ENG vs WI, 2025: England vs West Indies, 2nd T20I Match Preview

The second T20I between England and the West Indies of the ongoing series is set to take place at the County Ground in Bristol on June 8. This is a crucial match for both teams. While England will be claiming the series if they win the upcoming encounter, it is a must-win game for the visiting Windies.

It was a great win for the Englishmen, who dominated Shai Hope-led West Indies in all departments in the previous match, thanks to top performances from Jos Buttler and Player of the Match Liam Dawson, who ensured a 21-run victory at Chester-le-Street. The Three Lions got a 1-0 lead and have continued the solid momentum after the ODI series clean sweep.

The same cannot be said about the Caribbeans, as the bowling attack leaked a lot of runs in the crucial stages, and some of the batters failed to convert their starts into big scores. There were only two decent performances in the Caribbean, which included Romario Shepherd’s spell of 2/33 and Evin Lewis’s 39 off just 23 deliveries. It has not been a tour to remember for Hope & Co. side so far, but they will want to write the finishing note on a positive front.

Match Details

Pitch Report

The County Ground in Bristol is another unpredictable surface where batters have managed to score a lot of runs, and the bowlers have managed to get some grip because of the dry nature of the wicket. Teams might look to bowl first on this pitch to see what kind of total can be chased down on this pitch.

Head-to-Head record

Predicted Playing XIs

England

Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (wk), Harry Brook (c), Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Matthew Potts

West Indies

Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope (c & wk), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph