The UAE cricket board has confirmed they are all set to welcome West Indies in the coming month of June 2023 for playing 3 ODI bilateral series. UAE vs West Indies ODI series 2023 will be crucial for both nations considering the qualification in the ODI World Cup 2023. All the matches of the UAE vs WI ODI series 2023 will be played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. The ODI series between UAE and West Indies will kick off their journey with the first ODI on 4th June in Sharjah, then the 2nd match will be played in the same stadium on 6th June and then the series will end with the last match on 9th June 2023.
Muhammad Waseem most probably will lead the UAE team under the coaching of Robin Singh whereas West Indies will be captained by Shai Hope under the guidance of Daren Sammy as a head coach. UAE is in the 19th position in the ICC ODI team ranking whereas West Indies is sitting in the number 10th position. The batting department of West Indies includes Brandon Kings, Alice Athanaze, and Shamarh Brooks whereas the bowling department includes Akeem Jordan, Dominic Drakes, Odean Smith, and Yannic Cariah. Most of the players in the Windies squad are young and inexperienced.
In terms of head-to-head in ODI, UAE, and West Indies faced each other on 2 occasions only where West Indies dominated UAE by winning both matches. Overall, West Indies has played 854 matches where they achieved a victory in 411 matches and lost 403 matches, on the other hand, UAE has participated in 99 ODIs where they won 36 matches and faced defeat in 62 matches. UAE lacks experience and expertise in comparison to West Indies but it will be interesting to watch how the young brigade of West Indies will perform and take action against UAE in UAE vs WI ODI series 2023.