England vs West Indies, Live Cricket Score, 1st ODI: West Indies in control against England

England vs West Indies, Live Cricket Score, 1st ODI: England and West Indies face off in the first ODI in Manchester. (Source: Reuters)

England vs West Indies, Live Cricket Score, 1st ODI: West Indies are 94/2 after 19 overs against England. The contest has been reduced to 42 overs a side. Chris Gayle is back in the ODI side for West Indies after more than 2 years. Both England and West Indies have plenty to play for in this five match ODI series that begins as a day-nighter in Manchester. For England the series is a chance to build towards the World Cup in their own backyard in two year’s time. But the series takes a whole lot meaning for West Indies who need an extremely positive outcome if they are to edge Sri Lanka to qualify automatically for the extravaganza. Their Test series finished 2-1 in favour of England despite Shai Hope’s heroics in the second Test and West Indies added a win in the shortest format – their strongest avenue – to give themselves a positive edge coming into the ODIs. Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels are back for West Indies and their return would be a major boost to the side. Jonny Bairstow will open for England is one detail we already know. Catch live scores and updates from England vs West Indies in 1st ODI from Manchester.

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England Playing XI: Alex Hales, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, David Willey

West Indies Playing XI: Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Marlon Samuels, Shai Hope(w), Rovman Powell, Jason Mohammed, Jason Holder(c), Devendra Bishoo, Ashley Nurse, Jerome Taylor, Kesrick Williams