West Indies and India will face off in the first ODI of the three-match series in Providence on Thursday. Providence Stadium will be used as the venue for the contest which will be hosting its 22nd ODI on Thursday. Highest team score of 309-6 was registered by the home side in the match against Pakistan in 2017 whereas lowest total of 98 was also registered by the home side that too in the match against the Men in Green but in the year 2013. Highest individual score of 130 not out was registered by Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal in 2018 whereas best bowling figures of 7-12 was registered by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi in 2013.
The home side will be coming in the match low on confidence after suffering a thumping three-nil sweep in the recently concluded T20I series. In the batting department, the Caribbean giants have receive a major boost with the return of veteran opener Chris Gayle who will join wicketkeeper-batsman Shai Hope, young Nicholas Pooran and exciting Shimron Hetmyer to score bulk of the runs whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of captain Jason Holder, Carlos Brathwaite, Oshane Thomas and Sheldon Cottrell to produce timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, team India will enter the contest high on confidence after a dominating performances in the recently concluded T20I series. In the batting department, the team will be relying once again on the likes of captain Virat Kohli, his deputy
West Indies and India will face off in the first ODI of the three-match series in Providence on Thursday. Providence Stadium will be used as the venue for the contest which will be hosting its 22nd ODI on Thursday. Highest team score of 309-6 was registered by the home side in the match against Pakistan in 2017 whereas lowest total of 98 was also registered by the home side that too in the match against the Men in Green but in the year 2013. Highest individual score of 130 not out was registered by Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal in 2018 whereas best bowling figures of 7-12 was registered by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi in 2013.
The home side will be coming in the match low on confidence after suffering a thumping three-nil sweep in the recently concluded T20I series. In the batting department, the Caribbean giants have receive a major boost with the return of veteran opener Chris Gayle who will join wicketkeeper-batsman Shai Hope, young Nicholas Pooran and exciting Shimron Hetmyer to score bulk of the runs whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of captain Jason Holder, Carlos Brathwaite, Oshane Thomas and Sheldon Cottrell to produce timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, team India will enter the contest high on confidence after a dominating performances in the recently concluded T20I series. In the batting department, the team will be relying once again on the likes of captain Virat Kohli, his deputy Rohit Sharma and veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan to score the bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami and Yuzvendra Chahal to produce timely breakthroughs.
Player Recommendations:
Batsman: Rohit Sharma (10.5 Cr)
Rohit Sharma is being termed as one of the best batsmen in white-ball cricket. The 32-year-old is in red-hot form with the bat in hand as he is coming in the series on the back of five centuries which he scored in the recently concluded International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup in England.
Wicketkeeper: Shai Hope (9.5 Cr)
Shai Hope is turning into West Indies' best batsmen in white-ball cricket. The wicketkeeper-batsman has represented the Caribbean giants in 63 ODIs where he has scored 2,521 runs at an average of 48.48 and with a strike-rate of 75.66, which included six centuries and 13 half-centuries.
All-rounder: Jason Holder (9 Cr)
Jason Holder has emerged as a solid white-ball cricketer in the recent past. The 27-year-old has represented West Indies in 104 ODIs where he has scored 1,744 runs with the bat in hand at an average of 26.02 and also has 129 wickets to his name.
Bowler: Mohammed Shami (9 Cr)
Mohammad Shami has become an integral part of India's ODI bowling unit in the recent past. The 28-year-old has represented the Men in Blue in 67 ODIs where he has 127 wickets to his name at a strike-rate of 27.10.
Predicted Playing XI:
West Indies: Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope (wicketkeeper), Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Jason Holder (captain), Carlos Brathwaite, Oshane Thomas, Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (captain), Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami
