The second unofficial ODI of the England Lions tour of Windies, 2018 will be played tomorrow (March 09) at Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge, Antigua. The match will begin at 02:00 PM Local or 11:30 PM IST.
WI-A: W, W, W, W
EN-A: L, L, L, L
There were no reports of injuries from both the squads. WI-A is expected to remain unchanged after being undefeatable in the tour so far.
EN-A might make a few changes. However, there is no official announcement about any change in the squad.
WI-A:
Andre McCarthy, Jomel Warrican, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jahmar Hamilton (wk), Jermaine Blackwood, Keemo Paul, Kieran Powell (c), Odean Smith, Roston Chase, Raymon Reifer, Chandrapaul Hemraj
EN-A:
Keaton Jennings (c), Richard Gleeson, Sam Northeast, Alex Davies (wk), Nick Gubbins, Matthew Critchley, Paul Coughlin, Matthew Parkinson, Sam Curran, Sam Hain, Dominic Bess
Kieron Powell, Jermaine Blackwood and Rakheem Cornwell were contributors with the bat while Keemo Paul took 5-wicket haul in the previous game.
Nick Gubbins and Sam Hain were the only two batsmen who showed some strength in front of Windies bowling attack. Gubbins scored a half-century while Sam Hain scored 144 of 121 deliveries. In bowling, Richard Gleeson, Matt Parkinson and Paul Coughlin took 2-2 wicket each.
Kieron Powell led WI-A is winning every other game. First, they completely thrashed EN-A in test series and now they are repeating it in ODI’s as well. WI-A whitewashed EN-A by 3-0 in test series and they have taken the 1-0 lead in the 3 match ODI series. This is a must-win game for England Lions if they want to keep the series alive. It will be interesting to watch whether EN-A fights back or not. Moreover, WI-A is expected to turn out as the winner in this contest also.
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