West Indies
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After registering a series win over West Indies, Team India will be facing the hosts in the three-match ODI series. The first fixture of the 50-over format is scheduled to take place on 27th July, Thursday, at Kensington Oval Barbados.
It has been a year of unfortunate events for the West Indies as they failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup. However, the team will be motivated to play their best quality game in the hope to revive cricket in the country.
Team India will be taking these three ODIs as a practice ground for the World Cup and will be motivated to have a positive start to the series. The top bookmakers in India have all kinds of odds with them for this particular ODI series.
West IndiesIndiaIt is time for the Windies to forget the past and look ahead to the future while keeping their morale high. Missing out on the ODI World Cup will hurt the team management but they should keep their confidence high for the ODI series against India. Shai Hope will be leading the team with Rovman Powell as his right-hand man. Power hitter Shimron Hetmyer and pace master Oshane Thomas are making a comeback to the team and the expectations will be high from both players.
Skipper Shai Hope will choose Hetmyer in the middle order.
Predicted Lineup: Shai Hope (Captain), Rovman Powell (Vice Captain), Dominic Drakes, Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Oshane Thomas
Team India will be confident enough to face the hosts in the 50-over format. Men in blue will be on the ground with some minor changes to the team. Mukesh Kumar has been added to the team after his brilliant performance in IPL 2023. Umran Malik is also making a comeback to the team and the pacer will be expected to contribute with his pace and ferocious bowling. Sanju Samson will be an added advantage in the middle order and he will be expected to score a big number. Team management will be closely observing the performance of all the players to choose the best squad for the ODI world cup.
All the eyes will be on Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson as these two are expected to perform well in the middle order.
Predicted Lineup: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar
The selection of Shimron Hetmyer and Oshane Thomas will bring positivity to the team for West Indies. However, Team India has a much better depth in their batting and a have a balanced bowling attack. We predict a win for India in the 1st ODI.
