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WIA vs ENGL Match Prediction & Analysis

West Indies A square off against England Lions in the 1st List A match of the five match series off England Lions tour of West Indies on Saturday, 7th November. The venue for this match is Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and the scheduled start time is 11:30 PM IST. 

England Lions whitewashed the home team 3-0 in the three match T20 series and head into this one day series on the back off some fine form, while West Indies A haven't been at their best in recent times. 

England Lions hold a clear edge over West Indies A with three wins in the last five head to head matches played. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

West Indies A Preview

West Indies A last featured in a one-day series way back in 2025 when they toured South Africa, a series they lost 2-1. In the lead-up to this series, the home team suffered a 3-0 series loss in the recently concluded T20 series.

A major issue for West Indies is their bowling lineup. Their bowlers conceded over 200 runs in the third T20 and also failed to capitalize on a bowler-friendly track in the first match. Alick Athanaze will lead the side in the one-day series as well; he has played 17 ODIs for the West Indies and scored 405 runs, so he will be key at the top of the order.

Kevlon Anderson (780 runs in List A cricket), Kadeem Alleyne, and Javelle Glenn form the top four of the batting lineup for West Indies A. Just like in the T20 series, they lack batting depth, with most of the lower-order players being primarily bowlers who can hold a bat.

Khary Pierre is the primary spinner in the side, while Ojay Shields, Darel Cyrus, and Johann Layne form the fast-bowling unit. All these young players who haven't played at the higher level have been given a chance to prove their mettle, and they will be up against a quality England batting lineup.

West Indies A Predicted Playing XI:

Kadeem Alleyne, Alick Athanaze (C), Kevlon Anderson, Shaqkere Parris, Javelle Glenn, Kemol Savory (WK), Khary Pierre, Darel Cyrus, Gilon Tyson, Johann Layne, Ojay Shields

England Lions Preview

England Lions started their tour of England with a bang, winning the T20 series 3-0. James Rew, Thomas Rew, and Rehan Ahmed played a major role in their team's victory with the bat, while Eddie Jack and Naavya Sharma have been impressive with the ball.

For the one-day series, England bring in Saqib Mahmood, who has 27 wickets in 18 ODIs. Henry Crocombe has flown in from Pakistan after finishing the tri-series; along with these two and Eddie Jack, these are the three primary pace-bowling options for the Lions.

Mason Crane, with his crafty spin, has also been called up for this series. He can be of real impact alongside Rehan Ahmed, James Coles, and Asa Tribe, who can all give it a rip with the ball.

In the batting department, James Rew, Ben McKinney, Asa Tribe, Thomas Rew, Rehan Ahmed, and James Coles form the top order, while Ben Mayes provides much-needed balance in the middle order as someone who can tonk the ball a long way.

England Lions Predicted Playing XI:

Ben McKinney, James Rew (C), Rehan Ahmed, Asa Tribe, James Coles, Ben Mayes, Thomas Rew (WK), Mason Crane, Henry Crocombe, Eddie Jack, Saqib Mahmood

Weather Conditions

Heavy thunderstorms are expected at Warner Park Sporting Complex in Basseterre on Saturday. Temperatures will hover around 29°C with high humidity at 82%. A 75% chance of precipitation accompanied by winds blowing at 26 km/h creates conditions likely to cause significant disruptions throughout the day.

WIA vs ENGL Pitch Report

The surface at Warner Park offers assistance to both the batters and bowlers, it is a moderate scoring ground, where the average 1st innings score is around 210-225. Spinners come into play in the afternoon stages of the match and with thunderstorms expected during the match expect a bit of dampness. A score of around 250-260 is going to par for this fixture. 

Toss: To Bowl

Teams bowling first won three of the last five one day matches played at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and we predict the team that win's the toss will look to bowl first in this fixture and chase down anything that's on the board. 

Toss Prediction: West Indies A to win the coin toss