UAE vs West Indies, 2nd ODI: head-to-head and other key stats

UAE will lock horns with West Indies in the 2nd ODI of the series, the match will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Monday, 5th of June. The players from West Indies went on to dominate UAE in the first ODI. The visitors were familiar with the UAE pitches and the members of the UAE squad as they played together in domestic tournaments such as the Abu Dhabi T10 Blast. UAE will be led by Muhammad Waseem, who is taking giant strides in world cricket in recent times. Rohan Mustafa, Ansh Tandon and Vriitya Arvind will be key in this encounter. Aayan Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, and Sanchit Sharma will need to contribute with the ball in this fixture.

On the other hand, West Indies will be treating this as an ideal preparation ahead of the World Cup Qualifiers which follow after this series. Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie returned to the side and was impressive in his first outing. Brandon King scored a hundred in the previous game will be looking to replicate his performance in this fixture. Shai Hope led the side in the first ODI of the series and will be looking to continue with the winning momentum. It’s surprising to see Shimron Hetmyer being left out of the side but West Indies have a much stronger unit when compared to the hosts.

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Pitch

The pitch at the Sharjah Cricket Ground has produced some belters over the years. The ball could stick in the wicket during the first inning but will come nicely onto the bat in the night matches under lights and the batters can play their strokes freely right from the start of their innings. The bowlers will have to be on their toes while bowling on this surface with very short boundaries on either side.

Head-to-Head

Total Matches – 3

West Indies – 3

UAE – 0

Match Details:

UAE vs West Indies, 2nd ODI

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Ground

Date & Time: 6th June, at 6:00 PM IST, 4:30 PM Local

FACTS

STATS – ODI