West Indies will take on India in the 1st ODI of the 3-match series at the Kensington Oval, Barbados, on Thursday (27 July) morning.

This will be a fresh start to West Indies’ ODI journey as they have failed to qualify for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. West Indies lost 4 (to Zimbabwe, Scotland, Netherlands, and Sri Lanka) of the 7 matches played in the recently concluded World Cup Qualifier. Pooran and Holder are unavailable for this series.  

On the other hand, Team India has won 7 of the 9 ODIs played this year (all at home). They lost the two ODIs against Australia. Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli are in good form in one-day cricket. Hardik, Kuldeep, and Chahal are back in the team for the white-ball leg of the tour. This will be a good preparatory series for Captain Rohit and his team.

WI vs IND 2023 1st ODI Details

• Venue: Kensington Oval, Barbados
• Date & Time: July 29, 2023, at 7 PM IST
• Live Streaming: FanCode App and Website

Probable Playing 11 for Today’s West Indies vs India 2023 1st ODI

Probable Playing 11 for West Indies Team

K. Mayers, B. King, S. Hope (C & WK), A. Athanaze, S. Hetmyer, R. Powell, R. Shepherd, Y. Cariah, D. Drakes, J. Seales, G. Motie

Probable Playing 11 for India Team

R. Sharma (C), S. Gill, V. Kohli, S. Yadav, I. Kishan (WK), H. Pandya, R. Jadeja, K. Yadav, U. Malik, S. Thakur, M. Kumar

India vs West Indies ODI Head-to-head Record

India have lost only 1 out of the last 12 ODIs played in the West Indies against the hosts. At Barbados, India have won 1 out of 3 ODIs, the last of which was back in 2002.

Kensington Oval Venue Stats

Weather - 31°C, Mostly sunny

Pitch - Balanced (Good for pacers)

Avg. 1st Innings Score - 236 runs (Last 10 ODIs played)

Toss - Team batting second won 7 times (Last 10 ODIs played)

Top Fantasy Players for India vs West Indies 1st ODI 2023

West Indies Team

India Team

India vs West Indies 2023 1st ODI Fantasy Team

• Wicketkeeper: S. Hope
• Batters: S. Hetmyer, S. Gill, V. Kohli, R. Sharma
• All-rounders: H. Pandya, K. Mayers, R. Shepherd
• Bowlers: S. Thakur, K. Yadav, U. Malik

• Captain: S. Gill/V. Kohli
• Vice Captain: S. Hope/A. Joseph

HOWZAT Fantasy Team for West Indies vs India 1st ODI 2023

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