WIE vs BRP Match Preview
As far as the West Indies Emerging team is concerned Leonardo Julien and Ackeem Auguste will open their innings. The one-down position in the batting order will be occupied by Kevlon Anderson. He will be the backbone of the innings. The next positions in the batting order will be taken up by Teddy Bishop and Nyeem Young. The wicketkeeping responsibilities for the West Indies Emerging team are with Leonardo Julien. The fast-bowling attack for the team will be in the hands of Joshua Bishop and Joshua James.
Jonathan Carter and Zachary McCaskie will be opening the innings for the Barbados Pride outfit. The one-down position in the batting order will be occupied by Akeem Jordan. He will have the responsibility of holding the innings together for Barbados. The middle order for Barbados' batting line-up will be in the hands of Nicholas Kirton and Shai Hope. Shai Hope is expected to do well in the series. He will also be leading the team. The wicketkeeping for the Barbados team will be done by Shane Dowrich. The spin bowling attack will be led by Jomel Warrican and the fast-bowling attack will be in the hands of Camarie Boyce and Ramon Simmonds.
Weather Report
The temperature during this game to be played in Antigua will hover close to 28 degrees at night. We are likely to get winds close to 11 km/hr during the game. There are likely to have passing clouds during the match with a few showers likely at the venue. The relative humidity during the match will be close to 77%. These overcast conditions are likely to be helpful to the quicker bowlers.
Pitch Report
In one of the last matches played at the ground one of the sides participating in this match nearly managed to defend a paltry total of 190 runs. So, the bowlers will get some assistance in the game. But in a normal scenario, the side batting first will be looking to score in the excess of 270 runs. Spinners are going to get some purchase from the wicket, especially in the latter half of the match.
Notable stats
Both teams have a near identical recent performance.
In their last 5 matches, Barbados Pride has won just a single match and lost 3 and one match had no result. The West Indies Emerging has won 1 and lost 3.
Shai Hope has a great record in recent matches for Barbados.
Shai Hope has scored 301 runs in his last 7 appearances for Barbados. He has scored these runs with an average of 50.17 and a strike rate of 77.97.
Team News
There are no injuries reported for this game from either of the two team managements so far.
WIE vs BRP Probable 11
WIE Playing 11
- Ackeem Auguste
- Leonardo Julien (Wk)
- Kevlon Anderson
- Nyeem Young (C)
- Teddy Bishop
- Kevin Wickham
- Kelvin Pittman
- Joshua James
- Joshua Bishop
- Keagan Simmons
- Ashmead Nedd
BRP Playing 11
- Zachary McCaskie
- Jonathan Carter
- Akeem Jordan
- Shai Hope (C)
- Nicholas Kirton
- Camarie Boyce
- Shamar Springer
- Roshon Primus
- Jomel Warrican
- Jair McAllister
- Ramon Simmonds
Dream11 Prediction
Although the West Indies Emerging side has done a better job in the competition than expected, you can expect the more experienced side of Barbados to come out trumps in this match. They have a lot of experienced players in their ranks. So, we will bet with Barbados to win this match and improve their position in the Group B points table.
Top Picks
Kevin Wickham: Kevin Wickham is one of the in-form players for West Indies Emerging. In this year's competition, he has put together 160 runs with an average of 40 and a strike rate of 86.02.
Shai Hope: Shai Hope has been one of the consistent batters for Barbados. He has scored 301 runs from his last 7 matches albeit a bit slowly at a strike rate of 77.97. But he is scoring these runs at an average of 50.17.
Joshua Bishop: Joshua Bishop is one of the leading bowlers for the West Indies Academy in this year's competition. He has picked up 8 wickets from 4 matches with an excellent strike rate of 29.25. He is also bowling economically with an economy rate of 3.67.
Roston Chase: Roston Chase has picked up 11 wickets from his last 9 games for Barbados. He is also bowling economically with an economy rate of 4.04 and a strike rate of 31.09.
WIE vs BRP Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: S. Hope
Batters: K. Brathwaite, K. Simmons, Z. McCaskie, T. Bishop
All-rounders: R. Chase (C), K. Wickham (VC), R. Primus
Bowlers: J. Warrican, N. Young, J. Bishop
