WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction 1st Test Live Score, Pitch Report, Player Stats, West Indies vs England Dream11 Team for Today’s Match

WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: The opening Test of the three-match series between hosts West Indies and England is scheduled to start from 8 March, 2022 (Tuesday) at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. West Indies suffered a disappointing 0-2 series whitewash during their last Test assignment in Sri Lanka and previously also lost to Pakistan at home. On the other hand, England are also coming off from a tough Ashes Test series where they lost to Australia 0-4 and are also without some of their key players.

WI vs ENG 1st Test Match Details

Fixture Name: 1st Test, West Indies vs England

Competition: West Indies vs England Test

Date: 8 March

Time: 7:30 PM IST

Ground: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua

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WI vs ENG Pitch Report

The track at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is expected to have enough of helpful conditions both for the batsmen and bowlers. The conditions will surely be challenging for the batsmen on the first two days of the Test match, however, things will improve as the match progresses.  The fast bowlers will enjoy bowling on this track due to the great quality of bounce. It will be a good decision to pick more of batsmen and fast bowlers from the fantasy cricket point of view.

Team Form Guide:
WI (recent last): L L L W L
ENG (recent last): L D L L L

WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction for Today Match

WI Playing 11 (likely)

Kraigg Brathwaite
Jermaine Blackwood
Nkrumah Bonner
Shamarh Brooks
Kyle Mayers
Joshua Da Silva
Jason Holder
Alzarri Joseph
Kemar Roach
Veerasammy Paul
Jayden Seales

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• All the players are available for selection and there are no injury issues in the West Indies camp.
• Kraigg Brathwaite will be the captain.
• Joshua Da Silva will don the wicket-keeping gloves.
• The likes of Kraigg Brathwaite, Jermaine Blackwood, Kyle Mayers and Shamarh Brooks will be expected to take the responsibility in the batting department.
• The trio of Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph and Kemar Roach will be their mainstay clogs in the bowling attack.

Kraigg Brathwaite Stats in Test

West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite will be expected to lead his side from the front especially with a rather inexperienced batting line-up. Kraigg Brathwaite has scored more than 4400 runs that includes 23 fifties and 9 centuries with a brilliant Test record against England.

Jason Holder Stats in Test

West Indies senior all-rounder Jason Holder has delivered a lot of match-winning performances in Test cricket over the years both with the bat and ball. Jason Holder has picked up as many as 138 Test wickets and also notched up more than 2400 runs.

Shamarh Brooks Stats in Test

For West Indies, Shamarh Brooks will be an important clog in the middle-order due to his past performance. In his short Test career, Shamarh Brooks has smashed a total of three half-centuries and one hundred.

ENG Playing 11 (likely)

Zak Crawley
Alex Lees
Jonny Bairstow
Joe Root (C)
Ben Stokes
Ben Foakes (wk)
Dan Lawrence
Chris Woakes
Jack Leach
Saqib Mahmood/Craig Overton
Mark Wood

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• Ollie Robinson, Ollie Pope, Matthew Fisher and Matthew Parkinson have not been named in the England 12-man squad.
• Joe Root will captain the side.
• Ben Foakes will be the wicket-keeper.
• They will once again bank upon the likes of Zak Crawley, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes to play a significant role with the bat.
• The trio of Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Jack Leach will be their important wicket-taking bowlers.

Joe Root Stats in Test

England captain Joe Root will once again be hoping to lead his side from the front due to his outstanding record in the longest form of the game. Joe Root has amassed a fabulous tally of more than 9600 Test runs at a staggering average of 54.76

Ben Stokes Stats in Test

For England, senior all-rounder Ben Stokes will be an important performer to watch out of for in this game as he can contribute amazingly well both in the batting as well as bowling departments. Ben Stokes has smacked more than 4800 runs and also taken a total of 167 wickets in first-class cricket.

Jonny Bairstow Stats in Test

For England, Jonny Bairstow has made an exceptional comeback to Test cricket having scored a wonderful ton during the Ashes 2021-22 season. Jonny Bairstow also scored a brilliant century in the practice game against West Indies Cricket Board Presidents XI.

Who will win West Indies vs England today match?

• West Indies have managed to win just a single Test match out of their last 5 games.
• England have lost 5 out of their last 6 Test matches that includes a disappointing 0-4 Test series loss during the Ashes 2021-22 in Australia.
• In the 160 Test matches overall played between these two teams, West Indies have had the upper hand with a total of 58 wins while England have emerged victorious on 51 occasions.

According to the West Indies vs England today match prediction, England are the favourites to win this match.

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WI vs ENG Dream11 Team Prediction

WICKET-KEEPERS: Jonny Bairstow
BATTERS: Joe Root, Alex Lees, Kraigg Brathwaite, Shamarh Brooks
ALL-ROUNDERS: Ben Stokes, Jason Holder, Chris Woakes
BOWLERS: Mark Wood, Kemar Roach, Alzarri Joseph

WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction Captain & Vice Captain Choices

For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Joe Root, Jason Holder.

For Grand League: Ben Stokes, Kraigg Brathwaite.

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