West Indies vs England 1st ODI Match Preview

Match Details

• Match: West Indies vs England, 1st ODI
• Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
• Date & Time: Thursday, October 31, 18:00 GMT
• Expected Score: 228-250

Match Conditions

The surface at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua is expected to provide little lateral movement to pace bowlers early on with the new ball. However, run-scoring may become increasingly difficult as the ball ages. Pacers can be beneficial with their hard-length bowling, cutters, and change-ups, while spinners will have plenty of turn throughout the encounter.

Probable Predicted 11

West Indies:

• Brandon King
• Evin Lewis
• Keacy Carty
• Shai Hope (wk/C)
• Sherfane Rutherford
• Shimron Hetmyer
• Roston Chase
• Gudakesh Motie
• Matthew Forde
• Alzarri Joseph
• Jayden Seales

England:

• Philip Salt (wk)
• Will Jacks
• Dan Mousley
• Liam Livingstone (C)
• Jacob Bethell
• Sam Curran
• Saqib Mahmood
• Reece Topley
• Adil Rashid
• Jamie Overton
• Jofra Archer

Recent Performance Analysis

West Indies have not performed well in the last 5 ODI matches, with 1 win and 4 losses. Their last match was against Sri Lanka, ending the previous 4-game losing streak, but the West Indies managed to win only one of the three ODIs against Sri Lanka.

England has performed slightly better than West Indies recently, winning 2 of the last 5 ODI matches. They lost to Australia in the end, however, Australia is a strong team at the moment.

Head to Head

In the last five matches between the two teams, West Indies had the upper hand, winning three of them. However, in overall historical matches, England leads with 53 wins to West Indies' 46.

Predictions

Based on the team batting first to win the match, the predictions are:

• Scenario 1: West Indies win the toss and opt to bat first. WI win the match with a score of 220-230.
• Scenario 2: England win the toss and opt to bat first. ENG win the match with a score of 230-240.

Best Batsman Prediction

• West Indies: Sherane Eviston Rutherford
• England: William George Jacks

Best Bowlers Prediction

• West Indies: Gudakesh Motie
• England: Liam Stephen Livingstone