Predicting West Indies’ Playing XI for their 3rd ODI against England

West Indies came into the second ODI after their easy win in the first game to take 1-0 lead in the series. Despite scoring 328 on the board thanks to Shai Hope’s 17th ODI ton the home team lost to the visiting side. The third and final game will prove decisive for the hosts who have shown good form in recent times and marked improvements. 

Speaking at the end of the game, Shai Hope said “Personally I thought it was a decent score, the outfield was heavy, the surface was up and down, but it was not enough. We need to be more disciplined, first game we showed that, we were a bit off today, we did not execute our plans well.”

The 30-year-old also said “We gave them a lot of easy options to score and when you play international cricket, the guys will capitalise and that’s what happened. The guys played really well, Keacy played really well, he has put a lot of work behind the scenes, Rutherford has got four 50s in a row now and Hettie with a nice cameo. Happy with the batters.

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Here is the likely West Indies XI vs England

Top order –Brandon King and Evin Lewis

West Indian opening batters Brandon King and Evin Lewis are naturally aggressive with the bat. The home team were hurt early after the duo failed to get going with the bat in the 2nd game. West Indian fans will hope both King and Lewis can come up with a brisk start to put early pressure on the English bowlers. 

Middle Order – Keacy Carty, Shai Hope, Sherfane Rutherford, Shimron Hetmyer

Keacy Carty led the charge with his 77-ball 71 during the second ODI. This helped skipper Shai Hope to score a terrific century as the pair added 143 runs for the third wicket. The two batters will be looked at with keen eyes to perform in the same vein during the final game. Sherfane Rutherford scored a quick 54 off 36 balls while Shimron Hetmyer scored 24 off 11 balls to help West Indies score a huge total on the board. 

Lower-order – Roston Chase and Matthew Forde

Veteran all-rounder Roston Chase has become a key figure for West Indies both with the bat and ball. The 32-year-old scored 20 not out batting lower down the order and bowled ten overs to pick 1/53. Matthew Forde gave the innings the impetus it needed with 23 off 11 balls which included three successive sixes. With the ball Forde bowled 8.3 overs and picked 3 wickets for 48 runs. 

Tail enders – Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, and Shamar Joseph

England batters took full toll on Gudakesh Motie and Shamar Joseph during their run chase. Motie bowled 9 overs and went wicketless while giving away 71 runs. Joseph bowled 10 overs and picked the wicket of Jordan Cox but was hammered for 72 runs. Jayden Seales didn’t pick a wicket but the youngster has a lot of talent to turn it around in crucial games. 

West Indies likely XI against England 

Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope, Sherfane Rutherford, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Jayden Seales, Gudakesh Motie, and Shamar Joseph. 

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