Predicting West Indies’ Playing XI for 1st T20I against England

A five-match Twenty20 International series between the Men in Maroon and the Three Lions will begin at Barbados’ Kensington Oval. The Windies won 2-1 in the three-match ODI sereies aaginst England. Since 2023, the West Indies National Cricket Team has won four straight series and has dominated in domestic T20I cricket.

Except for white-ball skipper Jos Buttler, who returns to the T20I lineup following the T20 World Cup 2024, England enters the T20I series with the same 16-man roster that participated in the ODIs. After ODI series the action now shifts to T20I as  Kensington Oval is ready for 1st T20I against England. Hence on that note we take a look at Predicting West Indies’ Playing XI for 1st T20I against England.

Top Order:

Brandon King and Evin Lewis opens the batting order for the West Indies. Both the batter are hard hitters and have impact in top order. Brandon King is in good form with the bat he has scored a century against England. While his batting partner Evin Lewis is also in good touch when it comes to T20Is. Evin Lewis has scored 1522 runs in T20Is for West Indies. Shai Hope comes one down and controls and batting order of the team. With calmness Shai Hope can score big runs and give the team support if openers fails to score runs.

Middle Order:

If the top order fails to give start to the team which they wanted then Roston Chase is their to do work he bring stability to the team and adds run on the scoreboard. While captain Rovam Powel adds power to the middle order. Rovman Powel is know for his hard hitting as he can change the game. While Sherfane Rutherford a perfect all-rounder for the team helps with bat and ball. His cameos help the team to get to big total.

Lower-Middle Order:

Fabian Allen can hit some ball around the ground when he is in form. While Gudakesh Motie helps the team with bowling. In 21 T20I he has picked 24 wickets and is very useful to get break-through when needed. While Shamar Springer made his debut against Sri Lanka. In two T20Is matches he as picked two wickets and will look this series as an opportunity to solidify his place in the team

Lower Order:

Shamar Joseph leads the pace attack. Shamar Joseph is currently a rising star in West Indies unit and has lot of talent. Shamar Joseph picked 10 wickets from 8 games. While Matthew Forde has picked 8 wickets from 5 matches.

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