T20 World Cup, USA vs WI: Prediction, Head-to-Head, Barbados Pitch Report and Who Will Win?

After facing a crushing defeat in their first fixture of the Super 8 stages of the T20 World Cup 2024, West Indies will be desperate to bounce back with a win against the USA on Friday, June 21 (Saturday, June 22 IST) at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. The Rovman Powell-led side was hammered by eight wickets against the defending champions England as they failed to score defend 180.

As a result, the co-hosts of the T20 extravaganza faced the first defeat of the tournament which put them in a do-or-die situation in Group 2 of Super 8. West Indies desperately need a win in their upcoming fixture or their fate will be left in the hands of the other teams.

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On the other hand, the USA have left everyone stunned with their brilliant performance in the tournament so far. The Monank Patel-led side beat Pakistan in the group stages and later gave a tough fight to India. In their first Super 8 fixture against South Africa, the USA came within touching distance of chasing down a massive score of 195 but eventually fell 18 runs short of their target.

Coming after playing on the slow surfaces in New York, USA might enjoy playing in Barbados where shot-making might prove to be difficult for the batters. Hence, the upcoming fixture promises to be a mouth-watering clash between the co-hosts with both teams having their back against the wall.

USA vs WI Head to Head

The two teams have never played a T20I before and will be up against each other for the first time in the upcoming clash.

USA vs WI Team News

USA skipper Monank Patel has missed the last two matches for his team due to a niggle and the team would hope for their captain to be back for the next fixture. On the other hand, WI dropped Obed McCoy in their last fixture against England and brought in Romario Shepherd who failed to make an impact on the game. Hence, McCoy is likely to come back into the team.

USA vs WI Pitch Report

Out of the five completed games at the Kensington Oval in the tournament so far, three have been won by teams batting first with one game being a tie. The average first innings score has been 162 on the surface in the ongoing event while the highest target chased has been 156.

USA vs WI Probable Playing XI

USA Probable XI – Shayan Jahangir/Monank Patel, Steven Taylor, Andries Gous (wk), Aaron Jones (c), Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar

WI Probable XI – Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Obed McCoy, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie