England will play against the USA in the 49th match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2024 on June 23. The match will be played at Kingston Oval Cricket Stadium in Barbados.
Teams Overview:
In the league stage, the first match between England and Scotland was washed out due to rain, while in the second match, Australia defeated England. In the third match, England defeated Oman by eight wickets; in the last game, they beat Namibia by 41 runs to qualify for the Super Eight stage.
England lost to South Africa by seven runs in their second match of the Super Eight stage. This will be a must-win game for England.
On the other hand, on the league stage, the USA won their first match against Canada with seven wickets. In the second match, they defeated Pakistan by five runs in a super over. In the third match, India defeated the USA by seven wickets. The last league stage match against Ireland was washed out due to rain.
The USA has lost both matches of the Super Eight stage. In the first match, they lost to South Africa by 18 runs, while in the second match, they lost to West Indies by nine wickets.
Key Players:
USA: Andries Gous, Harmeet Singh, Ali Khan, Corey Anderson
England: Phil Salt, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Head to Head:
England and the USA have never played each other in T20 cricket. They will face each other for the first time tomorrow in the short format.
Kingston Oval Cricket Stadium Barbados pitch report:
The pitch at Kensington Oval is known for its fast pace and bounce, which helps fast bowlers. This is a bouncy pitch, and the batter can take some extra advantage in the early stage, but as the game progresses, the pitch slows down, and the batter faces struggles in playing shots.
Here are the playing XI of both teams:
USA Possible Playing XI:
Andries Gous, Shayan Jahangir, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Jessy Singh, Steven Taylor, Saurabh Netravalkar, Harmeet Singh, Ali Khan, Shadley van Schalkwyk and Corey Anderson
England playing XI:
Jos Buttler (C & WK), Phil Salt, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Harry Brook, Reece Topley, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming (TV)
Pakistan: Ten Sports & PTV Sports
India: Star Sports
UK: Sky Sports
West Indies: ESPN Caribbean
South Africa: SuperSport
Live Streaming (Online)
Pakistan: Tamasha app & Myco app
India & Bangladesh: Disney+Hotstar
UK: Sky Go app
West Indies: ESPN Play Caribbean’s app
USA: Willow TV’s website
South Africa: SuperSport’s app
Australia: Amazon Prime Video
Match details:
The 49th match of the ICC T20 World between the USA and England will be played in Kingston Oval Stadium, Barbados. The match will start at 7:30 pm (PST), 8:00 pm (IST), and 2:30 pm (GMT).
Match predictions:
The USA and England are good teams with their batting and bowling lineups. But if we look at their batting strength, England is the favorite, and they will win against the USA tomorrow.
Probable scenarios:
Scenario 1:
ENG won the toss and decided to bat first
Power Play: 50-55 runs
First-inning Total: 170-180
ENG won the match
Scenario 2:
ENG won the toss and decided to bowl first
Power Play: 40-45 runs
First inning total: 140-145
ENG won the match