England vs West Indies, ICCWCT20 2021, Today Match Prediction 23 October 2021

eng vs wi Match Prediction & Analysis

England and West Indies will lock horns in the 14th match of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

England Skipper Eoin Morgan will be hoping that the side can kick-start their campaign on a positive note. David Malan might be dropped to make way for Moeen Ali, who has shown excellent form in the IPL and recent warm-up matches.

On the other hand, World Champions West Indies will be looking to turn things around against England. Skipper Kieron Pollard will be hoping that the senior players can come to the party with bat and ball.

In the T20 World Cups, West Indies have managed to win five matches on the bounce against England.

TEAMS PREVIEW

England Preview

The team management will assess the pitch conditions and pick their final XI for their game against West Indies.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Eoin Morgan, Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the last warm-up game, wicket-keeper Jos Buttler showed excellent form with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 73 runs off 51 balls with the help of 11 fours and 2 sixes. Besides Buttler, Jonny Bairstow continued his decent form and chipped in with 30 runs off 21 balls.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the pace trio of Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and David Willey to create crucial breakthroughs.

Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone will be three spinners for England for this game.

England Predicted Playing XI:

Eoin Morgan (captain), Jos Buttler, David Malan, Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, David Willey, Adil Rashid,

England Actual Playing XI:

Chris Jordan, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Tymal Mills, Jason Roy, AU Rashid, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Eoin Morgan, Dawid Malan, CR Woakes

West Indies Preview

Reigning Champions will need to raise their game with bat and ball to overcome England in this high-octane clash. Akeal Hosein has come in place of Fabian Allen, who has been ruled out of the competition.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetymer and Andre Russell to do the bulk of the scoring.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Obed McCoy, Ravi Rampaul, Hayden Walsh Jr, Akeal Hosein and Kieron Pollard to deliver timely breakthroughs.

West Indies Predicted Playing XI:

Lendl Simmons, Chris Gayle,Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (captain), Hayden Walsh,Obed McCoy,Evin Lewis, Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Akeal Hosein

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared at Dubai International Cricket Stadium is going to provide an interesting between bat and ball. The weather forecast for the game is going to be perfect.

Venue Details

Dubai International Cricket Stadium is going to host the 14th match of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup between West Indies and England.

Toss: To Bat

The side that wins the toss, bat first and post a score in excess of 175 runs. Average first innings score at Dubai International Cricket is around 140 to 145 runs