WI vs ENG 4th Match Prediction

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West Indies

The West Indies went into the previous match on the back of an ODI series win over England and one more win away from a T20I series triumph. Instead, England kept themselves in contention, but the men from the Caribbean could seal an unassailable series lead here.

Rovman Powell and Brandon King could be the Windies batters to keep an eye on in this match. They are their team's leading run-scorers this series. Powell has 120 runs to King's 112 - and both are striking at more than 160 per 100 deliveries. Nicholas Pooran has also weighed in with important contributions.

Bowling-wise, the Windies can look to Alzarri Joseph for more impressive form. He has taken six wickets in three matches this series. Averaging two wickets per match is outstanding in this format of international cricket. Joseph is bowling well in conducive conditions.

The home side's spin resources are Gudakesh Motie and Akeal Hosein. They have shared five wickets this series. Hosein has opened the bowling and could do so again. England's batters will be challenged against the specialist slow bowlers. Phil Salt and company, in effect, are going to have to force the pace.

England

England's batters were rather remarkable in the third T20I, ensuring they won't go into this match needing to avoid a possible series whitewash. They've had a disappointing few months, which included an early exit at the Cricket World Cup in India. In the Caribbean, things are looking up again, albeit nominally.

Salt, Jos Buttler, Harry Brookes and Liam Livingstone are at the fore of England's recent success with the bat. Salt struck a century in the third T20I and Buttler a half-ton. Brookes and Livingstone then weighed in with brisk middle-order cameos. Keep a keen eye on these four again.

It will be interesting to see if England retain Gus Atkinson for this match. The fast bowler was costly and didn't take a wicket in the third T20I. Spinners Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid were collectively economical and it's probable Ali will open the bowling again.

England's bigger challenge will likely be more with the ball than the bat. The visiting bowlers will be tasked with trying to successfully combat an in-form home batting unit. Left-arm seamer Reece Topley's role with the new ball could prove the difference this time.