The first T20I of the series between England (ENG) and West Indies (WI) will be played at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on Friday, June 6.

The ODI leg of the series belonged to England. They dominated with a thumping 3-0 scoreline. The visitors put up a fight in the second game. In the two matches other than that, they were comprehensively defeated.

West Indies last played England in a five-match T20I series in the Caribbean last year. The visitors ended up winning the series with a 3-1 margin.

Match Details

Pitch Report

The average first innings score at this venue in the last 10 T20 innings is 161. Bowlers are expected to find some early movement with the new ball.

Head-to-Head Record

Predicted Playing XIs

England:

Jos Buttler (wk), Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (c), Brydon Carse, Jamie Overton, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Luke Wood

West Indies:

Shai Hope (c), Brandon King, Johnson Charles (wk), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph

Probable Top Performers

Probable Best Batter: Jos Buttler

Buttler is coming off a reasonably good IPL season. The 538 runs he scored in 13 innings was at a strike rate of 163.03.

Probable Best Bowler: Saqib Mahmood

Mahmood had an exceptional first-half of the series against the West Indies. He picked up eight wickets in three ODIs at an economy rate of just 4.74.

Today’s Match Prediction: England to win the match