BAN vs WI Preview | West Indies to face Bangladesh’s ODI challenge after Test debacle in India

ByUmesh Sharma,SportsCafe Editor

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Bangladesh and the West Indies will face each other in the first ODI of the three-match series in Mirpur. Bangladesh are coming off a 0-3 ODI series defeat against Bangladesh, while West Indies recently lost to India by 0-2 in a Test series, so both teams will eye a comeback with a win in this game.

Bangladesh and West Indies to take on in first ODI

Bangladesh have been through a miserable run of form in the ODIs as they have lost four out of their last five games, with only one win. They are coming off a 0-3 ODI series defeat against Afghanistan in the recently concluded three-match contest. In the previous ODI, which was also the third ODI of the series against Afghanistan, Bangladesh lost by a massive margin of 200 runs. So, they will target beating West Indies and end their losing streak in the ODIs after a long time.

On the other hand, the West Indies have also been through a similar kind of form, with three defeats and two wins in their five ODIs. However, they had a good ODI series against Pakistan in August, winning the three-match contest by 2-1, including two successive wins in the second and third ODI. So, they will aim to win this game and continue their winning run in the ODI format after the most recent Test debacle against India.

Form Guide

BAN: W L L L L

WI: L L L W W

BAN vs WI Head-to-Head in ODIs

Bangladesh and the West Indies have faced each other in 47 ODIs so far, with the latter dominating this head-to-head contest with 24 wins, while Bangladesh have won 21 games. Besides this, two games have ended without a result. In Bangladesh, both teams have played 20 ODIs against each other, in which the West Indies have won 10 compared to the hosts’ nine wins, and a no-result game.

Pitch and Weather

The Shere Bangla pitch is expected to have a dry surface with a hint of grip expected for the spinners later.

The weather in Mirpur on Saturday will be humid, without any rain threat, but dew might come into the picture as the game progresses to the second innings.

Team News

Bangladesh and the West Indies will aim to put their best foot forward in this game as it will be the first game of the three-match ODI series. So, both teams will target to field their best playing XI in the ODI series opener.

Bangladesh Probable XI: Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali (WK), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (C), Nurul Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Rishad Hossain, Saif Hassan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.

West Indies Probable XI: Brandon King, Ackeem Auguste, Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (C&WK), Amir Jangoo, Sherfane Rutherford, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales, Jediah Blades.