WI vs BAN | 1st T20I | Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

The Bangladesh tour of the West Indies will now continue with a set of three T20I matches between the two sides. The first of the three games will be played at Dominica’s Windsor Park on July 2. The action is slated to commence from 11:00 PM IST onwards.

West Indies will be high on confidence after blanking the visitors 2-0 in the two-match Test series. As far as the country’s T20I form is considered, they have played eight matches this year.

Most recently, the ‘Men in Maroon’ played three T20I games in India. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team had steamrolled over them, winning all matches to seal the series by a 3-0 margin in February. However, in their most recent T20I series at home, the West Indies unit pipped over the visiting English side by a 3-2 margin.

On the other hand, Bangladesh played two T20I matches at home against Afghanistan back in February. Under the leadership of Mahmudullah, they drew level the series against the visitors.

The Bangladesh team will be looking to shrug off Test scars of their ongoing Caribbean trip with a string of white ball wins ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.

Match Details:

Match: West Indies vs Bangladesh, 1st T20I

Venue: Windsor Park, Dominica

Date & Time: July 2 at 11:00 PM IST

Live Streaming: FanCode

Pitch Report: The venue will be hosting the first two matches of the T20I series. As of now, the Windsor Park has hosted just two T20I matches before, with team batting first and the chasing side winning a game each. The average first-innings total here has been 148.

Head-To-Head:

Matches Played: 13

West Indies Won: 7

Bangladesh Won: 5

No Result: 1

Squads:

West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (c and wk), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Devon Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr, Dominic Drakes.

Bangladesh: Mahmudullah (c), Mominul Haque, Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Mosaddek Hossain, Yasir Ali, Taijul Islam, Mehdi Hassan, Ebadot Hossain, Khaled Ahmed, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Shohidul Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Nurul Hasan (wk).

Probable Playing XI:

West Indies: Nicholas Pooran (c and wk), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith.

Bangladesh: Mahmudullah (c), Mominul Haque, Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Mosaddek Hossain, Yasir Ali, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain.

CREX XI Suggestion:

Wicket-Keeper: Nicholas Pooran (vc)

Batters: Tamim Iqbal, Litton Das, Rovman Powell, Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King

All-Rounders: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mahmudullah

Bowlers: Alzarri Joseph, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

Captain: Shakib Al Hasan

Vice-Captain: Nicholas Pooran