ENG vs WI Weather And Pitch Report Of Edgbaston, Birmingham- 1st ODI, West Indies Tour of England 2025

Among the 13 ODI encounters since the start of 2015, the teams earned victories by chasing the totals on most occasions. On a slow and low Edgbaston surface in Birmingham, it’s not an easy job to bat in the first innings, while under lights, the cool conditions make it easy to bat in the second innings.

The pacers and leg spinners, using their variations, have found help off the surface, making it incredibly hard for the batters to score in the middle overs. However, the fast bowlers can also use the short ball to bounce out the batters.

West Indies and England's ODI batting performance in the death overs

For any side, it becomes incredibly important to show the firepower in the last 10 overs of the innings. Having a set batter always helps them in the process.

Meanwhile, the bowling side has looked to use variations to fox the batter or the yorkers in this period. Few captains have also brought different field placements for success in the death overs.

Going into the Eng vs WI ODI series, the Harry Brook-led side has accumulated 576 ODI runs in 10 innings at an average of 14 since the start of 2024 during the last 10 overs of the innings. They have carried a strike rate of 121.01 in this period, losing 32 wickets.

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Jos Buttler, the lower-order batter, has the responsibility on his shoulders, along with Jacob Bethell offering them a great finish with the bat, thanks to 46 boundaries and 21 over boundaries at the best score of 100 runs in an inning.

On the other hand, before the ENG vs WI 50-over series, West Indies were fantastic with the bat towards the end of the innings. In eight innings, they have cracked 560 runs at an average of 31.11 at a strike rate of 158.64. Last week, Matthew Forde nailed the fastest ODI fifty against Ireland, which is a huge advantage for the team.

The two-time ODI champions have collected 29 boundaries and 42 sixes in the last 10 overs of the innings since the beginning of the previous year. They have lost 18 wickets in those eight ODI innings.

ENG vs WI Weather And Pitch Report of Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham- 1st ODI, West Indies Tour of England 2025

The BBC weather suggests early showers in the city on the morning of the ENG vs WI clash, which will keep the covers on the surface. However, the clouds will make way for the sunshine in the afternoon of the encounter.

To extract any help from the 22-yard, with no rain predicted, the captains may look to bowl first. It’s also a very comfortable ground to chase targets, which will also work in favor of the decision.

ENG vs WI Pitch Report

The average first innings score before the ENG vs WI 50-over series at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham was 331, while in 2019, it was around 270 runs. In the 13 fixtures since the start of 2015, the chasing side is leading by a margin of 8-4, with one clash ending in a no result.

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The left-arm leg spinner has struggled at this venue with an economy rate of over seven, while the others have gone below six. Joe Root has enjoyed his ODI batting at this venue with 297 runs at a strike rate of 89 and one century.

In the bowling department, Adil Rashid is the third leading wicket-taker of the format at Edgbaston with 13 scalps in five innings at an average of 17 and an economy rate of 4.86.