πππππ :Β West Indies vs England
ππππ : November 10, Sunday
ππππ : 01:30 PM ISTββ
πππππ : Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
ππππππππππ :ββ 1st T20I 2024
After a closely contested ODI series, West Indies and England switch to T20Is with the first match in Barbados on Saturday.
- West Indies have lost their last two T20I games heavily by nine wickets and by 73 runs.
- England have won only one of their last four T20Is.
- West Indies have won six of their last eight home bi-lateral T20I series.
West Indies vs England
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
WI vs ENG Match Prediction & Analysis
The ODI series was played with the carrot of picking up ICC ranking points and West Indies were delighted to get a 2-1 victory as they look to return to the top table of ODI cricket at the 2027 Cricket World Cup. But with no T20 World Cup for a couple of years, this series does not have the same goal to work towards.
Instead, expect West Indies to want to continue their momentum from the ODIs and for individual players to use this game and series as an opportunity to put themselves in the shop window ahead of the IPL Super Auction later in the month.
TEAMS PREVIEW
West Indies Preview
After leading his side to the ODI series triumph, Shai Hope will return to the ranks as purely a keeper-batter in this series with the powerful middle-order batter Rovman Powell leading the team.
At the top of the order, both Brandon King and Evin Lewis impressed during the ODI series against England but also in the recent T20I series in Sri Lanka. The middle-order also looks strong although Romario Shepherd’s big hitting ability at the end of the innings could be missed due to the injury he picked up on Wednesday.
England Preview
Pretty much any T20 team in the world would be boosted by the addition of Jos Buttler to their XI and England will be no different! After missing the Hundred, as well as ODIs and T20Is against Australia, not to mention the recently concluded ODI, this will be the skipper’s first game since the end of June when England were knocked out of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Buttler, who has been out with a groin injury, will bat at the top of the order alongside Phil Salt with the latter taking on the wicket-keeping duties. The middle order of Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jacob Bethell and Dan Mousley will all be looking to build on strong performances in the ODIs.
Weather Conditions
The temperature is forecast to drop from the early thirties to the high twenties across this game and humidity levels will once again be very high throughout the match. There is a 30% chance of rain from start to finish of this T20I so it would not be a huge surprise if there were a couple of short intervals.
WI vs ENG Pitch Report
Although Australia did hit over 200 here in the recent T20 World Cup, there has only been one previous T20I in Barbados where any side has made a score of 200+. That said, both England and West Indies did so in that match in 2022.
We expect this pitch to have more pace and bounce than we saw in the third ODI on Wednesday evening.
Toss: To Bowl
With over 66% of T20Is here in Barbados won by the team batting first, we do not think it will be a tough decision for whichever captain calls correctly at the toss. We are predicting that both teams will want to bat first in this opening game of the series.
