West Indies are all set to clash with England in the ODI series. WI vs ENG 1st ODI is being played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium and the series will observe three matches. Shai Hope is leading the West Indies in the series.
The hosts WI recently lost the ODI series to Sri Lanka. Despite a good bowling team effort, they could only win one out of three games in a rain-affected series. West Indies are quite a strong team at home and have been in brilliant form of late.
The visitors will look to take advantage of the absence of their captain and several key players in the series to give the English an advantage at home. Below is West Indies’ predicted 11 matches for 1st ODI against England.
West Indies Playing 11 vs England – 1st ODI, West Indies 2024 England tour
Brandon King
Bradon King will open the batting for West Indies in the 1st ODI against England. He scored 46 runs in 3 games in the previous ODI series against Sri Lanka.
Evin Lewis
Evin Lewis will be the side’s other opener. He scored an unbeaten century in the single game he played in the previous series.
Shai Hope (C & WK)
Shai Hope is the captain and goalkeeper of the team in the next game as well. The right-handed batter will also hold the stumps for the side.
Roston Chase
Roston Chase will be another batter in the middle order. He scored 41 runs in 2 games and 33 unbeaten in one game. He also took 2 wickets while bowling.
Shefane Rutherford
Sherface Rutherford was the star performer of the side in the previous series with 204 runs in 3 half-centuries in all. He will be another batsman in his 11.
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Shimron Hetmyer
Shimron Hetmyer is back in the lineup and will be part of the 11-man squad for Game 1. The left-handed batsman was absent in the last series. He has a strong low-end bias for the team.
Romario Shepherd
Romario Shepherd will be an all-rounder in 11 games. The right-handed batsman went scoreless in 2 games with an economy of 6.71 in the last series. He will aim to bounce back against England.
Gudakesh Movement
Gudakesh Motie will lead the spin attack for West Indies in their first ODI. The left-arm spinner scored 4 wickets in 3 games in the last series.
Hayden Walsh
As the home team has plenty of pace players in their squad, they can go with Hayden Walsh as another spinner in the playing XI.
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Jayden Seales
Jayden Seales will be another member of the pace department. The right-arm pacer failed to take any wickets in the previous series but will aim for a comeback.
Alzarri Joseph
Alzarri Joseph will be the third pacer for the side in 11 games. The right-arm pacer took 4 wickets in 3 games in the last series.
