13:30 Local Time, 12:30 GMT, 18:00 IST: Four white-ball games in this series so far and West Indies are yet to win a game having lost all four. The trend continued in the opening T20I after Buttler's 96 helped set them a target of 189 on a two-paced pitch where the cutters into the wicket nicely. Chasing a big target, West Indies never looked like getting there as Liam Dawson playing his first T20I for England since September 2022, opened the bowling and took a four-fer to help his side gain a 1-0 lead in the series. A winning start in the T20Is under Harry Brook who has settled nicely into his job. West Indies under new captain Shai Hope need to turn things around quickly or else this series will be gone too. Akeal Hosein who did not play the first game due to visa issues is set to arrive in time for this game. Remains to be seen if he plays. Toss and teams are next, stay tuned...
Squads:
England Squad: Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Matthew Potts, Rehan Ahmed, Saqib Mahmood, Luke Wood
West Indies Squad: Evin Lewis, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope(w/c), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Matthew Forde