A thrilling encounter was witnessed the other night as Australia beat Pakistan by 41 runs. Despite Pakistani batsmen getting good starts failed to convert the flow while chasing 308 on board and in end, Mitchell Starc wrapped the things for Pakistan.
Match 19 of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 will see dominating hosts England take on confident West Indians.
England, on one hand, is at currently at no. 3 spot in points tally with two wins in three games, whereas West Indians in same no. of games have just a win and with one game being washed away.
For the first and last time when the West Indies defeated England in World Cups was in 1979. Both the teams have met six times in World Cup history and England has been ascendant so far with five wins.
West Indies will be eying to put a 39-year drought with a win on Friday.
Match Details
England vs West Indies, Match 19
14 June, 3:00 PM IST
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Pitch and Weather Report
A cloudy start to the day is expected, which is likely to assist seamers.
Rain is likely to make an appearance in the afternoon, but later on, significant spells of brightness are expected.
Squads
England
Eoin Morgan (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
West Indies
Jason Holder (c), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Shannon Gabriel, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Kemar Roach, Oshane Thomas.
Team News
England
After a promising victory against Bangladesh by highest runs margin this World Cup England have discovered several positives.
Jonny Bairstow has regained his form against Bangladesh which further strengthens the already heavy batting order. However, Ben Stokes has failed to perform with the bat after a terrific outing in the first match.
But Ben Stokes has delivered some classic spells with the ball which has overshadowed the earlier.
Jos Buttler is fit and is expected to take the field on Thursday after a right hip injury.
Moeen Ali might regain his spot in playing 11 owing to a number of left-handers in West Indian side.
West Indies
After being shocked by Australia, they had to sacrifice their third match to rain and are currently at no. 6 spots with 3 points but with a superlative net run-rate.
Though they have just a single win in the tournament so far they have surely lit the atmosphere with the fancy celebration from Sheldon Cottrell and his other teammates.
After a defeat against Australia, their batting order has a lot to improve so as to relieve the loads from Hope and Holder’s shoulders.
The bowling department has a key role to play against a never-ending English batting line-up, and if Caribbean’s can put to display bowling with the same intensity as in previous matches they can be seen troubling the English batters.
Fantasy Prediction
Nicolas Pooran, Shai Hope, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy, Jason Holder, Ben Stokes, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Woakes, and Jofra Archer, Captain: Jason Roy, Vice Captain: Jason Holder
