West Indies brushed aside England in the fifth ODI to win by seven wickets and level the series 2-2. England will look to avenge their defeat when two teams face-off in first of three T20I on Wednesday. Windies have a strong T20I record against England they have beaten them in 11 out of 15 in this format. The swashbuckling opener Chris Gayle has returned to his prime by smashing two centuries and two fifties in four ODIs, along with Shimron Hetmyer and Carlos Brathwaite their lineup looks more stronger than England. With the likes of Oshane Thomas, Jason Holder and Sheldon Cottrell with ball would provide a great balanced team for first T20I.
On the other hand England have rested few of their key players ahead of upcoming IPL season even though England side some quick firing players who can turn the match result. Alex Hales could provide a flying start to the innings and he is much suited for T20 Cricket. With the likes of Joe Root and Eoin Morgan in middle-order give more stability in batting if quick wickets are fallen. Adil Rashid and Chris Jordan have the responsibility of picking quick wickets.
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Wicket-keeper: Shai Hope (9 credits)
Shai Hope who have the potential of scoring big runs in short span of time and he has proved in time being. He is known for firing quick runs and his T20 strike-rate tells everything how dangerous he would be on his day. Hope has played six T20I
West Indies brushed aside England in the fifth ODI to win by seven wickets and level the series 2-2. England will look to avenge their defeat when two teams face-off in first of three T20I on Wednesday. Windies have a strong T20I record against England they have beaten them in 11 out of 15 in this format. The swashbuckling opener Chris Gayle has returned to his prime by smashing two centuries and two fifties in four ODIs, along with Shimron Hetmyer and Carlos Brathwaite their lineup looks more stronger than England. With the likes of Oshane Thomas, Jason Holder and Sheldon Cottrell with ball would provide a great balanced team for first T20I.
On the other hand England have rested few of their key players ahead of upcoming IPL season even though England side some quick firing players who can turn the match result. Alex Hales could provide a flying start to the innings and he is much suited for T20 Cricket. With the likes of Joe Root and Eoin Morgan in middle-order give more stability in batting if quick wickets are fallen. Adil Rashid and Chris Jordan have the responsibility of picking quick wickets.
Player Recommendations:
Wicket-keeper: Shai Hope (9 credits)
Shai Hope who have the potential of scoring big runs in short span of time and he has proved in time being. He is known for firing quick runs and his T20 strike-rate tells everything how dangerous he would be on his day. Hope has played six T20I matches against England, scored 158 runs at a strike-rate of 168.08. He will be the key player in the middle-order for Windies.
Batsman: Chris Gayle (10.5 credits)
The dangerous opening batsman has smashed 424 runs in 4 matches in recently concluded ODI series against England at an average of 106, along with two centuries and two fifties. The six feet tall man is on his prime and will be the real threat for the opposition when he is in great form and he is. A big inning can be expected and he features in our top pick for this match.
All-rounder: Carlos Brathwaite (9 credits)
Brathwaite is best known for hitting long sixes and can hit from the very first ball. He likes to play against England and has a good record against them but in recently concluded ODI series against England has not gone well for him with bat and with ball he just picked five wickets. But the now format is different and he is specialist in it. We can expect him to make a come-back with a bang.
Bowler: Adil Rashid (9 credits)
The leg-spinner Rashid has finished as the best bowler in the ODI series with nine wickets and he is like to make a big impact here in T20 as well. With Chris Gayle up-front before him who has bad record against spinners, Rashid will be the key player here. Rashid's record against Windies has been impressive, in 10 matches he has picked 15 wickets at economy of 6.77 which is the best among others.
Captain: Chris Gayle
Vice-captain: Carlos Brathwaite
