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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - England won the toss and choose to bat first
England beat West Indies by 21 runs
After the ODI whitewash, Harry Brook's England will look for a repeat in the T20Is.
We are backing England to win!
Tournament: | West Indies tour of England, 2025 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Seat Unique Riverside, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 17.3°C|Partly Cloudy |
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The ODI series between England and West Indies was pretty one-sided with England really pushed in only one of the three games but the tourists will hope that some experienced additions to their squad can make themselves more competitive in these three T20Is.
Overall it has been a disappointing tour of Ireland and England for the 'Men in Maroon' who have won only one and lost four matches across the six scheduled games.
After ending the ODIs in the hustle and bustle of London, most apparent to the players after they were caught up in traffic en route to the ground and the start was delayed, this T20I series begins in Chester-le-Street, the venue where West Indies beat England when they last played a match in this format in this country.
England were excellent with bat and ball in the ODIs and Harry Brook will be looking for more of the same from his side in this opening game.
After brushing aside the West Indies in Birmingham, Cardiff and London, Harry Brook will be looking to show the cricket loving folk of Durham that he is turning around the fortunes of England's T20 side as well in this game.
The right-handed Yorkshireman has been in excellent form since taking on the captaincy and he will be hoping to continue that form in this game. Although if he doesn't the return of IPL winning batter Phil Salt, who enjoys a brilliant head to head record against West Indies, should provide a big boost for the hosts who have a very long batting line-up.
With the ball, Liam Dawson is back in the squad and we expect him to team up with Rehan Ahmed in a new-look English spin pairing.
The pace attack of Brydon Carse and Saqib Mahmood will look to continue where they left off in the ODIs!
Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Tom Banton, Will Jacks, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler, Jacob Bethell, Rehan Ahmed, Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, Saqib Mahmood
Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Tom Banton, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson, Jamie Smith
Overall it has been a very disappointing tour for West Indies who have won only one of their five completed matches since touching down on Irish and English soil over the last few weeks.
The switch to T20 cricket should provide them with an opportunity to find a winning formula tough and the return of experienced players like Andre Russell and Jason Holder should give the side a much needed boost of class.
Romario Shepherd is another excellent addition, he comes straight from winning the IPL with RCB, and Rovman Powell provides plenty of powerful middle and lower-order hitting.
With the ball, Alzarri Joseph, spinner Gudakesh Motie and Matthew Forde will be crucial for the tourists.
Shai Hope (c), Brandon King, Johnson Charles (wk), Rovman Powell Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph
Evin Lewis, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie
It is very rarely warm in Durham and the temperature is likely to drop from 16 degrees at the toss to a cool 12 degrees by the end of the game. No rain, but plenty of cloud cover is forecast.
Pitch Condition
Batting Conditions
Pace Bowling
Spin Bowling
This looks like being a typical pitch at the Riverside Ground which means something off the surface and through the air for the pace bowlers. A par score will be in the region of around 180-190.
Recent T20 games, and the last T20I, were won by the team fielding first and so we predict that both captains will go out for the toss planning to bowl first ahead of this game.
We expect West Indies to be far more competitive in this format and the addition of their new players should make them tough to beat. England also have Phil Salt ing an already confident batting line up and we predict England to get over the line with another victory.
We are backing England to win!
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