WI vs ENG 1st T20I Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today's Match Between West Indies and England

The 2022 Champions take on the 2016 champions. West Indies are bringing back Andre Russell, highlighting their intentions with another ICC Event coming up. England is without a good chunk of players from the side that won the T20 World Cup. Both teams do not have too many white-ball games coming up after this giving them few chances to look at how their T20 side looks.

WI vs ENG Match Details

Date: December 12th, 2023

Time:  3:30 AM IST

Venue: Bridgetown

WI vs ENG Weather Report

The weather is in focus with rain likely sometime through the game.

WI vs ENG Pitch Report

The Bridgetown track is known to be a good cricketing wicket that offers a little to both batters and bowlers. With a balanced track, runs on the board will be a better option.

WI vs ENG Head-to-Head

Stats	Matches	WI Won	ENG Won	NR	Tie
Overall	24	14	10	6	0
In West Indies	10	5	5	0	0
In the last Five Matches	5	3	2	0	0

WI vs ENG Predicted Playing XI

ENG Playing XI

Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley

WI Playing XI

Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope, Rovaman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Akeal Hossein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie

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WI vs ENG Key Players

Andre Russell

Andre Russell, a T20 MVP, is back in the West Indies colors after two years. At 35 though and with his history of knee problems it remains to be seen if he can be the force he once was. His performances in franchise cricket in the last two years suggest otherwise though.

Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler finally got a fifty in the ODI series but is still struggling for runs. He is now back at the top of the order in a different format and it will be interesting to see if a format change can help spark a change in form.

WI vs ENG Match Tips

Big names return for West Indies but England could back themselves in the shorter format as the defending World Champions.

Match Prediction: England Will Win The Match