Clash of heavyweights as defending champions (England) take on hosts (WI)
It is not often West Indies go into a contest against England in an ICC tournament as favourites. Certainly not in recent years given how their fortunes have dwindled. West Indies didn't even get into the Super 12 stages of the previous edition in Australia, a tournament that England won. West Indies also failed to qualify for the last ODI World Cup, a tournament England entered as the defending champions.
However, they have been in amazing form in this year's T20 World Cup at home, finding great support in every venue they have been in. Their bowlers have been getting the job done in most of the games but when there was an opportunity for their batters to make their presence felt, they grabbed it with both hands as witnessed against Afghanistan in St.Lucia.
That's certainly not been the case for England. The defending champions were expected to join New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as the high-profile teams failing to make it to Super 8. After the washout against Scotland and the loss to Australia, England had to bank on Australia defeating Scotland to get through. But now that their qualification is sealed, England will have to regroup and start afresh again. A win against the team that's unbeaten in the tournament can certainly boost their confidence.
Just six months ago, England and West Indies squared off in a five-match T20I series on these shores, albeit not at this particular venue. So there will be familiarity in terms of the personnel. That series turned out to be a humdinger with the hosts winning it 3-2. More of the same will be the order of the day.
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