West Indies (WI) and England (ENG) will collide in the first ODI of the three-match series, at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, in Antigua, on Thursday, October 31.
In the Caribbean’s last ODI series, they suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka. With the recent loss in the white-ball series, the side has been low on confidence and is looking to make a roaring comeback. Playing in their backyard, the Shai Hope-led side will be looking to use the conditions to their favour and dominate the Three Lions.
Meanwhile, the visitors last locked horns in an ODI series with their arch-rivals Australia and incurred a narrow 3-2 series defeat. In a significant development, the regular skipper Jos Buttler who was set to make a return and was included in the squad initially, is yet to recover from his calf injury. The England board has given the captaincy duties to Liam Livingstone.
Probable Predicted 11 for WI vs ENG
West Indies:
Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope(wk/C), Sherfane Rutherford, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Gudakesh Motie, Matthew Forde, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales.
England:
Philip Salt (wk), Will Jacks, Dan Mousley, Liam Livingstone (C), Jacob Bethell, Sam Curran, Saqib Mahmood, Reece Topley, Adil Rashid, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer.
Must play six bowlers , King,Lewis, Hetty , Shai, Rutherford, Chase,Sheperd,Motie ,A.Joseph,i hiGordeand Seales should be the team