The West Indies last defeated England at Kennington Oval back in 2004.
Preview
This prediction, get the best ENG vs WI Fantasy 11 Prediction, Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for West Indies tour of England, 3rd ODI. England (ENG) will take on the West Indies (WI) on Tuesday, June 3, at the Kennington Oval in London. England has won the first two matches of the series and has earned an unassailable lead. The English side, led by Harry Brook, won the first match by 238 runs after posting a total of 400 runs for the loss of eight wickets on the board.
In the second ODI, England won the toss and elected to bowl. Keacy Carty and Shai Hope led the charge with the bat for the West Indies. Carty scored 103 runs off 105 deliveries, while Hope made 78 runs off 66 deliveries. The West Indies finished with 308 runs before getting dismissed in 47.4 overs. Adil Rashid (4 for 63) was the pick of the bowlers for England, followed by Saqib Mahmood (3 for 37).
England didn’t have a decent start to their chase and lost the first two wickets for just two runs. Post this debacle, it was all about Joe Root’s batting masterclass. The right-handed batter remained unbeaten on 166 runs off 139 deliveries. England took 48.5 overs to reach the target of 309 runs with three wickets in hand. Root was adjudged the Player of the Match.
Also Read: ENG vs WI Match Prediction – Who will win today’s 2nd ODI match between England and West Indies?
Match Information- ENG vs WI Fantasy 11 Prediction
Probable PlayingXI
England
JL Smith, JE Root, HC Brook(C), WG Jacks, Jacob Bethell, BM Duckett, Jos Buttler, BA Carse, MJ Potts, AU Rashid, S Mahmood
Bench: T Banton, J Overton, AAP Atkinson, Jofra Archer, T Hartley
West Indies
Brandon King, JP Greaves, Keacy Carty, Shimron Hetmyer, Matthew Forde, Roston Chase, Shai Hope(C), Jewel Andrew, G Moti-Kanhai, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales
Bench: Evin Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Shamar Joseph, Amir Jangoo, John Campbell, Jediah Blades
Pitch Report
The average first innings score in the last 10 ODI matches at the Kennington Oval has been 292 runs. The teams have lost an average of eight wickets per innings here. Both batters and bowlers are likely to find enough help from the surface. The teams batting first have won just three out of the last 10 games here. Hence, the team winning the toss might look to bowl.
England and the West Indies have played a total of five ODI matches at this venue. England has won three out of these five matches, while the West Indies has won the remaining two games. The West Indies last defeated England at this venue back in 2004.
Joe Root ENG | bat
Root became only the fourth batter to score more than 1000 runs in England vs West Indies ODI matches. He is the first English batter to achieve this feat. He is the leading run-scorer in the series and has amassed 223 runs at a strike rate of 109.31.
Hope has scored two half-centuries in his last five ODI outings. In the two matches of the series, he has scored 103 runs at a strike rate of 118.39.
He is just 79 runs away from scoring 1000 runs in ODIs. The English captain has scored 105 runs in two games and is the second-highest run-scorer for the team.
Matty Potts- ENG | BOWL- 9
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