ENG vs WI Weather and Pitch Report Of County Ground, Bristol- 2nd T20I, West Indies tour of England 2025
Published - 08 Jun 2025, 02:02 AM | Updated - 08 Jun 2025, 02:11 AM
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England will take on the West Indies in the second of the three-match T20I series. In this article, we determine the ENG vs WI Weather Report and Pitch Report of County Ground, Bristol.
ENG vs WI Weather and Pitch Report Of County Ground, Bristol- 2nd T20I, West Indies tour of England 2025:
ENG vs WI Weather Report of Bristol:
There is a 25% chance of rain during the ENG vs WI game in Bristol on Sunday. The maximum temperature is predicted to be 18°C while the minimum temperature would be 11°C.
ENG vs WI Riverside Ground Pitch Report:
The surface at County Ground has been a batting-friendly wicket with the highest first-innings total of 234 runs in 12 T20Is.
With the surface offering good pace and bounce, the batters can play their shots right from the first ball and can aim for. a score of more than 200 runs.
Anything less than 200 will be hard for the bowling team to defend in the second innings, which will be the case in the upcoming match on Sunday as well.
Along with being a good batting wicket, the surface at County Ground in Bristol is also expected to assist the bowlers, especially in the initial few overs of the innings, if they bowl in the right areas.
The average first innings total at this venue is 163, which suggests that the team batting first will have to score 210-220 runs to stand a chance of winning the second T20I game.
County Ground has hosted 12 T20 International games, with both teams batting first and chasing, winning six games each.
The highest successful runchase at this ground is 201/3, which might tempt the team that wins the toss to chase.
The two-time world champions, the West Indies, will look to win the second T20I to keep the series alive.
West Indies suffered a major blow before the first game as the number two T20I bowler in the world, Akeil Hosein, couldn't make it to England due to visa issues.
Having said that, the spin duo of Gudakesh Moti and Rostan Chase did a fine job in the middle overs in Hossain's absence.
For England, the second T20I against West Indies is a chance to build on the momentum through wins in the last four white ball games and take full advantage of the home conditions.
England would be happy with the way the batters adjusted to a sluggish wicket in the last game.
As far as the West Indies are concerned, the Shai Hope-led side did a fine job with the ball after going for runs in the powerplay by restricting England to a chaseable total.
Having said that, they will need to put on a much-improved display of batting in the second match.
Conclusion
England would like to get the job done of winning the ENG vs WI series in the second game itself and test their bench strength in the final game of the series.
Whereas the West Indies have to win the game on Sunday to keep their chances of winning the series alive.
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