England vs West Indies, 2024 T20 World Cup: Probable playing 11s, pitch report, weather forecast and live-streaming details

By Vinay Chhabria

Modified Jun 19, 2024 17:54 IST

West Indies v New Zealand - ICC Men — Can West Indies continue their winning streak? (Image: Getty)

After an unbeaten run in the group stage, co-hosts West Indies will start the Super-Eight round of the 2024 T20 World Cup against defending champions England. The latter sneaked into the second round ahead of Scotland after their chips were down following a defeat to arch-rivals Australia.

England entered the Super Eight courtesy of huge wins against Oman and Namibia. The defending champions will be keen to continue their winning momentum against a solid West Indies side.

With the crucial England vs West Indies match coming up on Wednesday, June 19, we preview the Super Eight clash.

England vs West Indies, 2024 T20 World Cup match details

Match: England vs West Indies, Match 42, 2024 T20 World Cup

Venue: Daren Sammy National Stadium, St. Lucia

Date and Time: June 19, 8.30pm Local Time (June 20, 6am IST)

England vs West Indies probable XIs

England

Phil Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (c), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid and Reece Topley.

West Indies

Johnson Charles (wk), Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Shai Hope, Rovman Powell (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie and Obed McCoy.

England vs West Indies pitch report

St Lucia has offered batter-friendly surfaces in the 2024 T20 World Cup so far. Heaps of runs have been scored at this venue. Considering the hard-hitting prowess of both England and West Indies, this should be a high-scoring match.

England vs West Indies weather forecast

The conditions will be mostly cloudy in St Lucia for this game. The temperature will hover around 28 degrees Celsius, while the humidity levels are expected to be 78%. Rain might interrupt the game but we should expect a result with only "brief scattered showers" forecasted by Saint Lucia Meteorological Services.