West Indies vs England Match Preview, 3rd ODI

Hosts West Indies (WI) will take on England (ENG) in the third ODI at the Kensington Oval, in Bridgetown, on Wednesday, November 6. The upcoming game will decide the fate of the series as it is poised at 1-1. The Caribbean side won the first game by eight wickets as the DLS (Duckworth Louis-Stern) system came into the picture due to rain. On the other hand, England emerged victorious by five wickets in the second game. 

Despite posting a formidable target of 329 runs in the second ODI of the series, West Indies bowling fumbled big time as England just took 47.3 overs to reach the target. Their strike bowler Gudakesh Motie was expensive, bowling nine overs and conceding runs at a rate of 7.90 with no wicket to his name. On the other hand, England will have to sort their middle order for good.

Match Details

Pitch Report

The Kensington Oval will offer early seam movement to the bowlers bowling with the new ball. The pacers will be further aided by extra bounce and the spinners will get little purchase from the deck. On the weather front, a 60 per cent chance of rain is predicted during the game. 

Head-to-Head Record

Probable Predicted XIs

West Indies:

West Indies were in a good mojo with the bat and they have to relook at their strategies with the ball. The hosts will try not to tinker with the playing XI and enter the crucial game with players who are already in the groove.

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

England:

England would never want to chop and change their winning combination. The batters did wonder for them and they will like to keep the momentum going in the upcoming ODI fixture as well. 

Playing XI: Philip Salt (wk), Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone (c), Sam Curran, Dan Mousley, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, John Turner.