After winning the three-match ODI series against England, the West Indies cricket team kicked off the T20I outing on a promising note. The hosts emerged victorious in the T20I series opener against England by four wickets. Chasing a total of 172, West Indies scored the winning runs with 11 balls to spare in the first T20I.
Shai Hope emerged as West Indies’ highest scorer in that match with 36. West Indies will now look to carry forward the momentum and win the next T20I match to earn a convincing 2-0 lead. The second fixture of the five-match T20I series is scheduled to be played on Thursday, December 14 at the National Cricket Stadium in St George’s, Grenada.
England, on the other hand, will be desperately aiming for a win having already lost the ODI series against the Caribbean opponents. England batters did a formidable job to score 171 against West Indies in the opening T20I. But English bowlers failed to defend the total. West Indies’ Andre Russel was named player of the match in the opening T20I of the series for his astounding all-round prowess. Russell remained unbeaten on 29 and picked up three wickets conceding just 19 runs in that fixture.
WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction
Captain: Andre Russell
Vice-captain: Jos Buttler
Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler, Shai Hope
Batters: Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Harry Brook
Allrounders: Andre Russell, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes
Bowlers: Adil Rashid, Alzarri Joseph
West Indies vs England Probable XIs:
West Indies Probable XI: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph
England Probable XI: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (c and wk), Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Rehan Ahmed, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid
West Indies vs England Full Squads:
West Indies: Rovman Powell (c), Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd
England: Jos Buttler (c), Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Tymal Mills, Adil Rashid, Philip Salt, Josh Tongue, Reece Topley, John Turner, Chris Woakes
