2020, when they defeated India 2-1 to win the series. In the 50-over format, Australia is an entirely different team, and we can expect them to bounce back in this series.
Weather
Rain is probable before the game, but it is unlikely to rain throughout the game. The temperature will be around 28 degrees Celsius, with humidity ranging from the 70s to the 80s.
Pitch
Barbados has hosted 39 One-Day Internationals since 1985, with the track being primarily batting friendly. At the stadium, the average score in all ODIs is 250. The side batting second has won 22 games, thus chasing in the forthcoming match should be the preferable option.
Probable Playing XIs
West Indies:
Kieron Pollard (c), Shai Hope (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Sheldon Cottrell, Alzarri Joseph, Jason Mohammad/Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd/Akeal Hosein, Fabian Allen/Darren Bravo
Australia:
Alex Carey (c&wk), Josh Philippe, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Turner, Moises Henriques, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff, Daniel Christian/Ashton Agar
West Indies vs Australia – 1st ODI, Dream 11:
Mitchell Marsh (c), Matthew Wade (wk), Shai Hope (wk), Evin Lewis, Moises Henriques, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Sheldon Cottrell, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Alzarri Joseph
Prediction
Match winner
- Australia
Winning the toss
- Australia
Top Batsman
- West Indies – Evin Lewis
- Australia – Moises Henriques
Top Bowler
- West Indies – Alzarri Joseph
- Australia – Josh Hazlewood
Most Sixes
- West Indies – Andre Russell
- Australia – Matthew Wade
Player of the Match
- Australia – Moises Henriques
Team Scores Batting First
- West Indies – 250+
- Australia – 270+
In the first one-day international, Australia should be able to win. Although the hosts won the T20Is, they haven’t been particularly successful in ODIs in recent years. Let’s enjoy exciting cricket moment with Baji!