West Indies v England 1st T20 Betting Tips & Predictions

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Cricket Betting Tips

6 August, 2024

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England must dust themselves down from a One Day International series that hammered home a few truths that exist regarding the frailties of the team. The tour of the West Indies moves into the Twenty20 format with the opener taking place on Tuesday 5 March. Here are our top West Indies v England 1st T20 Betting Tips.

Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet provides the backdrop and fans following the play back home can keep tabs on the action from 8.00pm live on Sky Sports. A later than normal start time for cricket lovers but the fast and furious style of play will ensure we’re done in good time for bed. A perfect way to round-up what promises to be an entertaining day of major sport.

As always, bookmakers have done their bit to help boost your interest in the fixture with traders pricing up a number of eye-catching markets. Have your say on the winner of the 1^st T20 match – the prices are far more competitive than we expected to find – or play one of the many specials drawn up, such as top England batsman, top England bowler, top West Indies run scorer and top West Indies wicket taker. If you’re looking to get off to a winning start, there’s even the option to bet on the winner of the coin toss.

Those looking a little further ahead can grab the value by punting on the many series outright markets. Windies are favourites to win the Twenty20 series at 8/11 and although that’s tight, it’s difficult to build a strong case against. Patriotic players can have their stake money down on England roaring back to make a point at a handy 11/10.

Windies Grab Late Draw

England stuttered to a disappointing draw with West Indies in a five-match One Day International series that was reduced to four legs due to bad weather. That share came despite the tourists making a record-breaking start to smash their way to an early lead, edging 1-0 thanks to a 364-4 (48.4) against 360-8 of Windies. To get the win England had to cover their biggest ever ODI deficit, but they oozed class in doing so.

The hosts put up some big numbers in defeat but were confident a similar strong showing in the second would’ve been enough to get them level and they were right, battling to a 26-run success on the second day of play. The 3^rd ODI was called a draw with rainfall causing the match to be abandoned before a ball had been bowled.

With the series sitting level at 1-1 and two games still to be played the draw became a possibility and that’s exactly what we got. England won the fourth day of play by 29 runs, showing just what they are capable of when in the mood, but fell back into old habits when losing the fifth and final leg. West Indies grabbed a late draw with a seven wickets success. It was a poor showing from both, the beaten side putting up 113 all out (28.1) which was bettered by 115-3 (12.1).