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England will go head-to-head with the West Indies in the first T20I of the three-match series at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, on Thursday, June 6.
England is entering this three-match T20I series vs West Indies after losing to India by 1-4 in the five-match T20I series way back in February 2025. Meanwhile, the West Indies lost to Bangladesh by 0-3 in a three-match T20I series in December 2024.
ENG vs WI, 1st T20I Match Details
Match: England vs West Indies, 1st T20I
Time & Date: 11:00 PM IST, Friday, June 6
Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
ENG vs WI, 1st T20I Probable XIs
England
Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (c), Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Saqib Mahmood.
West Indies
Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein.
ENG vs WI, 1st T20I Pitch Report
As witnessed in the last T20I played at this venue was in August 2023 when England bagged a seven-wicket win over New Zealand, seamers will enjoy bowling on this wicket in the initial few overs.
ENG vs WI, 1st T20I Top Picks
Jacob Bethell
Bethell, who had a decent IPL 2025 season, would be aiming to score a lot of runs in the top and middle order.
Sherfane Rutherford
Middle-order batter Rutherford had an exceptional IPL season for the Titans. He would be hoping to continue his good form.
ENG vs WI, 1st T20I Captain picks
Jos Buttler
The Gujarat Titans No.3 batter Buttler would be playing in the top order in this series and would be aiming to make it big.
Ben Duckett
England opening batter Ben Duckett is another player to keep an eye on as he can score a lot of runs in the powerplay overs.
ENG vs WI, 1st T20I Head to Head Dream11 team
Jos Buttler (c), Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell (vc), Harry Brook, Sherfane Rutherford, Alzarri Joseph, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Saqib Mahmood.
ENG vs WI, 1st T20I Grand League Dream11 team
Jos Buttler, Ben Duckett (c), Jacob Bethell, Brandon King, Sherfane Rutherford (vc), Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood, Gudakesh Motie.
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