WI vs BAN Dream11 Team Prediction, Playing 11, Pitch Report for 1st T20I West Indies vs Bangladesh Dream11 Prediction

WI vs BAN Dream11: West Indies and Bangladesh square off in the first T20I of the three-match series on Saturday. West Indies won the Test series 2-0 and will want to carry forward the momentum into the limited-overs leg as well. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will be keen to come back and start the T20I series on a winning note. The visitors will be under pressure to perform well as their recent record in this format has been average.

WI vs BAN 1st T20I Match Details

West Indies vs Bangladesh 1^st T20I

02 July, 11:00 PM IST

Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica

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Pitch Report

The pitch at this venue is balanced with teams winning a game each batting first and second out of 2 T20Is. The average first innings total here is 148.

Last result at the venue

The last T20I at this venue was played between West Indies and New Zealand which West Indies won by 39 runs in 2014.

Form Guide

West Indies: LLLWL

Bangladesh: LWLLL

(Last 5 T20I matches)

West Indies Playing 11

• Obed McCoy returns to the T20I squad after recovering from injury.
• Devon Thomas and Keemo Paul have also received recall into the squad along with Shamarh Brooks.
• Jason Holder is rested for the series while the likes of Fabian Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Roston Chase and Shai Hope have been sidelined.

Kyle Mayers

Brandon King

Shamarh Brooks

Nicholas Pooran (C)

Odean Smith

Romario Shepherd

Rovman Powell

Akeal Hosein

Alzarri Joseph

Obed McCoy

Hayden Walsh Jr.

Nicholas Pooran Stats in T20I

West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran has been in top form in T20Is recently. He was the leading run-scorer for his side in their series against India with 184 runs from 3 innings, averaging 61.33 and scoring a fifty in each inning. Pooran is expected to carry his form with the bat and guide his side to victory in the opening T20I against Bangladesh.

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Last 5 performances against BAN	Batting Average
57	1193	61, 62, 61, 21, 22	40, 29, 14, 23*, –	27.74

Rovman Powell Stats in T20I

Known for his hard-hitting ability, Rovman Powell is in the staggering form off late. His heroics impressed one and all in the IPL 2022 playing for Delhi Capitals. He scored 95 runs in the series against India as well, with a top score of an unbeaten 68, averaging 47.50 at an impressive strike rate of 179.24. Powell has been named vice-captain for this series as well.

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Last 5 performances against BAN	Batting Average
39	619	25, 68*, 2, 35*, 5	19, 50, DNB, 23, 43	24.76

Bangladesh Playing 11

• Taskin Ahmed has recovered from an injury he sustained in South Africa and returns to the squad.
• Bangladesh suffered a huge blow as they will miss premier batter Tamim Iqbal.
• Mehidy Hasan Miraz has earned a call-up after last playing T20I cricket in 2018.
• Shohidul Islam pulled out of the tour due to injury.
• Yasir Chowdhury also returned home from Antigua following a back injury while Shaif Uddin misses out on fitness concerns.

Liton Das

Anamul Haque

Munim Shahriar

Mahmudullah (C)

Shakib Al Hasan

Afif Hossain

Mehidy Hasan

Shoriful Islam

Taskin Ahmed

Mustafizur Rahman

Nasum Ahmed

Mustafizur Rahman Stats in T20I

Mustafizur Rahman’s stats in T20I against West Indies are impressive. He has picked up 15 wickets in 7 matches against the hosts at an average of 16 and a strike rate of 8.87. Bangladesh will rely on their lead pacer to deliver once again as he has performed well against West Indies both at home and away.

Matches Played	Wickets	Last 5 performance	Last 5 performances against WI	Batting Average
63	87	0/13, 1/19, 1/12, 1/26, 0/32	2/43, 3/33, 2/50, 0/15, 3/31	19.65

Shakib Al Hasan Stats in T20I

Shakib Al Hasan is among the top all-rounder in the world across formats. His records in T20I against West Indies are quite impressive. Shakib has scored 245 runs and picked up 19 wickets from 11 games. He is equally capable with both the bat and the ball. Bangladesh will certainly rely on their premium all-rounder to fire in all aspects of the game in this match.

Matches Played	Runs/ Wickets	Last 5 performance	Last 5 performances against WI	Batting average/ Bowling average
96	1908/119	9 & 0/32, 5 & 2/18, 9 & 0/28, 4 & 0/24, 10 & 2/17	9 & 0/28, 0 & 3/37, 42* & 5/20, 61 & 0/32, 24 & 1/22	22.44/19.88

Who will win West Indies vs Bangladesh 1^st T20I today match?

West Indies last played a T20I series against India where they suffered a white-wash defeat losing all three matches. However, playing at home gives them an advantage and they also carry momentum from their win in the Test series.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh have managed to win only one out of their last five T20I matches. Their experienced players will have to step up in this series and they will be under pressure.

West Indies and Bangladesh have faced each other in 13 T20I matches. The hosts have won 7 matches while Bangladesh have won 5 with one game ending without a result. Therefore, the battle has been pretty even between the two sides.

West Indies vs Bangladesh Dream11 Prediction

Wicket-keepers: Liton Das, Nicholas Pooran

Batsmen: Ishan Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Rovman Powell

All-rounder: Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan

Bowlers: Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Mustafizur Rahman, Obed McCoy

Captain, Vice-Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Kyle Mayers, Rovman Powell

Captain, Vice-Captain for Grand League:  Shakib Al Hasan, Nicholas Pooran