WI vs ENG (West Indies vs England), 3rd Test - Match Information
Match: West Indies vs England, 3rd Test
Date: 24th March 2022
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada
WI vs ENG, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket taking is not going to be easy. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 5 matches is 325 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 40% of its matches. So the toss does not make much of a difference here.
The venue is suited for both Pacers and Spinners alike.
WI vs ENG, Head to Head
In the 162 matches played between these 2 teams, England have won 51 matches and West Indies have won 58 matches. Batter of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
Joe Root
With scores of 162 & 122 runs respectively in 2 matches so far this series, Root has provided big fantasy points so far in this series. Interestingly, the last time he played a Test at this venue (St George's, Grenada), he scored 182*
Kraigg Brathwaite
Kraigg Brathwaite has scored 216, 88, 283, 58 & 78 runs respectively in his last 5 First Class matches and thus is in sensational form. Interestingly he also scored a century (total 117 runs) the last time he played at this venue which was against ENG.
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow with scores of 49, 155, 106 & 154 runs in last 4 First Class matches should be a must have as the form speaks for itself.
WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Jack Leach
Jack Leach has taken 6, 5, 6 & 4 wickets respectively in his last 3 First Class matches and thus looks in good rhythm. He also can show some resistance with the bat and has the ability to get extra bonus batting fantays points.
Kemar Roach
Kemar Roach has taken 3, 4, 3, 5 & 7 wickets respectively in his last 5 Home Tests and thus guarantees fantasy points whenver he plays at home.
WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes' runs scored/wickets taken in his last 5 Tests read 139/2, 49/3, 9/0, 126/0, 36/1 and 46/3 and thus has given big fantasy points off late and should be a must have.
Jason Holder
Jason Holder has taken 12 wickets and scored 241 runs in his last 4 home Tests and thus has given good returns. Talking about his form, he has scored an average of 117 fantasy points in his last 10 Tests which is a great number.
Chris Woakes
Chris Woakes is an in form pick as runs scored/wickets taken in his last 6 Tests read 50/1, 46/1, 41/3, 68/1, 37/2 & 68/7
WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for West Indies are Kraigg Brathwaite with 285 match fantasy points. Jermaine Blackwood with 154 match fantasy points and Joshua Da Silva with 108 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for England are Ben Stokes with 217 match fantasy points. Joe Root with 205 match fantasy points and Dan Lawrence with 200 match fantasy points.
WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Joe Root has an average of 140 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and a low XFactor.
Ben Stokes has an average of 98 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and a medium XFactor.
Kraigg Brathwaite has an average of 109 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and a medium XFactor.
Jason Holder has an average of 116 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and a low XFactor.
Jonny Bairstow has an average of 84 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.2 and a medium XFactor.
WI vs ENG Dream11 Team Today
Wicket-Keeper: Jonny Bairstow
Batters: Dan Lawrence, Joe Root, John Campbell and Kraigg Brathwaite
All-Rounders: Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes and Jason Holder
Bowlers: Jack Leach, Kemar Roach and Matthew Fisher
Captain: Joe Root
Vice-Captain: Ben Stokes
WI vs ENG (West Indies vs England), 3rd Test Preview
3rd Test of the Richards-Botham Trophy, 2022 has West Indies taking on England. The match will be played at the National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada.
West Indies and England have played 2 matches in the series,
In their previous encounter in this series, Kraigg Brathwaite was the Man of the Match and Kraigg Brathwaite scored the highest fantasy points for West Indies with 285 match fantasy points while Ben Stokes topped the fantasy points leaderboard for England with 217 match fantasy points.