AUS vs WI Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report For 1st ODI

After a comeback in the Tests, the Windies would be looking to do the same in ODIs as well.

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Updated - 01 Feb 2024, 20:12 IST

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Preview

Australia (AUS) will be up against West Indies (WI) in the 1st ODI of the West Indies tour of Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on February 2. Australia seems to be in fantastic form in the recent matches in this format as they have simply been unbeatable. West Indies, on the other hand, have been fighting well as they have won three of their last five matches.

Australia had squared off against India in their last game, where Australia won the toss and elected to field. Owing to the brilliance of Rohit Sharma, India started well but initial wickets stopped the run-flow. There were a couple of good knocks from different players but still, they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. They were only able to put up a total of 240 runs on the board. Australia, in reply, lost three wickets early and looked in trouble but Travis Head in partnership with Marnus, pulled them out of the mud which led them to winning the game by six wickets.

West Indies played against England in their last match, where West Indies won the toss and elected to field. The match was reduced to 40 overs a side due to the rain and England started horribly keeping the conditions in mind. The lower order tried to save the face for them as they took the team to 206 runs. The rain arrived again and the revised target was 188 runs in 34 overs. After losing a wicket early, the Windies quickly brought themselves back to the senses and put up great partnerships. With 14 balls to spare, they won the game by four wickets.

Also check: AUS vs WI Match Prediction: Who will win today's match?

Match Information

Australia vs West Indies, 1st ODI

West Indies tour of Australia, 2 Feb 2024, Fri, 9:00 AM IST ,Melbourne Cricket Ground

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

Disney+ Hotstar

Weather Report

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Clouds

36.6Ā°C

20% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Australia

L
W
W
W
W

West Indies

W
L
T
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Usman Khawaja

AUS - bat

139 Runs

2Ā Matches

2

Keacy Carty

WI - bat

138 Runs

3Ā Matches

3

David Warner

AUS - bat

173 Runs

3Ā Matches

4

138 Runs

2Ā Matches

5

Cameron Green

AUS - all

110 Runs

3Ā Matches

6

Glenn Maxwell

AUS - all

142 Runs

3Ā Matches

1

Travis Head

AUS - bat

87.50

2Ā Matches

221.74

2Ā Matches

3

Adam Zampa

AUS - bowl

400.00

3Ā Matches

4

Alex Carey

AUS - wk

87.23

2Ā Matches

5

Josh Inglis

AUS - wk

155.71

3Ā Matches

6

231.91

3Ā Matches

1

Josh Hazlewood

AUS - bowl

14 Wkts

2Ā Matches

2

Xavier Bartlett

AUS - bowl

8 Wkts

2Ā Matches

3

5 Wkts

2Ā Matches

4

13 Wkts

2Ā Matches

5

Sean Abbott

AUS - all

6 Wkts

3Ā Matches

6

Adam Zampa

AUS - bowl

5 Wkts

3Ā Matches

1

Josh Hazlewood

AUS - bowl

2.22

2Ā Matches

2

Xavier Bartlett

AUS - bowl

2.35

2Ā Matches

3

Roston Chase

WI - all

4.75

1Ā Match

4

Nathan Lyon

AUS - bowl

2.49

2Ā Matches

5

Aaron Hardie

AUS - all

3.38

3Ā Matches

6

8.00

2Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

Australia

TM Head, Steve Smith (C), Marnus Labuschagne, C Green, JP Inglis (wk), J Fraser-McGurk, MW Short, AM Hardie, Sean Abbott, A Zampa, Xavier Bartlett

Bench : LR Morris, W Sutherland, AT Carey, Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja, MR Marsh, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, David Warner, SM Boland

West Indies

A Athanaze, Brandon King, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (C), Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Roston Chase, Y Cariah, Alzarri Joseph, G Moti-Kanhai, OC McCoy

Bench : TA Imlach, JP Greaves, KAR Hodge, KY Ottley, Oshane Thomas, Teddy Bishop, Hayden Walsh, J Da Silva, Kraigg Brathwaite, T Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Kemar Roach, Z McCaskie, Akeem Jordan, Nicholas Pooran, Johnson Charles, Rovman Powell, Shamarh Brooks, Kevin Sinclair, Raymon Reifer, Shamar Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, AJ Hosein, Odean Smith

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

Melbourne Cricket Ground offers a pitch that can be regarded as batting-friendly. Pacers, in particular, enjoy bowling here with a lot of assistance offered from the track. Batters may have a hard time negating the swing here. Teams prefer to bat first here after winning the toss, with the average first innings score being 254.

70%

Pace Bowling

30%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

254

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Steve Smith AUS | BAT

Smith would be leading the Aussie side and can be a wise choice for captaincy roles in your team as well. He has amassed 5356 runs from 155 matches in his ODI career.

8
C

Travis Head AUS | BAT

Travis has been absolutely the biggest match-winner in this format for the Aussies in the last couple of months. His blazing-hot form makes him the best choice for leadership roles.

7.5
C

Marnus Labuschagne AUS | BAT

Marnus has been playing some of the most crucial knocks in this format recently. He has scored a total of 1630 runs with an average of 37.90 from 49 ODIs.

8

Shai Hope WI | WK

Hope has been the most consistent batter for his side and averages more than 50. He has raked up a total of 5132 runs and can be one of the most important picks.

9

Adam Zampa AUS | BOWL

Zampa is the match-winner for the Aussies with the ball as he spins the web around the batters. He has scalped 165 wickets playing 96 matches in his career.

8.5

Alzarri Joseph WI | BOWL

Joseph has been doing a fantastic job for the Windies as he has picked up 108 wickets from just 66 matches. He can play some shots really well and has scored over 400 runs.

9

Josh Inglis AUS | WK

Inglis is an aggressive player who can turn the game around on his own and has been in fantastic form recently. He has smashed a total of 302 runs from 18 games playing in the middle order.

9

Alick Athanaze WI | BOWL

Making his debut not very long ago, Athanaze impressed everyone with his grit and the kind of performances he played. He can be a good budget pick in your fantasy team.

7.5

Cameron Green AUS | ALL

Green is an immensely talented player and the whole of Australia knows this. However, he has not been able to convert those into results lately and would be looking forward to this series for the same.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8

Xavier Bartlett

AUS | BOWL

Xavier might not be able to find a place in the playing XI and so it does not make sense putting him up in your fantasy team.

8.5

Matthew Forde

WI | BAT

Forde has not been in too great of a form recently. He can be left out of your fantasy team.

Last Updated On - Feb 1 2024 8:12 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

6 : 5

WI

Credits Left
11.5/100

Head To Head
Josh Inglis

9

Shai Hope

8

Steve Smith
C

8.5

Marnus Labuschagne

7.5

Travis Head
VC

8

Alick Athanaze

9

Cameron Green

7.5

Romario Shepherd

8

Roston Chase

5.5

Alzarri Joseph

8.5

Adam Zampa

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

7 : 4

WI

Credits Left
10.5/100

Grand League
Josh Inglis

9

Shai Hope
VC

8

Steve Smith

8.5

Marnus Labuschagne
C

7.5

Travis Head

8

Alick Athanaze

9

Cameron Green

7.5

Roston Chase

5.5

Aaron Hardie

9

Alzarri Joseph

8.5

Adam Zampa

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

6 : 5

WI

Credits Left
11.5/100

Mega League
Josh Inglis

9

Shai Hope

8

Steve Smith
VC

8.5

Marnus Labuschagne

7.5

Travis Head
C

8

Keacy Carty

9

Cameron Green

7.5

Romario Shepherd

8

Roston Chase

5.5

Alzarri Joseph

8.5

Adam Zampa

9

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Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

6 : 5

WI

Credits Left
11.5/100

CricTracker Special
Josh Inglis

9

Shai Hope

8

Steve Smith
VC

8.5

Marnus Labuschagne

7.5

Travis Head
C

8

Keacy Carty

9

Cameron Green

7.5

Romario Shepherd

8

Roston Chase

5.5

Alzarri Joseph

8.5

Adam Zampa

9

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