Preview:
West Indies and England will meet each other on Thursday for the third and the final Test match of the three-match series. The first two matches have already ended in a draw and both teams would be hoping to extract a result out of this game in their favor.
Batters from both sides have dominated in the two matches and the bowlers struggled to pick wickets at regular intervals. The bowlers would be hoping to get some sort of help from the pitch in this game.
Match Details:
West Indies vs England, 3rd Test
Venue: National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada
Date & Time: 24th March, at 7:30 PM IST and 10:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
WI vs ENG, 3rd Test Pitch Report:
The pitch might again provide a lot of support to the batters and they might be able to pile up a huge total in this game as well. The bowlers are likely to struggle in taking wickets.
Injury News:
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WI vs ENG, 3rd Test Probable Playing XIs:
West Indies
John Campbell, Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Nkrumah Bonner, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Jermaine Blackwood, Alzarri Joseph, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Veerasammy Permaul, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales
England
Zak Crawley, Alex Lees, Daniel Lawrence, Joe Root (c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Ben Foakes (wk), Jack Leach, Matthew Fisher, Saqib Mahmood
Top Picks for WI vs ENG 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Kraigg Brathwaite is the leading run-scorer in the series. He has made 304 runs in two matches at an average of 101.33. Brathwaite has scored a century in the series which came in the previous match and he won the player of the match award as well.
Joe Root has made 284 runs in two matches at an average of 71. He has scored two centuries in the series for England.
Ben Stokes has made 188 runs in two matches at an average of 47 which includes one century. Stokes has taken five wickets as well at an average of 28.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for WI vs ENG 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Joshua Da Silva, Ben Stokes (vc), Chris Woakes, Kraigg Brathwaite, Joe Root (c), Jermaine Blackwood, Dan Lawrence, Alzarri Joseph, Veerasammy Permaul, Saqib Mahmood, Jack Leach
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for WI vs ENG 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Jonny Bairstow (vc), Jason Holder (c), Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Kraigg Brathwaite, Joe Root, Dan Lawrence, John Campbell, Kemar Roach, Jack Leach, Matthew Fisher
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Jason Holder, Joe Root
Vice-Captain Options: Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow
