West Indies vs Afghanistan Weather Report And Pitch Report Of St Lucia Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 40

The Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia hosts the West Indies vs Afghanistan last match of the group stage on Tuesday, June 18. The match starts at 6 am IST which is 8.30 pm local time.

West Indies and Afghanistan have met seven times in T20Is with the Windies winning four games and the Afghans three. Afghanistan have previously beaten West Indies in the T20 World Cup 2016. The two teams played their last T20I match in 2019.

West Indies and Afghanistan are the two unbeaten teams from Group C. Both of them defeated the likes of New Zealand, Uganda, and PNG.

The winning run for one of the two teams will end with this match. The two teams have played some very good cricket up to now and this should be another cracking contest

Afghanistan have relied on their openers to give them a good start and post a decent total on the board. They have allowed their spinners to come into the game The way they won against the Kiwis the performance had a certain authority about it. They would like to replicate that against the Windies too.

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West Indies won with a bit of hard work against PNG. However against New Zealand and Uganda, the matches were rather easy, The Windies were too good for the Kiwis in a chase of 150. Uganda was a no-contest for the Windies as well.

West Indies vs Afghanistan Weather Report And Pitch Report Of St Lucia Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 40

West Indies vs Afghanistan Weather Report Of St Lucia

The match starts at 8.30 pm local time on June 18. The temperatures will be around 18 degrees with breezy and humid conditions.

There are thunderstorms expected and a few dark clouds building up. The humidity will be 81 percent and there is a 40 percent chance of rain. The venue will host three Group games and three Super 8 games.

West Indies vs Afghanistan Pitch Analysis

The venue has hosted 36 T20I matches with 15 matches won by the team batting first and 21 bowling first. Thus there is a certain advantage for the teams chasing at this venue.

140 is the average first innings total at this venue but the highest total posted is 199 and the highest total chase is 197. Thus if the conditions remain good for cricket, we should have a high-scoring game.

Weather Impact on West Indies vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2024, Match 40

The two teams have both qualified for the Super 8s of the World Cup. Thus in many ways, the result of the game is inconsequential. However, the winning run for one of the two teams will end. There is a 40 percent chance of rain to play spoilsport in the match.

Conclusion

The two teams will hope to get a game and hope that rain stays away. This game should be an entertaining contest as it will be a battle against the Windies big-hitters against the Afghan spinners.

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