ABOUT THE MATCH
West Indies and Ireland team faced each other in the first match at National Cricket Stadium. In that match, Ireland had registered a win by 4 runs against West Indies. It’s a must-win match for West Indies.
Presently, Ireland is leading the series 1-0 in a 3 -match T20I series.
TOSS PREDICTION
Toss winning team will select to bat first as both teams have strong batting line-ups.
PITCH AND CONDITIONS
The Warner Park, Basseterre looks small and will help batsmen score boundaries. Bowlers have to struggle a lot to pick up wickets on this pitch.
There are remote chances of rain and we can expect a bit of wind on the match day.
MATCH PREVIEW
West Indies
⦁ They lost the previous T20I match against Ireland at NCS, Grenada.
⦁ Evin Lewis has been consistent in all recent matches played by West Indies. He scored a brilliant 53 in the last match.
⦁ Dwayne Bravo announced his comeback to international matches by picking up 2 wickets against Ireland.
⦁ Sheldon Cottrell also picked two wickets in the first t20 match.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF WEST INDIES
Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Lendl Simmons, Shimron Hetmyer, Dwayne Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Hayden Walsh Jr, Romario Shepherd, Khary Pierre, Shefane Rutherford.
IRELAND
⦁ They won the nail-biting 1st T20I match by 4 runs.
⦁ Paul Stirling, who missed a well-deserved ton by just 5 runs, helped his team score 208 runs in 20 overs.
⦁ Another opener Kevin O’Brien also scored 48 runs which included 4 fours and 2 sixes.
⦁ Joshua Little picked up 3 wickets by conceding 29 runs in his four overs spell.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI OF IRELAND
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Gary Wilson (wk), Simi Singh, Kevin O’Brien, George Dockrell, Joshua Little, Craig Young, Gareth Delany, Boyd Rankin, Harry Tector.
HEAD TO HEAD:
⦁ WEST INDIES – 2
⦁ IRELAND – 2
⦁ Draw – 0
⦁ No- Result – 1
TEAM FORM IN LAST 5 MATCHES
⦁ WEST INDIES – L L W L L
⦁ IRELAND – W W L W W
PROBABLE TOP PERFORMERS
⦁ WEST INDIES – Evin Lewis
⦁ IRELAND – Paul Stirling
BROADCAST DETAILS
⦁ TV – Sony Six
⦁ Online– Hotstar
⦁ Match Timings – 6: 00 PM IST/ GMT
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