Expert Teams
We have opted for fantasy cricket teams on basis of probable XIs, recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Pitch Data
(Based on last 3 games in Sharjah)
1st innings avg. score: 237/9
2nd innings avg. score: 215/6
Wins
Batting 1st: 33%
Batting 2nd: 67%
Pacers picked 65% of the wickets, with 17 of 46 wickets falling in the last 10 overs of the innings. Meanwhile, the only hundred belonged to an opener.
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Ali Naseer has had a dream start to his ODI career, smashing back-to-back half-centuries and scalping two wickets.
Sharjah has been a happy hunting ground for Vriitya Aravind who has smashed 247 runs at 62.
Under Muhammad Waseem, Basil Hameed has scored 93 runs at 31 and bagged two wickets.
Since 2021, no West Indies batter has scored more runs than Shai Hope (1,199 at 44, including 5 centuries and four half-centuries).
Brandon King has registered two half-centuries and a century in four matches played under Hope.
Aayan Afzal Khan (123 runs and nine wickets) and Yannic Cariah (six wickets and 60 runs) featured in the Best11 in four of their last six ODIs.
In four appearances in the subcontinent, Odean Smith has provided an average of 68 points per match.
Probable XIs
UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Aryansh Sharma (wk), Vriitya Aravind, Lovepreet Singh/Rohan Mustafa, Asif Khan, Basil Hameed, Ali Naseer, Aayan Afzal Khan, Sanchit Sharma, Adhitya Shetty, Zahoor Khan
West Indies: Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Shamarh Brooks, Shai Hope (c & wk), Keacy Carty, Kavem Hodge, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul/Akeem Jordan, Yannic Cariah, Odean Smith, Dominic Drakes
