India will face an unpredictable West Indies in their next clash in the ongoing world cup on 27th June at Old Trafford in Manchester. West Indies is allready out of the world cup and are currently at the 8th spot in the points table with three points in six matches.
India got an eye opener in their clash against Afghanistan after their batting unit was tested by the Afghan spinners. They managed to score just 224 runs on a batting wicket but heroics from their bowlers rescued the men in blue from a horrific defeat. They registered a 11 run victory to take two points from the game. The Virat Kohli led side is currently placed at 3rd spot in the points table with 9 points in five matches.
Head to head in world cup
Matches– 8
West Indies won– 3
India won– 5
Tied- 0
Match details
Match timings: 3 PM in India, 2:30 PM in Pakistan, 10:30 AM in England and 4:30 AM in West Indies
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Match date: 27th June, 2019
Pitch report
A total of 49 matches have been played on the venue and the team batting first has won on 21 occasions while the chasing team has won it on 27 occasions. The pitch will get better for batting as the day progresses.
The pitch at Old Trafford does not have a tinker of grass cover on it. The newly prepared pitch is hard and solid but it may contain some moisture as the ground was covered due to rain. The pitch may suit the fast bowlers in start but after that initial phase, it will turn out to be a flattrack. If a batsman stamps his authority in the center then it will be tough job for the bowlers.
Though the venue is favourable for the teams batting second but in the ongoing world cup 95% of the games have been won by the teams that have batted first and there should be no doubt in the mind of the captain who wins the toss.
Live streaming
You can catch the action unfold on Hotstar mobile app or go to www.hotstar.com. Sky Sports will have the broadcasting rights in England.
Where to watch on Television
Star Sports network– India and subcontinent
Sky Sports- United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
SuperSport- South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
OSN- Middle East & North Africa
Fox Sports Australia and Channel 9- Australia
Willow TV- USA
Sky TV and Prime- New Zealand
Ten Sports and PTV- Pakistan
ESPN- Caribbean
Gazi TV, Maasranga and BTV- Bangladesh
SLRC- Sri Lanka
Fox Network Group- China and South East Asia
Digicel– Asia Pacific
Radio Television Afghanistan– Afghanistan
Yupp TV- (Continental Europe and Central Asia)
Other streaming or Television options
In the rest of South Asia which includes Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, Fox Sports will telecast highlights at noon each day. The channel will also telecast late-night replay of the best ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 moments at 10pm, local time.
Weather forecast
Rain is not expected to spoil the sport as heat wave has allready hit the Europe including the United Kingdom and the weather will remain sunny through the course of the day.
According to Accuweather, Sun will shine brightly on the day and there is 0% chance of rain. The sunny weather means that the pitch will favour the batsman.
Here is the hourly forecast for 27th June
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (C), Dinesh Karthik(W), MS Dhoni (W), Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Lokesh Rahul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kedar Jadhav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vijay Shankar and Rishabh Pant
West Indies: Jason Holder (C), Fabian Allen, Ashley Nurse, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Evin Lewis, Kemar Roach, Nicholas Pooran, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope, Shannon Gabriel, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Sunil Ambris
