West Indies vs England – 1st T20I Betting Tips

Host West Indies will face England in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday.

After suffering a humiliating defeat in a recently concluded ODI series against Ireland, West Indies will enter the upcoming T20I series against England with extremely low confidence.

England are a real powerhouse in white-ball cricket and they will enter the series as firm favorites and deservingly so.

However, the contest against the Caribbean giants will allow the England team to recover after suffering a humiliating defeat in the recently concluded Ashes series.

Both teams have met 19 times in the history of T20 cricket where the Caribbean giants have a slight edge with 11 wins compared to England’s eight victories.

However, the competition is a far closer one when the matches are played in West Indies as both teams have won on four occasions each.

West Indies Form and Team News

The management will be very concerned with the performance of a lot of players in that series and some of them are also a part of the squad to face England in the upcoming 20-over contests.

Therefore, the coaching staff will be hoping to see a much-improved performance from the players against a very tough opposition despite them having some of the very key players missing.

In the batting department, the home team will be heavily relying on the likes of captain Kieron Pollard, his deputy Nicholas Pooran, top-order batter Brandon King, hard-hitting Rovman Powell, left-hander Darren Bravo, wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope and all-rounders Roston Chase, Jason Holder and Fabian Allen to score the bulk of the runs and give the bowlers something to bowl with.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Sheldon Cottrell, Odean Smith, Holder along with the spin trio of Akeal Hosein, Hayden Walsh and Chase to restrict the visitors to a manageable total by claiming timely breakthroughs.

England Form and Team News

The management will be hoping that the players will showcase their talent on the field and give the fans back home something to cheer about.

In the batting department, the visitors will be relying on the likes of captain Eoin Morgan, wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings, explosive top-order batter Jason Roy, stylish James Vince, highly-rated youngsters Tom Banton, Harry Brook and hard-hitting all-rounders Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali to score the bulk of the runs and put the opposition under pressure.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Chris Jordan, Saqib Mahmood, Tymal Mills, Reece Topley along with the spin trio of Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson and Ali to dismantle the home team’s batting lineup.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, West Indies will be favorites to win the opening game of the five-match T20I series to be played at Kensington Oval in Barbados. For the first T20I, West Indies are placed at 2.35 odds, while England are placed at 1.54 odds

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Our Tipster Angle

Historically, West Indies have had an edge over England when the teams faced off in the 20-over format. However, the times have changed.

The Caribbean giants are not a powerhouse in limited-overs cricket as was shown in the recently concluded ODI series against Ireland and on paper, it seems that England will have too much for the home team to handle.

Therefore, the prediction is for the visitors to secure a comfortable win and take a 1-0 lead in the series.

Tip 1- Jos Buttler to continue his purple patch with the bat in the T20Is

The England wicket-keeper has been sensational to say the least in the T20I matches played this year. Since 21 Jan 2021, Buttler has topped the batting charts for England in the T20 format. In 14 matches played, Buttler has accumulated 589 runs at an average of 65.44 with one century and five half-centuries to his name. Given his outstanding performances this season, we can expect opener Jos Buttler to score 25 runs or more against West Indies at [email protected]

Tip 2-Adil Rashid’s impressive record against England in the T20 format

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid has been a bankable performer for England in white-ball cricket for the past couple of years. He will take heart from the fact that he has delivered excellent performances against West Indies in the T20 format. In eight matches played against West Indies, Rashid has claimed 15 wickets at an average of 8.40 with one four-wicket haul to his name. Given his impressive numbers, we can expect Leg-spinner Adil Rashid to take one wicket or more against West [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect England to register a thumping win over West Indies in the series opener played at Barbados

•         Leg-spinner Adil Rashid to take one wicket or more against West Indies- [email protected]
•         opener Jos Buttler to score 25 runs or more against West Indies at Barbados- England @2.50

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