Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|07-06-2025
ENG vs WI 1st T20I Playing 11: Harry Brook-led England will square off against Shai Hope-led West Indies in the first T20I match of the three-match series on June 06 at Riverside Ground.
With a new white-ball captain, Harry Brook, English men started a flying start, having won the ODI series 3-0 in the West Indies tour of England 2025. The homies will be at full throttle while facing Shai Hope’s side in the short format.
England won the toss and opted to bat first. Speaking at the toss, Harry Brook said, “We’ll have a bat. Looks like a good pitch and we will look to get a good score. Exceptional death over skills (on Brydon Carse), looking forward to his bowling. He’ll bat at 3 (on Jos Buttler), hopefully he’ll continue to score big runs and win us matches.”
Meanwhile, Shai Hope said, “We’ve a lot of experience and depth in our batting, the boys are raring to do, just want to play the brand of cricket that we’re playing over the past year.”
England Playing 11: Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, Adil Rashid, Matthew Potts
West Indies Playing 11: Johnson Charles, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope(w/c), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph