Who Will Win Bangladesh vs West Indies 1st T20?
Bangladesh, after being hammered in the test series, fought back strongly to win the ODI series 2-1. The visitors will now take on the hosts West Indies in a three-match T20 international series - the final leg of their tour. The first T20I is scheduled to be played on July 31 at the Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts. Live telecast of the match will begin at 8:30 PM local time.
WI vs Ban 1st T20: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Sony Six, Sky Sports Cricket, Fox Sports, SuperSport
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Toss Prediction
The Warner Park has hosted four completed T20 internationals till date out of which three have been won by the side fielding first. And since the wicket is expected to remain the same throughout the game, the team that wins the toss in this match is more likely to bowl first.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for WI vs Ban 1st T20...
West Indies Team News & Playing 11
WI Team News
West Indies have rested opening batsman Chris Gayle for the entire series and have added pace bowler Sheldon Cottrell to the 13-man squad. Chadwick Walton has also been called-up while Rayad Emrit has been dropped. Andre Russell who picked up a hamstring injury during the first ODI is expected to recover and be fully fit for this match. Evin Lewis and Andre Fletcher are likely to open the batting for the Windies.
WI Key Players
The West Indian top-order batting will depend mainly on Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher and Marlon Samuels while Andre Russell with his big-hitting prowess will be the danger man in the middle order. Samuels is the second-highest run-getter for the hosts in T20Is and he has also scored the most runs at the Warner Park in this format. Evin Lewis with an impressive strike-rate of 160 is seventh in the ICC T20 rankings for batsmen.
Kesrick Williams, Samuel Badree and Carlos Brathwaite are the main threats in the Windies' bowling attack. Badree is the leading T20I wicket-taker for the side and the leg-spinner will be expected to take wickets and slow down the pace of Bangladesh's innings. Williams has taken the most T20I wickets at this ground - eight in three matches - and the fast bowler could trouble the opposition early on.
WI Recent Form
West Indies have won just one out of the five T20 internationals they have played this year. After beating England by 21 runs in a one-off T20I on their tour of England, the Windies faced a 2-0 series defeat at the hands of New Zealand in New Zealand before being whitewashed 0-3 by Pakistan at Karachi. They, however, won their most recent T20 encounter - against the ICC World XI by 72 runs at the Lord's in May.
West Indies Predicted Playing 11
Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite (c), Keemo Paul, Ashley Nurse, Samuel Badree, Kesrick Williams
Bangladesh Team News & Playing 11
BAN Team News
Except for one change, Bangladesh have named the same squad that played the previous T20I series against Afghanistan in India. Mustafizur Rahman who missed that series due to a toe injury he sustained at this year's IPL has returned with pacer Abul Hasan making way for him. Meanwhile, Mashrafe Mortaza who retired from T20 internationals last year will return home along with Anamul Haque and Nazmul Hossain. While Anamul was underwhelming in the ODI series, Nazmul did not feature in any game on this tour.
BAN Key Players
Tamim Iqbal was in brilliant form in the ODI series with scores of 130*, 54 and 103 in the respective matches. The opening batsman has scored the most runs for Bangladesh in T20 cricket and he is going to be the key man in this batting line-up. Mushfiqur Rahim had an ordinary ODI series and the team will need him to click this time. Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah will have big roles to play both with the bat and the ball. The former is the team's second-highest run-getter as well as the leading wicket-taker in T20Is. Mustafizur Rahman's return to the T20 outfit will bolster Bangladesh's bowling attack. The pacer took five wickets in the three-match ODI series and the skipper will back him to pick up a few wickets upfront.
BAN Recent Form
Bangladesh have played ten T20 internationals this year and have lost eight of those. They began with a two-match home series against Sri Lanka which they ended up losing 0-2. They then played a tri-series also involving India and Sri Lanka and did well to reach the finals but lost to India by four wickets. Bangladesh were routed 0-3 in their most recent T20I series against Afghanistan that was held in India in June.
Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11
Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mahmudullah, Ariful Haque, Mehidy Hasan, Abu Hider, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Jayed/Rubel Hossain
Aug 01, 2018
06:00 IST / 0:30 GMT
Warner Park - Basseterre, Saint Kitts And Nevis
Wi vs Ban 
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