T-20 World Cup… Super-8 second match between West Indies and England: Both teams are two-time champions, Caribbeans would like to take revenge of their last defeat

2016 T20 World Cup Final, Eden Gardens ground, West Indies were up against England. England had to defend 24 runs in the last over to win the title.

English captain Eoin Morgan handed the ball to 24-year-old young all-rounder Ben Stokes. West Indies’ Carlos Braithwaite is on strike. Braithwaite hit the first ball of the over across the boundary. But still 18 runs were needed to win. Then Braithwaite finished the match with three consecutive sixes and West Indies won the T20 World Cup title for the second time. These 4 balls made Braithwaite famous. This was the last time West Indies defeated England in the World Cup.

The two teams clashed for the first time in the T20 World Cup in 2009, where the Caribbean players defeated England in their own home. England’s losing streak against the West Indies ended in 2021, when the English bowlers bowled out the Caribbean team for just 55 runs on the Dubai ground. Today West Indies will take revenge for this defeat.

Winning moment of T20 World Cup 2016…

Carlos Brathwaite scored 34 runs off 10 balls in the final against England.

West Indies and England are the only two teams that have won the T20 World Cup title twice. The second match of the Super-8 of the T20 World Cup will be played today between defending champions England and hosts West Indies at 6 am at the Darren Sammy Stadium in St. Lucia.

Now match details…
Super 8: West Indies Vs England
Date and Stadium: June 20, Darren Sammy Stadium, St Lucia
Time: Toss- 5:30 AM, Match start- 6:00 AM

Host West Indies have the upper hand…

Role of toss and pitch- On the basis of this World Cup, winning the toss and batting first can be good. Overall 20 T20 Internationals were played here, teams batting first won in 10 and bowling first in 10. On June 18, for the first time in this stadium, a score of 200 was made in the match between West Indies and Afghanistan. Bowlers concede runs at an economy rate of just 8.00 at the stadium. Along with pace, spin bowlers also get a lot of wickets.

Importance of the match- This is the second match of Super-8. There are two groups in Super-8. There are 4 teams in one group, which will play against each other. Winning today’s match will strengthen the contender to go to the semi-finals.

West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran is the second top scorer of T20 World Cup 2024, Archer is England’s top wicket taker

Players to Watch

Akeal Hossain of West Indies is the third top wicket taker in World Cup

Adil Rashid’s record is better than West Indies

Weather report: 25 chances of rain
There is a 25 percent chance of rain in St. Lucia on the morning of June 20. It may be cloudy during the match. The temperature will be between 32 and 37 degrees Celsius.
Possible Playing XI

West Indies: Rovman Powell (captain), Johnson Charles, Brandon King, Roston Chase, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Alzari Joseph, Gudakesh Moti.

England: Jos Buttler (captain and wicketkeeper), Phil Salt, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brooke, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Chris Jordan, Sam Curran, Joffra Archer, Adil Rashid and Reece Topley.