England have not been at their best since arriving in the Carribean earlier this year. Having lost the test series, England will be desperate to perform well in the last two ODI matches. Eoin Morgan will be hoping to lead his team to another series win under his leadership.

The visitors look hot favorites in the ODI series as they have played some unbelievable cricket in the past year. After chasing 360 runs in the first ODI, they looked well on course to seal this series.

However, their celebrations were cut short in the second ODI, as the hosts defeated them by 26 runs. The World No. 1 ICC ODI team must be eager to make a statement heading into the final two games of this ODI series.

West Indies, on the other hand, are riding high after their dominant performance in the second ODI. After being hammered in the first ODI, the home side made a terrific comeback to level the series.

Under the leadership of Jason Holder, the Windies are becoming a force to reckon with in the ODI format. Winning this series will do a lot of good for the team ahead of the 2019 ICC World Cup. With the arrival of Chris Gayle, their batting will get an immense boost while the bowling lineup will be led by Kemar Roach in the upcoming ICC World Cup.

Trevor Bayliss, the English head coach stated in a recent interview,

GAME DETAILS

Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Time: 7 PM IST

Venue: National Cricket Stadium, St George’s, Grenada

League: England tour of West Indies

Live Telecast: Sony Network

Online Streaming: Sonyliv.com

Ground Stats ODI

Total Matches: 21

Matches won batting first: 8

Matches won bowling first: 13

Average 1st Inns score: 237

Average 2nd Inns score: 196

Highest total recorded: 356/4 (50 Ov) by RSA vs WI

Lowest total recorded: 70/10 (24.4 Ov) by BAN vs WI

Highest score chased: 274/3 (49 Ov) by WI vs ZIM

Lowest score defended: 248/6 (50 Ov) by WI vs PAK

Head-to-head (last five ODIs )

Windies – 1, England – 3, No Result – 1

Recent Form

Windies – NR W L L W

England – NR L W L W

TEAM NEWS

West Indies

All-rounder Andre Russell is set to return to the Windies squad. He can come in to replace Carlos Brathwaite.

Kemar Roach has been forced out of the ODI series through a back injury.

England

Ben Stokes is still doubtful for the 4th ODI following an ankle injury.

Chris Woakes can return to the playing XI to replace Moeen Ali or Tom Curran.

Squads

England

Eoin Morgan (c), Chris Woakes, Joe Denly, David Willey, Tom Curran, Liam Plunkett, Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood,

West Indies

Jason Holder (c), Fabian Allen, Devendra Bishoo, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, John Campbell, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach and Oshane Thomas

Key Players

England

Jason RoyJoe RootBen Stokes

West Indies

Chris GayleShimron HetmeyerJason Holder

Probable Playing 11

ENGLAND: Jos Buttler, Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Moeen Ali

WEST INDIES: Chris Gayle, John Campbell, Shai Hope (wk), Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder (c), Andre Rusell, Ashley Nurse, Devendra Bishoo, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas

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