USA vs England, T20 World Cup 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports
Jos Buttler’s England will be eyeing a much-important win against the USA to keep their semifinal hopes alive.
USA will be locking horns with England in Match 49 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on Sunday (IST). In the last match played by the USA, they lost to West Indies by nine wickets. The top fantasy player for the USA was Andries Gous who scored 44 fantasy points. In England's last match in this tournament, they lost to South Africa by seven runs. The top fantasy player for England was Harry Brook who scored 90 fantasy points.
Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados is balanced. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 158 runs. The team winning the toss should look to bat first as the majority of the games played on this ground have been won by the team batting first.
Pace or Spin?
Pacers have taken 67% of the total wickets at this venue. Hence picking up pacers for your fantasy team should be a good idea. Based on the stats available, We predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.
Weather Report
Temperature is expected to be around 28.33 degree C with 74% humidity. Winds at a speed of 5.55 m/s are expected. Cloud cover is also expected, so expect some movement to aid the pace bowlers. Light rain is forecasted which may affect playing conditions.
Fantasy Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Phil Salt
Phil Salt is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. This player has an average of 46 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9. Salt has smashed 158 runs at an average of 39.5 in the recent five matches.
Harmeet Singh
Harmeet Singh can be a differential pick for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 55 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.9. The bowling all-rounder has picked up four wickets in the recent five matches for the USA. Harmeet has also scored 48 runs with the bat.
Sam Curran
Sam Curran can be a safe pick for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 48 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.3. Curran has scored 10 runs in the recent three matches in the tournament. Bowling left-arm medium fast, Curran can also provide some valuable fantasy points.
Mark Wood
Mark Wood can be a good pick for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 55 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.2. The right-arm fast bowler has picked up three wickets in the recent five matches.
Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler is a wicket-keeper batter with an average of 46 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.8 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Buttler has smashed 108 runs in the recent five matches at an average of 27.
Fantasy Team Today
Wicket-Keepers: Phil Salt and Jos Buttler
Batters: Will Jacks and Jonny Bairstow
All-Rounders: Sam Curran, Shadley van Schalkwyk and Nisarg Patel
Bowlers: Harmeet Singh, Mark Wood, Jessy Singh and Ali Khan
Captain: Phil Salt
Vice-Captain: Jos Buttler
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