USA is set to take on West Indies in the 46th match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2024 on June 22. This match will be played at Kingston Oval Cricket Stadium, Barbados.
Teams Overviews:
USA and West Indies both lost their first match of the group stage. They must win this game to remain in the Super Eight stage of the mega event.
In the league stage, the USA won their first match against Canada by 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 match of the league stage against Ireland was washed out due to rain.
On the other hand, the West Indies have won all four matches in the ongoing mega event. In the first match, they defeated Papua New Guinea by five wickets, while in the second game, they won against Uganda by 134 runs. In the third match, they defeated Mighty New Zealand by 13 runs, while in the last match of the group stage, they defeated Afghanistan by 104 runs.
Key Players:
West Indies: Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Obed McCoy, Rovman Powell
USA: Saurabh Netravalkar, Shayan Jahangir, Aaron Jones, Ali Khan, Andries Gous
Head to Head:
The USA and West Indies have never faced each other in the short format. They will face each other for the first time tomorrow.
Kingston Oval Cricket Stadium pitch report:
The pitch of Oval Cricket Stadium is more tilted to the batter, as teams have scored 180 plus in six games. This pitch offers some extra advantage to fast bowlers, but spinners can get a minimal advantage from this surface.
Here are the playing XI of both teams:
West Indies Possible Playing XI:
Nicholas Pooran, Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Obed McCoy, Alzarri Joseph, Sherfane Rutherford, Gudakesh Motie, Andre Russell and Rovman Powell
USA Possible Playing XI:
Andries Gous, Shayan Jahangir, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Jessy Singh, Steven Taylor, Harmeet Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Shadley van Schalkwyk and Corey Anderson
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 46th ICC T20 World Cup match between the USA and the West Indies will be played at Kingston Oval Cricket Stadium, Barbados, on June 22. The match will start at 5:30 a.m. (PKT), 6:00 a.m. (IST), and 12:30 a.m. (GMT).
Match predictions:
Both teams have balanced batting and bowling lineups, but the West Indies are the favourites in this match as they are strong in both.
Probable Scenarios
Scenario 1:
WI won the toss and decided to bat first
Power Play: 50-55 runs
First-inning Total: 170-180
WI won the match
Scenario 2:
WI won the toss and decided to bowl first
Power Play: 45-50 runs
First-inning Total: 155-160
WI won the match