West Indies vs. England 1st T20, Betting odds, Tips & Preview

in the shortest version of the game, West Indies, will take over England in three T20s after the visitors clinched the ODI series at 2-1. Both teams will be benefitted by these matches that will provide them ample practice before the upcoming World T20 commences in Bangladesh in March, 2014. The Windies will be led by the seasoned Darren Sammy whereas Stuart Broad will be guiding the Englishmen in the field. The man in form for the visitors, Joe Root, will fly back home after his thumb injury during the last ODI against the Caribbeans on March 5, 2014, in Antigua. He powered 107 in the final encounter and will be replaced by another solid batsman, Ian Bell.

Players to watch

West Indies will be strengthened by the arrival of Chris Gayle who has the ability to win the game single-handedly. Marlon Samuels and Dwayne Bravo will look after the middle order batting whereas Darren Sammy will lead his squad with an all round performance.

Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan will be the key batsmen for England and have the ability to surprise the opponents. Ian Bell can be vital with his experience and Stuart Broad will try to make an impression with the ball.

Weather

Mostly cloudy with chances of rain and the temperatures around 23-27ᵒC

Toss

The winning captain will go for bowling

The Pitch

It will be a perfect surface for the limited overs game

Teams

West Indies

Darren Sammy (C), Samuel Badree, Dwayne Bravo, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Krishmar Santokie, Lendl Simmons and Dwayne Smith.

England

Stuart Broad (C), Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Harry Gurney, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Michael Lumb, Stephen Parry, Ben Stokes, James Tredwell and Luke Wright.

Prediction

The Windies are dangerous in T20 format and will win