ICC World Cup 2019: Match 19, England vs West Indies – Match Preview

England and West Indies have played against each other quite a few times this year. They will once again resume their rivalry when both the teams go up against each other at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on June 14 (Friday). Both the sides have played three games so far with two wins for the hosts while the team from the Caribbean Islands have secured one win while one match had to call off due to heavy rain.

West Indies bowlers have put up a good show so far in the tournament. However, the batters have failed back the effort put on by the bowlers. They have lacked application in their batting, which cost them the match against Australia. In the last game against South Africa, Sheldon Cottrell gave a good start before rain played spoilsport. The batters need to raise their game and support the bowlers against a world-class England team.

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On the other hand, after a shocking defeat to Pakistan, England dominated every department against Bangladesh, as they first put up 386 runs on board and then bundled them out for 280 in the 49th over. The openers, determined not to fall into the trap of spin bowling, gave a perfect start, as Jason Roy mastered his way to 153. While Ben Stokes has been giving some priceless overs with the ball, Moeen Ali is likely to return in the playing eleven, considering the number of left-handers in the West Indies line-up.

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Date and Time: June 14 (Friday), 3:00 PM IST, at Rose Bowl, Nottingham

Predicted XI

England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder (c), Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Sheldon Cotrell, Oshane Thomas

World Cup Head to Head

Statistical Preview:

i) Eoin Morgan will play his 300th international match for England. Morgan will be the fifth cricketer to play 300 international games for England.

ii) Jason Roy (3,896 runs) is 104 runs away to complete his 4,000 international runs.

iii) Joe Root (11 catches) is three catches away to become the highest catch-taker as an England non-wicketkeeper in Cricket World Cup. In this list, he is only behind of Graeme Hick (12 catches) and Paul Collingwood (13 catches).

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Pitch Conditions

Southampton has produced high-scoring encounters in the recent games. However, the overcast conditions will provide some assistance to the fast bowlers with the new ball.

Meanwhile, the average first score at Southampton is 250, which is below average than what we have seen in recent times.

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Weather Forecast

It would be a cloudy start to the day which would assist the fast bowlers early on, tempting the captains to field first. The afternoon will see rain becoming a bit showery with some brighter spells developing as the game progresses.

Match Prediction

England is currently the best ODI team in world cricket right now. Moreover, they lead West Indies 5-1 in World Cup matches so far. Considering the recent form, Eoin Morgan & Co are likely to secure their third win of the World Cup.