The white-ball tour between West Indies and England will start on 3rd December with the 1st One-Day International match at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua. The tour will feature 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is.
West Indies could not be a part of the World Cup this year which came as a huge setback for the national team. They would want to have a new start in the 50-over format and play a confident game at home.
The West Indies ODI squad will be led by wicket-keeper batsman Shai Hope who has been leading the team for a while now. The team is equipped with new young talent as well.
England, on the other hand, had a disappointing run in the World Cup as they were eliminated in the league stage. Jos Buttler will try to heal the World Cup wounds and move on from there and play impactful cricket.
Jos Buttler will lead the England ODI squad once again. Pacer Josh Tongue was ruled out of the tour due to injury and Matthew Potts has been included to replace him.
The last time WI and ENG faced each other in an ODI series was in 2019 when the 5-match series was drawn 2-2. West Indies has not won an ODI series against England since 2007.
West Indies and England have played 102 ODIs against each other out of which England has the upper hand with 52 wins while the former has won on 44 occasions. 6 matches have ended in no-result.
Both the teams dominate the ODI head to head record at their home grounds while England has the edge at neutral venues with 12 wins in 18 matches.
Let’s take a look at the squads, schedule, head to head record, key players and predictions for this tour between West Indies and England.
West Indies Key Players ODI Series;
Shai Hope
West Indies skipper Shai Hope is an experienced ODI batsman. He has played 118 ODIs so far and he is just 60 runs away from reaching the 5000-run mark in this format.
Brandon King
Brandon King has played 34 ODIs so far in which he has smashed 1001 runs at an average of 31.28. He is just 28 years old and will be backed as a key batter in this 50-over format.
Alzarri Joseph
Alzarri Joseph will lead the pace attack in this series. He has been a key bowler for the team in both ODIs and T20Is. Alzarri has also made a name for himself being part of many T20 leagues. He has picked 104 wickets in 63 ODIs so far at an impressive economy of 5.31.
Gudakesh Motie
Gudakesh Motie will be the best spin option for the West Indies team. The left-arm orthodox spinner has picked 14 wickets in 7 ODIs and also comes as a handy batsman as well.
Possible Playing XI’s For West Indies:
Shai Hope (c), Brandon King, Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Yannic Cariah, Alzarri Joseph (vc), Oshane Thomas
West Indies ODI Squad;
Shai Hope (c), Alzarri Joseph (vc), Alick Athanaze, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Kjorn Ottley, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Oshane Thomas