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Head to Head
The United States of America and England have never played against each other in the shortest format of the game.
Venue Details
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Average first innings score: 156 (In the ongoing World Cup)
Bat first / Bat second split: Teams batting first have won three games at this venue in this T20WC, whereas the batting second teams have won a couple of games
Highest second-innings scores at the venue (in this T20WC): 181/8 (IND vs AFG), 172/6 (ENG vs WI), 164/5 (AUS vs OMA)
Pace vs spin split: Average 19.7 vs 28.2, Economy 7.7 vs 7.3, Percentage of wickets 69.1% vs 30.1%
Weather conditions
Rain has visited Barbados frequently throughout the last month, but it has been extremely hot and humid for the last couple of days. Accuweather suggests that there’s an 18% chance of precipitation, with a 49% cloud cover.
Players to watch out for
Phil Salt- The English opener is their best performer in the ongoing World Cup, having registered 158 runs at an average of 39.50. He is a very impactful player in powerplay and only Warner has a better strike rate than him in this phase in T20 World Cup 2024.
Harry Brook— The Yorkshire batter has consistently scored runs in the limited opportunities he had in this World Cup, and only Salt scored more runs than him for England in this World Cup. He has performed well against both spinners and pacers and his performance against the latter is what stands out - against whom he has a strike rate of 170 against them in this World Cup.
Saurabh Netravalkar—The Mumbai-born USA pacer has taken the World Cup by storm, with an economy rate of less than six in three out of five games. All of his six wickets have come against right-handers. With England having five right-handed batters in the top seven, it may cause a significant concern for them.
Key Battles
Jofra Archer against USA middle order
The English pacer is leading the pace unit really well in the ongoing T20 World Cup, especially in the middle overs and the final five overs. He has done really well in the Windies, having the best strike rate among countries he has played the shortest format in.
Cricket.com’s suggested Fantasy XI
Probable playing XI
United States of America: Steven Taylor, Andries Gous (wk), Nitish Kumar, Aaron Jones (c), Corey Anderson, Milind Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar
England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
Streaming and Telecast details
The match will begin at 8 PM IST (June 23) and be streamed and telecasted on Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports respectively.
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