West Indies vs Bangladesh Preview: Team News & Prediction | 1st Test
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West Indies and Bangladesh are each hoping to end their respective winless streaks in the red ball game at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
Date/Time: Friday November 22nd 2024: US PST – 7:00am / US EST – 10:00am / UK – 2:00pm
Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
Weather: A chance of scattered showers across all five scheduled days of play
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West Indies Form: Without a Test victory since January
West Indies haven’t been able to build on that surprise victory against Australia at the start of the year, albeit they’ve not played much Test cricket. A comprehensive 3-0 series defeat away to England was followed up by a one-match defeat against South Africa. However, a home set vs Bangladesh should be seen as eminently more winnable from a Windies point of view.
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Bangladesh Form: Aiming to end a four-match losing streak
Bangladesh are another cricketing nation who have failed to back up a historic Test result. Since their triumph in Pakistan, the Tigers have been swept in two-game sets by both India and South Africa, the most recent of those four defeats coming by an innings and 273 runs at the hands of the Proteas.
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West Indies Betting Analysis
One of the most exciting things about West Indies Test cricket is being able to watch Jayden Seales bowl, with the right-arm pacer rightly seen as one of the most exciting fast-bowling talents in the world today. Seales is expected to enjoy facing a fairly brittle Bangladesh batting line-up and bettors looking to capitalise on the West Indian’s potential should consider backing Seales to take over 4.5 match wickets.
Bangladesh Betting Analysis
Bangladesh’s batters don’t have fond memories of the Sir Vivian Richards stadium and a trial by West Indian speed is expected. Shadman Islam is expected to open the batting for the Tigers despite being dismissed for a single figure score in each of his last four Test innings. Bettors can take advantage of this and back Islam to record under 44.5 match runs over the course of this first Test.
West Indies vs Bangladesh Expert Prediction
Provided the rain doesn’t prevent too much time being delayed over the course of this Test, West Indies are likely to dominate with their bowlers aiming to restrict Bangladesh to low scores across both of their innings. The Tigers have struggled on this ground in the past and West Indies are worth backing to come out on top in what may well be a low-scoring encounter.
West Indies vs Bangladesh Tip: West Indies to win
