West Indies vs England Match Prediction

West Indies vs England Team Previews

West Indies

The West Indies side led by Kieron Pollard showcased one of the most convincing wins in the first match. However, the England side came back strong with a last ball win in the second match. The England bowlers were successful in picking the wickets of both openers. Nicholas Pooran  scored 24 runs and Darren Bravo scored 20 runs in an attempt to stabilize their pursuit. But, the West Indies innings didn’t last long as the middle order fell from 47/2 to 65/7 in the chase, leaving them with 98/8 in 15 overs. Romario Shepherd and Akeal Hossain then staged a 44-run recovery, but lost the match by one run. Six bowlers were introduced in the match by captain Keiron Pollard and each of them picked up a wicket. Jason Holder and Fabian Allen both took two wickets, although the latter went for far too many runs. In the match, Akeal Hossain, Kieron Pollard, Romario Shepherd, and Cotrell each took a wicket. The West Indies side will be pleased with how their lower order frightened the England bowling lineup. If the top order bats well, then the West Indies side will be hard to stop for the England side. 

England

England came to the West Indies for a five match T20 series and lost the first match dreadfully after a huge batting collapse. The West Indies side chased down the target convincingly. After that, England won the second T20 match by the narrowest of margins. England openers Tom Banton scored 25 runs and Jason Roy scored 45 runs in the second match to get things going with a 36-run stand. Moeen Ali carried on the excellent work in the middle overs by scoring 31 runs. England faced a mini-collapse in the middle order, but Chris Jordan contributed heavily with a strong showing to their total with a 15-ball 27-run innings, as they finished with 171 runs. Reece Topley got off to a solid start, eliminating both openers on the powerplay. Even though England are playing this series with the absence of a lot of their major players, the new players are also heavily talented. Spinners Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali bowled excellently in the middle overs, with proper control and precision, toppling the West Indies hitters with combined figures of 8-1-48-5. Saqib Mahmood and Chris Jordan ended up giving too many runs in the last overs, nearly costing them the match. They were up against the tailenders of the West Indies side and eventually England won the match by just one run.

West Indies vs England Team Squads

West Indies

Kieron Pollard(c), Nicholas Pooran (vc), Fabian Allen, Tom Banton, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Akeal Hosein, Jason Holder, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Shai Hope, Hayden Walsh Jr.

England

Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Liam Dawson, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Tymal Mills, David Payne, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, James Vince.

West Indies News

• Pooran started both matches, scoring 27* and 24 respectively, but would be disappointed after failing to achieve a significant score in the second game. 

• Akeal Hossain blasted 44 runs off 16 balls and nearly accomplished the unbelievable by hitting 30 runs off the final over. 

England News

• Roy began to look in great form, hitting 45 runs off 28 balls, including six boundaries and two sixes. His partnerships with Banton and Ali provided much-needed energy to their batting order.

• Moeen Ali had a magnificent return with bat and ball in the match, scoring 31 runs and bowling statistics of 4-0-24-3. He will be an integral part of England’s squad for the forthcoming white ball matches.