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The sixth match of Super-8 in ICC T-20 World Cup 2024 will be played on June 22 between the two hosts i.e. West Indies and America. Both the teams will face each other for the first time in a T20 International match.
West Indies team has won the T-20 World Cup title twice. America is playing the World Cup for the first time. However, Windies will not take America lightly at all, because USA had caused an upset by defeating a big team like Pakistan in the group stage.
Now match details…
Super-8: West Indies Vs America
Date and Stadium: 22 June, Kensington Oval, Barbados
Time: Toss- 5:30 AM, Match Start- 6:00 AM
Importance of the match- In Group-2, West Indies and America had lost their first match, which means to reach the semi-finals, both of them need to win the last two matches. The hopes of the team that wins the match on Saturday will remain intact, while the losing team will be out of the race.
last encounter
WI and USA faced each other once in international cricket. This was a qualifier match of the ODI World Cup. In this match, West Indies defeated America by 39 runs. Jason Holder scored 56 runs in the match and also took 1 wicket.
Jason Holder was chosen the player of the match of this match.
Nicholas Pooran is the top scorer of T-20 World Cup 2024, Saurabh Netrawalkar is America’s top wicket taker.
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west indies
- Nicholas Puran: Is the top scorer of the team and tournament. He has scored 6 runs in 5 matches. He has scored 200 runs in 5 matches at a strike rate of 141.84.
- Akil Hossein: Took 9 wickets in 5 matches of the tournament. He is the top wicket taker of the team. During this period, his best is 5 wickets for 11 runs.
America
- Andreas Gauss: He is the second top scorer of the tournament and the team. Goss has scored 182 runs in 4 matches.
- Saurabh Netravalkar: America’s bowler Saurabh Netrawalkar took 6 wickets in 4 matches. He is the highest wicket-taker for America in T-20 International and tournaments.
Roll of toss- So far 30 T-20 International matches have been played at Kensington Oval. In 19 matches, the team batting first won and 9 matches were won by the chasing team. The results of two matches could not be declared. After winning the toss, the team would like to bat first.
Weather report- 40% chance of rain
There is a 40 percent chance of rain in Barbados on June 22. The temperature here on this day will be between 32 to 27 degrees Celsius. There will be rain and thunder at different places in the morning.
Possible playing-11 of both the teams
West Indies: Rovman Powell (captain), Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Roston Chase, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph and Gudakesh Moti.
America: Aaron Jones (captain), Shayan Jahangir, Andreas Goss, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Steven Taylor, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netrawalkar.
