Who will win West Indies vs Pakistan 1st ODI?
After winning the T20 international series, Pakistan will look to maintain their supremacy over the hosts West Indies as they take them on in a three-match one-day international series with the first ODI scheduled to be played on April 7. The Providence Stadium in Guyana will be the setting for this match and live action will begin at 9:30 AM local time.
WI vs Pak 1st ODI: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Fox Sports, Ten Sports 3, PTV Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Willow TV online
Toss Prediction
There have been a total of 16 one-day internationals played at the Providence Stadium of which the side batting first has emerged winners in 10 of them. So there is a big toss bias here and the team that wins it on Friday could well prefer batting first. West Indies have lost the toss in their last three matches at this ground and we therefore predict Pakistan to win the toss in this match.
Read on for team previews, latest odds, betting tips and match prediction for WI vs Pak 1st ODI...
West Indies Team News & Playing 11
Team News
West Indies have announced their squad for the first two ODIs. Opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite and allrounder Carlos Brathwaite have been left out while paceman Shannon Gabriel and wicketkeeper-batsman Chadwick Walton have been included in the side. Evin Lewis who played a major role in the team's win in the third T20 international retains his place.
Key Players
Evin Lewis will be the key man with the bat for the West Indies. The opener had smashed a 51-ball 91 to help his team chase down Pakistan's 137 in the third T20 international. Chadwick Walton hit 40 in the last game and the Windies will want him to contribute alongside Lewis in this match. Jason Holder, the skipper, will be the main weapon in the West Indian bowling attack. The seamer has taken 71 wickets in ODIs including 6 at the Providence.
Recent Form
West Indies have just one win in their last 11 one-day internationals which goes to show how badly they have been performing in this format. They lost their most recent home series 0-3 against England last month and they even suffered defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe prior to that series.
West Indies Predicted Playing 11
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KOA Powell, E Lewis, Chadwick Walton, SD Hope (wk), JN Mohammed, JL Carter, JO Holder (c), Rovman Powell, AR Nurse, D Bishoo, AS Joseph.
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Bringing in Mohammad Amir in place of fellow fast bowler Rumman Raees is perhaps the only change that the Pakistani selectors are likely to make ahead of the first one-day international. The rest of the lineup is expected to remain the same.
Key Players
Babar Azam topped the runs charts for Pakistan in the T20 international series with 137 runs and he will be expected to continue the good work in the ODIs as well. Shoaib Malik is another reliable batsman in the side who is the leading Pakistani run-scorer in ODIs from this squad. The biggest threat in their bowling lineup will be Shadab Khan - the legspinner who caught many eyeballs during the T20s. He took the most wickets in the series and was adjudged the 'man of the series' award for his outstanding performance.
Recent Form
Pakistan played their last ODI series in Australia where they were drubbed 1-4 by the hosts. However, they had earlier whitewashed the West Indies 3-0 in the UAE and also claimed a consolation victory against England in the final game of the five-match series.
Pakistan Predicted Playing 11
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Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal (wk), Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
West Indies: L L L L L
Pakistan: L L L W L
West Indies vs Pakistan Head to Head
Pakistan and West Indies have played 131 one-day internationals against each other in the past and the former have won 58 of them. The latter have won 70 while the remaining 3 have resulted in tie. The two teams have met thrice at the Providence Stadium with the hosts having won on two occasions.
West Indies vs Pakistan 1st ODI Betting Odds
After a forgettable series in Australia, Pakistan will be looking to get on the winning track and climb up the ICC ODI rankings. They beat the West Indies convincingly in the T20s and are favorites to start off the ODI series with a win at best odds of 1.51 with Betfair and 1.53 with Bet365. West Indies have a dismal ODI record and the team is suffering from the absence of the big players like Gayle, Samuels, Narine, Bravo, Russell and Smith. The hosts are therefore outsiders at 2.92 with 1xbet and 2.50 with Bet365.
West Indies vs Pakistan 1st ODI Prediction
West Indies are currently 9th on the ICC ODI rankings and if they do not make it to the top 8 by 30th September, they will have to fight their way through the qualifying round to enter the 2019 World Cup. So the pressure to win is always going to be on them. Pakistan themselves are at 8th position but they have been performing way better in the 50-overs format. They outclassed the West Indies last year in the UAE and were dominant in the recent T20s where the hosts struggled against their bowlers. We thus predict Pakistan to win this match and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Final Verdict: Back Pakistan to beat West Indies in the first ODI at 1.51 with 1xbet and 1.53 with Bet365.
Apr 07, 2017
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Providence Stadium - Providence, Guyana
Pak vs Wi ODI 
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