Windies vs England 2019: 3rd ODI, Grenada, Weather Report, Where To Watch, Match Preview
Published - 24 Feb 2019, 05:38 PM | Updated - 22 Aug 2024, 11:59 PM
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Windies vs England 2019: 3rd ODI, Grenada, Weather Report, Where To Watch, Match Preview; Well, it was a stunning show from Shimron Hetmyer and Sheldon Cottrell on the other night at Barbados. Now, the venue changes to Grenada, where the crucial Third ODI is set to be played. Both the sides are eager to win the game at any cost.
Windies found team balance:
Trailing the five-match ODI series 1-0, West Indies bounced back to defeat England by 26 runs in the second ODI at Bridgetown, Barbados. Thanks to a fine batting performance by the hosts, the Caribbean bowlers just did enough to restrict the visitors and pull one back in the series.
No changes are expected of the victorious Windies side from the second ODI. Shimron Hetmyer, once again proved his worth with an aggressive hundred to put the pressure back on to the Englishmen, who were undone by Sheldon Cottrell.
Led by Chris Gayle at the top of the order, West Indies have been explosive in their approach, similar to that of the English. They would love to repeat the show once again to put a big target on the board. With the momentum on their side, they would like to put on a good show.
England wants to make a turnaround:
On the other hand, heading into the third ODI, England would love to stamp their authority in limited-overs cricket, considering we are only three months away from the World Cup. They would like to get their second win of the series by all means.
There is no concern with their batting lineup, as they have been in a scintillating form. Despite they were outdone by Cottrell, they got the ability to bounce back and show their character in the crunch situations of the game.
If there can be any change possible, it would be the return of Chris Woakes into the side at the expense of Tom Curran. So far, Moeen Ali hasn’t displayed anything great to take a stake in the playing XI but he might get one more chance.
Match Preview:
Date & Time: Monday, 25th February 2019. 11:00 am Local Time
Venue: National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada
Pitch Report: Despite moving from Barbados to Grenada, the pitch is expected to be brilliant for the batsmen. They have made the perfect use of the conditions in both the ODIs and would like to repeat the same.
Weather Report: Not great news…!!! Rain is expected to intervene in the game. The weather forecast suggests 50% of chances for the rain.
Predicted Playing XI:
Windies: Chris Gayle, John Campbell, Shai Hope (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Darren Bravo, Jason Holder (c). Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Devendra Bishoo, Oshane Thomas, Sheldon Cottrell.
England: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c). Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes
Head To Head:
In total, England won 50 matches out of 98 games that were played between them. Meanwhile, Windies won 43 games. The remaining 5 games have resulted in Ties.
