WI vs ENG: Possible West Indies Playing 11 for 1st Test

WI Playing 11: The 1^st of the three tests between the West Indies and England will begin on March 08 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. The hosts will be aiming to continue the momentum of the 5 match T20 series which the hosts won 3-2. Both Windies and England are sitting at the bottom two spots of the WTC 2022-23 points table and will be hoping for a significant change in positions after the conclusion of the series.

Led by Kraig Braithwaite, the hosts seem to have an upper hand. The visitors are coming after a horrible 4-0 Ashes defeat and will be without their two key pacers in James Anderson and Stuart Broad. When last time England toured West Indies, they suffered a 2-1 defeat in 2019 and the Caribbean side will be looking to defend the home record against Joe Root led side.

Team News

Kraig Braithwaite will lead the side
Uncapped fast bowler Anderson Phillip, opener John Campbell, and Shamarh Brooks have been included in the squad
Roston Chase, Shai Hope, and Rahkeem Cornwall while injured Shannon Gabriel aren’t available
Left-arm orthodox Jomel Warrican is also missing out from the squad

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WI Playing 11 (likely)

Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood will open the innings
Joshua Da Silva will keep the wickets
Nkrumah Bonner, Shamarh Brooks, and Kyle Myers will bat in the middle order
Kemar Roach, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Veerasammy Permaul will form the attack

Kraigg Brathwaite (C)
Jermaine Blackwood
Nkrumah Bonner
Shamarh Brooks
Kyle Mayers
Jason Holder
Joshua Da Silva (wk)
John Campbell
Kemar Roach
Veerasammy Permaul
Anderson Phillip/ Alzarri Joseph

West Indies Squad

Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain), Jermaine Blackwood (Vice Captain), Nkrumah Bonner, Shamarh Brooks, John Campbell, Joshua Da Silva, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Veerasammy Permaul, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales

West Indies vs England Dream11 captain, vice-captain picks from WI

Nkrumah Bonner was the top run-scorer for West Indies on the Sri Lanka tour. The right-handed middle-order batter scored 148 runs in 2 matches at an average of 49.33 and will be a valuable pick in your fantasy team.

Matches	Runs	Average	50s/100
09	577	41.21	03/01

Kraigg Braithwaite is another must-have pick in your fantasy team. Windies skipper scored 119 runs in 2 matches and finished as the second top run-scorer for the side on the Sri Lanka tour.