West Indies vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI: Match Preview, Head to Head, Playing XI and Broadcast Details

West Indies will square up against Bangladesh in the first ODI of the three-match series on Sunday, 10th of July in Guyana. The hosts completed a clean sweep in the T20Is and Test series and will be eyeing a similar run in the ODIs.

Nicholas Pooran’s side dominated the visitors in the two T20Is after the first one was washed out due to rain. He would rally his troops to maintain the same level of intensity and not take the opponents lightly after their recent showings. West Indies’ last encounter against the visitors came in 2021 when they were humiliated with a 0-3 defeat.

Meanwhile, things seem to be getting from bad to worse for Bangladesh as they failed to lay a glove on the hosts in the recently concluded T20I series. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, who recently became the only player in T20I history to amass 2000 runs and scalp 100 wickets, won’t be available for the ODI series, a critical absence for the visitors.

The change of colours did not bring the visitors much luck, but they will be hoping that a change of format could do the trick for them as they look to put an end to their miseries.

Pitch Report

The surface at the Providence Stadium suits the quick bowlers with its assistance to pace and bounce. The stadium has not hosted an ODI since 2019, but in the last T20I at the venue, West Indies chased down Bangladesh’s 163 with ease. The team winning the toss will most likely bat first.

Playing Combinations for WI vs BAN

West Indies

The hosts head into the ODI series on the back of clean sweeps in Tests and T20Is but will look to put the harrowing 0-3 ODI series defeat to Pakistan last month out of their minds. They are the favourites but have a habit of surprising their fans and themselves with abject performances every once in a while.

Predicted XI: Shai Hope (wk), Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks, Nicholas Pooran (c), Brandon King, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Anderson Phillip, Hayden Walsh

Bangladesh

The visitors are in complete disarray after a series of disappointing performances on this tour. Although Bangladesh have endured a miserable time in the Caribbean so far, they will be buoyed by their historic series victory against South Africa in their last appearance in this format.

Predicted XI: Tamim Iqbal (c), Anamul Haque (wk), Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto,Mahmudullah, Yasir Ali, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

WI vs BAN Head to Head

Played – 41 | West Indies – 21 | Bangladesh – 18 | No Result – 2 |

WI vs BAN Broadcast Details

Match Timings – 7 PM IST

Telecast & Live Streaming – FanCode