Australia vs West Indies, AUS vs WI , Today Match Prediction 02 February 2024

AUS vs WI Match Prediction & Analysis

After the magnificent test series which ended up in a 1-1 draw, West Indies will move to the limited overs format and will take on the 6-time World Champions Australia at their home ground.

Australia will be playing their 1st ODI since winning the ICC World Cup back in November. They will be fired up to be playing as World Champions at home since winning their 6th title and will want to dominate.

On the other hand, West Indies who are high on confidence after their magnificent win in the 2nd test, will look to carry on that momentum and have a memorable ODI series.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

AUS

WI

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Australia Preview

Going into the 1st ODI of this series Australia will not make the mistake of taking this West Indian team for granted. They will be well aware of the threat they pose and how dangerous they can be in the limited overs format.

Australia will be without quite a few of their star players in the batting department. The most notable miss in the squad is Glenn Maxwell and David Warner. However, Captain Steven Smith and Travis Head will be spearheading the batting lineup and have a lot of responsibilities.

The bowling department is where Australia will be missing their Captain Pat Cummins and star bowler Mitch Starc. A lot of faith has been put on Lance Morris & Xavier Bartlett and they will have the experience of Adam Zampa to guide them along.

Key Players: Adam Zampa, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne

Australia Predicted Playing XI:

Steven Smith, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Will Sutherland, Josh Inglis, Lance Morris, Adam Zampa, Xavier Bartlett

Australia Actual Playing XI:

Steven Smith, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Short, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Josh Inglis, Adam Zampa, Lance Morris, Xavier Bartlett

West Indies Preview

West Indies will be looking to make a comeback to white ball cricket in a big way, and what better way than playing the World Champions in their own backyard? They will want to put on a resilient fight and go toe to toe with them.

The majority of the runs will have to come from the bat of their captain Shai Hope who has been in tremendous form over the last 2 years. With quite inexperienced and new faces in the batting order, Shai will be the Hope for this batting lineup.

The bowling line up too has quite a few new faces but also a few household names. A lot of responsibility will fall on the shoulders of Alzarri Joseph and Romario Shepherd who will be expected the spearhead the attack.

Key Players: Roston Chase, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Romario Shepherd

West Indies Predicted Playing XI:

Alick Athanaze, Teddy Bishop, Kavem Hodge, Kjorn Ottley, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Shai Hope (Captain), Tevin Imlach, Alzarri Joseph, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Romario Shepherd, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh

West Indies Actual Playing XI:

Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Shai Hope, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Romario Shepherd, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The Melbourne Cricket Ground, aka the MCG, will be hosting this game and has a capacity of 100000.

The pitch has something for both bowlers and batsmen but is generally on the slower side. Teams must take a call accordingly but will look to bowl first.

AUS vs WI Pitch Report

The weather forecast seems to be perfect for a game of cricket. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 25°C - 15°C range.

Toss: To Bowl

As the pitch has something for both, batsmen and bowlers it is quite a tricky pitch. Teams will look to win the toss and bowl first, as it will get easier to plan the chase given how the pitch is behaving.