England vs Oman Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Antigua Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 28
Published - 13 Jun 2024, 11:57 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:13 AM
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Antigua hosts England for their last two games of the T20 World Cup 2024. They first take on Oman on June 14, Friday from 8.30 pm local time. The final two games are must-win for England if they are willing to qualify for the Super 8s.
The road to England seems tough from here on. Not only they would need to win big they also need a major favor from Australia after Josh Hazlewood's recent comments.
Hazlewood after Australia defeated Namibia said that Australia might consider losing to Scotland to knock England out of the tournament. The NRR of the defending champions is poor compared to the other two teams.
England headed into this tournament after beating Pakitan in a T20I series. However, the washout game against Scotland was a major blip as they managed to find just one point in the game. The 36-run loss to Australia damaged their NRR.
Oman, on the other hand, is eliminated from the tournament. Namibia too have joined them after the loss to Australia. Australia, England, and Scotland are the three teams alive in Group B.
They would take this tournament as a learning curve to better themselves in the future. They still have an opportunity for a major upset if they can beat England in their last Group game.
England vs Oman Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Antigua Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 28
England vs Oman Weather Report Of Antigua
The match starts at 3 pm local time in Antigua. The temperatures in the afternoon will be around 24 degrees with thunderstorms expected. There is a 70 percent chance of rain on Friday. There is a chance of rain with humidity levels around 84 percent throughout the day.
England already had a game washed out in this World Cup against Scotland in Barbados. If this game ends in a washout, they will be eliminated from this tournament.
England vs Oman Pitch Analysis
Historically, the pitch in Antigua has produced low-scoring games of T20I cricket. 123 is the average first innings score and the average second innings score is barely 100. 31 matches have been played at this ground with 14 matches won by the team batting first while 15 batting second.
There is hardly anything to choose from in terms of stats. England needing to win biog would ideally want a good batting pitch.
Weather Impact on England vs Oman, T20 World Cup 2024, Match 28
There is a forecast of rain for this match in Antigua. There is almost a 70 percent chance of rain. A shortened game would not be ideal for England given the situation that they are in.
They already had a game rained out and if the same thing happens it will be unlucky for them. Australia and Scotland then might qualify for the Super 8s.
Conclusion
England played their last two games in Antigua against Oman on June 14 and against Namibia on Juen 15. They potentially play back-to-back games within 48 hours.
