Preview: The West Indies and the United States will face off at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on June 22, 2024, at 6 a.m. IST.
This is an unexpected encounter, but one that the tournament richly deserves. The co-hosts of this year’s T20 World Cup made their way through the group stages, each utilizing unique strategies that varied in their level of surprise.
Meanwhile, South Africa won their fifth successive game in the competition, defeating an energetic USA team by 18 runs to get their Super Eights campaign off to a strong start. Quinton de Kock showed out with the bat, scoring 74 off 40 balls to help the Proteas set a challenging goal of 195 for the debutants. Kagiso Rabada excelled with the ball and finished with 3/18 as the USA were limited to 176/6 after giving South Africa a huge fright at one point.
T20 World Cup 2024, 46th Match, USA vs WI
Venue: Kensington Oval, Barbados
Date & Time: Saturday, June 22, 6:00 AM
Pitch Report: Despite the low-scoring encounter between Namibia and Oman that kicked off the tournament, Bridgetown has had higher scoring rates than other locations. As the day turns into a sultry evening, precipitation is unlikely, with clear skies expected. This will be the sixth game of this year’s T20 World Cup, and it will take place at Kensington Oval.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
West Indies (WI): Shimron Hetmyer, Johnson Charles, Nicolas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell (c), Roston Chase, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romaria Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie.
United States of America (USA): Steven Taylor, Andries Gous (wk), Nitish Kumar, Aaron Jones (c), Corey Anderson, Shayan Jahangir, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjinge, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar.
