New Delhi: England (ENG) will be facing against West Indies (WI) in the 14th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 on October 23. The encounter will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium at 7:30 PM. The live-action will be broadcasted on Star Sports Network.
Currently, England is sitting at the top of the points table. In the first warm-up match, England got defeated by India. The team, however, defeated New Zealand in the second game by 13 runs. The last T20I series was played against Pakistan at their home ground where they defeated the latter 2-1.
On the contrary, West Indies is sitting at the 9th spot on the points table. The team lost both the warm-up games against Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistan defeated West Indies by 7 wickets whereas Afghanistan defeated them by 56 runs. In their last played T20I series against Pakistan on the home ground, West Indies lost the series by 0-1.
In the history of the T20I format, the two teams have played 18 times against each other. West Indies won 11 games while England the rest 7. In their last game against each other, England defeated West Indies by 8 wickets.
England v/s West Indies, Match 14, Super 12 Group 1
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Match Date & Time: October 23 at 7:30 PM (IST) and at 6:00 PM (Local Time)
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network
Pitch Report
The Dubai International Cricket Stadium provides a balanced surface to both batters and the bowlers. The surface will provide assistant to swing bowlers in the initials of the match while spinners will turn handy in the middle overs.
Probable Playing XIs for ENG v/s WI:
England:
Jos Buttler (wk), Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes/Chris Jordan
West Indies:
Lendl Simmons/Andre Fletcher, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Andre Russell, Roston Chase/Akeal Hosein, Dwayne Bravo, Obed McCoy, Hayden Walsh Jr.
Top Picks for ENG vs WI Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batmen
Jason Roy: A right-handed batsman from the England team who is capable of extended hitting of balls. The recent IPL might have yielded an immense amount of help to play in WC.
Evin Lewis: A left-handed opening batsman from West Indies. He comfortably handles the bat and the ball well. In 45 T20I series, he has scored 1318 runs with an average of 32.14.
Top Picks – All-rounders
Moeen Ali: A left-handed batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler from England. He performed commendably well in the IPL as a part of the Chennai Super Kings. He will be playing down the order as will serve as the fifth bowling option.
Andre Russel: A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler is one of the vital players from the West Indies in this T20 World Cup. It will be interesting to see how he performs after being recovered from the injury. In T20I, he has smashed 716 runs and picked 36 wickets.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Chris Jordan: Right-arm fast-medium bowler from England who specialises in throwing yorker at the opposite batsman putting him under pressure. He is also a mind-blowing fielder and a well-known name from the short form of matches. In T20Is, he has bagged 73 wickets at an economy of 8.7.
Hayden Walsh Jr: A right-arm leg-break bowler from the West Indies side. He performed incredibly well in the T20 series against Australia on the home ground. In 26 T20Is, he has grabbed 23 wickets at an economy of 7.59.
Top Picks – Wicketkeeper
Jos Butler: A right-handed batsman from England who performs exceptionally well even behind the stamps. He has scored 1871 runs in his T20I career at an average of 31.71.
