WI vs ENG (West Indies vs England), 2nd Test - Match Information
Match: West Indies vs England, 2nd Test
Date: 16th March 2022
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
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WI vs ENG, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 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 267 runs. The pitch at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados is a sporting one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer.
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have earned 71% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team.
WI vs ENG, Head to Head
In the 161 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
Joe Root has a good record in West Indies having scored 657 runs in 7 Tests at an average of 55. Talking about his form, he has scored an average of 142 fantasy points in his last 10 matches which is a staggering number.
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow with scores of 155, 106 & 154 runs in last 3 First Class matches should be a must have as the form speaks for itself.
Nkrumah Bonner
Nkrumah Bonner has scored 738 runs in his 10 career Tests (batting average of 49) and has given an average of 99 fantasy points per match which is a great number.
WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Kemar Roach
Kemar Roach has taken at least 4 wickets in a match in 10 out of his 14 Tests played against England (total 54 wickets in these). Moreover, he has a great bowling record at this venue (Barbados) having picked up 29 wickets in just 6 matches.
Jack Leach
Jack Leach has taken 5, 6 & 4 wickets respectively in his last 3 Tests and thus looks in good rhythm. He also can show some resistance with the bat and has the ability to get extra bonus batting fantasy points.
WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Jason Holder
Jason Holder has an astounding record at this venue (Barbados) as in his 5 Tests here he has scored 450 runs (which includes a double century against ENG) and taken 24 wickets.
Chris Woakes
Chris Woakes is an in form pick as runs scored/wickets taken in his last 5 Tests read 46/1, 41/3, 68/1, 37/2 & 68/7
Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes' runs scored/wickets taken in his last 5 Tests read 49/3, 9/0, 126/0, 36/1 and 46/3 and thus has given big fantasy points off late. Moreover, he has taken 8 wickets and scored scored 88 runs in his 2 Tests here which is commendable.
WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for West Indies are Nkrumah Bonner with 203 match fantasy points. Jason Holder with 169 match fantasy points and Kemar Roach with 110 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for England are Jonny Bairstow with 189 match fantasy points. Zak Crawley with 167 match fantasy points and Joe Root with 151 match fantasy points.
WI vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Jason Holder has an average of 124 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and a low XFactor.
Joe Root has an average of 142 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.7 and a low XFactor.
Kemar Roach has an average of 89 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.5 and a low XFactor.
Chris Woakes has an average of 107 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and a low XFactor.
Jonny Bairstow has an average of 85 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: Alex Lees, Joe Root, Kraigg Brathwaite and Nkrumah Bonner
All-Rounders: Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes and Jason Holder
Bowlers: Craig Overton, Jack Leach and Kemar Roach
Captain: Jason Holder
Vice-Captain: Joe Root
WI vs ENG (West Indies vs England), 2nd Test Preview
West Indies will be up against the England in the 2nd match of the Richards-Botham Trophy, 2022. The match will be played at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.
In the first game of this series, Nkrumah Bonner was the Man of the Match and Nkrumah Bonner scored the highest fantasy points for West Indies with 203 match fantasy points while Jonny Bairstow topped the fantasy points leaderboard for England with 189 match fantasy points.