New Delhi: Team India, on a tour to the Caribbean will take on West Indies in the first One Day International (ODI) match in Barbados on Thursday. The white-ball clash, coming after two-series Test series between the two nations, will take place at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Notably, India won the Test series 1-0. The second test match ended in a draw due to rain, though it was largely titled towards Men in Blue.
India vs WI: Venue & Time
Teams: West Indies (WI) vs India (IND)
Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Match Date: July 27, 2023
Match Time: 09:30 AM (Local Time), 7:00 PM I.S.T.
Ind Vs WI: Pitch Report
In first look, the pitch at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown looks fairly balanced for both bowlers & batters. Batters won’t get a headstart and will have to toil for a big total while the bowlers will also need effort in troubling the batters. The average score at this pitch is 229 runs.
IND VS WI: Where to watch ODI in India LIVE
With frenzy gripping the cricket fans back home, this is one question on everyone’s mind. The first India Vs West Indies ODI will be telecasted LIVE on DD Sports channel while the online viewers can stream the entire match on Jio Cinema and FanCode from 7:00 PM IST onwards.
IND Vs WI: What the Stats say
A brief look at previous encounters reveal that India maintains a slight edge over the hosts in previous ODI encounters. Out of 139 ODI matches played so far, India have won 70 games while the other side walked away with victory in at least 63 matches. Four matches didn’t yield any result while 2 matches ended in a draw.
Both teams are fairly placed in the charts but experts do believe that current team composition gives India a fairly good chance over the hosts.
IND vs WI 1st ODI: Dream11 Prediction
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja
