The 2nd match of the Super 8 will be of Group 2 which will be between England (ENG) and West Indies (WI). The match will be live at 06:00 A.M. (IST) and 08:30 P.M. (local).
| England’s last match | Won against Namibia by 41 runs (DLS method). |
| West Indies’s last match | Won against Afghanistan by 104 runs. |
Teams Analysis
England (ENG):
The defending champion at the start looked like there might be a problem for them to get into the Super 8 round. But after back to back two wins in the last two matches they got the opportunity to mark their place in the next round. One of the main things that need to be little consideration is the consistency which is little lacking from the side.
In their batting unit, Harry Brook is currently their top scorer with 67 runs. His strike rate is 186.11 and played an important knock against Namibia where he scored 47 runs in just 20 balls and took his team to a defendable total. Skipper Jos Buttler has managed 66 runs till now and has a strike rate of 165. His best came against Australia where he scored super fast 42 runs in just 28 balls.
His opening partner, Phil Salt who is known for striking from the start has a strike rate of 176.47 and managed 60 runs till now. He needs to spend a little more time in the crease so that the team can get more scores on the board.
All-rounders Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone have performed decently till now. In the batting department Moeen scored 41 runs with a strike rate of 195.24 while Livingstone managed 28 runs with a strike rate of 175. Both of them got 1 wicket each till now.
Looking at their bowling unit, Adil Rashid and Jofra Archer got 5 wickets each. Rashid bowled an important spell in the last match where he grabbed 4 wickets by giving away just 11 runs in his 4 overs of spell, and got his team a great victory by a clean margin. On the other hand, Archer has an economy of 5.91 and looked more aggressive in the death overs.
Other Pacers Chris Jordan and Mark Wood got 3 wickets each till now.
Probable Playing 11 of England (ENG):
Jos Buttler (c & wk), Phil Salt, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid.
West Indies (WI):
The co-host of this season has proved themselves that why they are known for destruction in this shortest format. They topped Group C with 8 points, having won all their 4 matches. A sheer domination was seen by them in the last match. Their batting and bowling both looked decent till now.
In their batting unit, Nicholas Pooran struggled a little with the bat as he wasn’t able to score properly but in the last match against Afghanistan he got his rhythm back and scored a brilliant 98 runs with the bat. He missed his century by just 2 runs. He is current;y team’s leading run scorer with 164 runs to his credit and has a strike rate of 150.46. He is currently 2nd in the list of most run scorers in this T20 World Cup.
The hard hitter and death overs specialist Sherfane Rutherford has managed 93 runs till now with a strike rate of 147.62. Due to his 68 runs knock, the team got a defendable total against New Zealand. Opener Johnson Charles who is known for destruction from the start has managed 87 runs till now, but the strike rate is 116, which doesn’t suit his character. He looked solid in the last match where he got 43 runs in 27 balls.
Skipper Rovman Powell hasn’t been that good with the bat as he contributed only 65 runs till now. His strike rate is 125 and needs to get that better with the time. All-rounder Andre Russell has a strike rate of 172.22 and managed 62 runs till now whereas with the bowl he got 5 wickets with an economy of 6.77.
In the bowling department, Alzarri Joseph and Akeal Hosein got most wickets for the team and grabbed 9 till now. Joseph has an economy of 6.36 while Hosein has the best economy in the team which is 4.13. Gudakesh Motie also helped Hosein in the spin department as he got 5 wickets till now with an economy of 6.38.
Probable Playing 11 of West Indies (WI):
Rovman Powell ©, Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shai Hope, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Roston Chase.
Pitch Report for the match between England (ENG) and West Indies (WI):
The match will be played at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia. The square boundaries are 63m to one side and 72m to the other side. Looks like a fantastic wicket, the three previous games have been high-scoring. There’s a nice even covering of grass, there are a few cracks but they are not moving that much. There’s going to be a good bounce on this wicket. So chasing might be a good option here after winning the toss.
Weather Report:
The weather is expected to be clear for most of the time but there is an expectancy of 20% rain, but it will not damage the match much if it does happen. Humidity might be little less than 70%. The highest temperature may be 31 degree celsius during the daytime while the lowest may be recorded as 26 degree celsius during night.
Head to Head (ENG vs WI) in T20 World Cups:
They played 6 matches against each other till now.
| England (ENG) | West Indies (WI) | |
| won | 1 | 5 |
| Highest score | 191 | 183 |
| Lowest score | 56 | 55 |
Best 11 for the match between England (ENG) and West Indies (WI):
Jos Buttler, Nicholas Pooran, Phil Salt, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Roston Chase, Adil Rashid, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Jofra Archer.