West Indies is set to begin their tour of India with a three ODIs series against Afghanistan. The first of three ODIs will be played in Lucknow tomorrow. 

West Indies have struggled to perform in all formats of the game in recent times as they had a poor outing in the world cup and later couldn't win a single game against India at home and now they will look for a fresh start under a new captain Kieron Pollard.

They have also picked up a few new players like opener Brandon King, spinner Hayden Walsh and fast bowler Romario Shepherd. Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph is also making his come back from a long injury layoff. West Indies management will hope that this new team will start a new era on a good note. 

On the other hand, Afghanistan is coming off with a good performance against Bangladesh and now will look to take advantage of these Indian conditions where they have played a lot of cricket over the years. Captain Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmat Shah, and Mujeeb ur Rahman will be the key players for the hosts. 

All the major stats and facts ahead of the first ODI between Afghanistan and West Indies in Lucknow

Head to Head in ODIs -

Matches - 6

Afghanistan won - 3

West Indies won - 2

No results - 1

1 - Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow will host its first-ever ODI match. It has hosted only 1 T20I so far. 

13 - Rashid Khan has taken 13 wickets at an average of 13.0 in 6 ODIs against West Indies including the career-best bowling figures of 7/18. 

22 - All rounder Gulbadin Naib has taken 22 wickets at an average of 28.22 in 15 ODIs in 2019. 

29 - Mohammad Nabi needs 29 more runs to go past Mohammad Shahzad's tally of 2727 runs and become leading run-getter for Afghanistan in ODIs. 

97 - Rashid Khan needs 97 more runs to complete 1000 runs in ODI cricket. 

894 - Shai Hope has scored 894 runs at an average of 47.05 in 20 ODI innings with 2 hundreds and 6 fifties in 2019. 

2016 - Kieron Pollard will play his first ODI match since October 2016.