England are favorites to win
England could seal a T20 series win if they beat West Indies in either of their two matches at Warner Park, Basseterre. The second match in the series is scheduled for March 10, and the live action begins at 16:00.
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Both teams have elected to field first so far in this series, but West Indies may prefer to set a target if they win the toss again after their crushing defeat last time out.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for West Indies vs England, 3rd T20.
Obed McCoy was added to the West Indies squad after Andre Russell’s injury and made his T20i debut last time out. Evin Lewis, Rovman Powell, Keemo Paul and Kemar Roach are already out injured, restricted the hosts’ options for changes after their crushing defeat. With McCoy expensive last time out, and Devendra Bishoo underused, Oshane Thomas and Ashley Nurse could return.
A crushing defeat in the second T20 in this series meant little to shout about for the West Indies, but they do boast some exciting batsmen in their squad.
Nicholas Pooran, a half-centurion in the first match, is one of those after announcing his ability in franchise competitions across the globe over the past year.
Chris Gayle is another, meanwhile – he may have fallen short in the T20 matches so far, but he hit two centuries and two half-centuries in the ODI series to remind everybody how he became such a West Indian legend.
With the ball, Fabian Allen claimed 2-29 last time out, while Sheldon Cottrell took three in the first match, to add to the seven he took against Bangladesh. Cottrell also took seven in the ODI series to ensure his salute celebration got plenty of airing.
Victory against Bangladesh just before Christmas was a rarity in the T20 format for West Indies, who have now lost eight of their 11 20-over matches. Defeats to India and Bangladesh preceded the victory before Christmas, and they have been no match for England so far in this series either.
Nicholas Pooran’s half-century was a positive in the first T20i, but their total of 160/8 proved below par despite Sheldon Cottrell’s best efforts – and three wickets – with the ball.
Last time out, they let England off the hook as they recovered from a poor start to post 182/6. The West Indies’ start was even worse and they eventually folded for 45 from 11.5 overs to suffer a 137-run defeat. No Full Member nation has ever scored less in a T20 international.
Chris Gayle, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Darren Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Jason Holder, Ashley Nurse, Oshane Thomas, Sheldon Cottrell
Having wrapped up the series, England may take the opportunity to take a look at Sam Curran, Dawid Malan and Mark Wood having been unchanged for the first two matches of END vs WI T20 Series. Chris Jordan was in outstanding form last time out, so it would more likely be Liam Plunkett and David Willey who missed out for the bowlers, while Alex Hales or Joe Denly could sit out for Malan.
Sam Billings recaptured his best form with the bat last time out, scoring 87 from 47 balls - his 17th T20 half-cenury but only his second (and highest score) at international level.
Joe Root's half-century continued his good form, meanwhile. The Yorkshireman hit 55 to continue form that also saw him hit is 14th ODI century in the 50-over series.
Jonny Bairstow's 68 in the first match, meanwhile, and - if selected - Dawid Malan will want to add to the four half-centuries he has hit in his five previous T20 appearances.
With the ball, Chris Jordan was the star of the show last time out with his stunning 4-6, having taken 2-16 in the previous game too - including a stunning one-handed caught and bowled. Jordan's career-best bowling figures took him to 150 T20 wickets in 145 appearances.
Adil Rashid took 2-12 from three overs, meanwhile, to continue his own excellent bowling form - he previously claimed 1-15 in the first match and now has 184 T20 wickets in 162 matches with an economy rate of 7.37 runs per over.
England's series win follows victory against Sri Lanka in a one-off match earlier this winter, and sees them bounce back from defeat in their most recent full T20 series - a 2-1 loss to India.
Joe Denly took four wickets and Adil Rashid claimed three as England won against Sri Lanka but it has been all-round performance that earned victory in this series against West Indies. Tom Curran claimed four wickets while Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid took wickets and bowled economically in the first match, before Jonny Bairstow's 68 led a chase of 161 to win by four wickets.
Last time out, England claimed their highest ever win (in terms of runs) in a T20 international after Sam Billings (87) and Joe Root (55) helped them to 182/6 before Chris Jordan claimed 4-6 as they bowled West Indies out for just 45.
West Indies went into this series with 11 T20 wins against England, including the final of the 2016 World T20, but England's two wins so far take them to six in reply.
West Indies beat England away in their most recent T20 match before this series, but England have excelled with bat and ball so far in this series - chasing 161 to win by four wickets first up before their record 137-run last time out.
Another comfortable win has seen England's price drop compared to the first and second matches. They are now 1.72 to win with Bet365 compared to the best price of 2.10 on a Windies win.
England's batting depth is one key factor in their form, and a return for Dawid Malan - who has four half-centuries in five T20i appearances - could bolster that. He is 4.33 with Bet365 to post England's highest score, while Alex Hales is 4.00 and Jonny Bairstow 3.75.
With the ball, meanwhile, Chris Jordan was the stand-out bowler last time out and he is 4.33 with Bet365 to be England's star bowler again. Adil Rashid's consistency means he is 3.75 with Bet365.
West Indies had little to shout about last time out, but with Chris Gayle at the top of the order anything is possible. He is 3.00 to be the Windies' top batsman with Bet365.
England have already claimed a comfortable series win and, with their tails up, can wrap it up in style with a third win from three.
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