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West Indies will depend on its formidable batting and look forward to its improved bowling when they face England today in a match that can decide who would advance to the semi-finals from this group.

The high Batting Momentum (247) of West Indies will be the crucial differentiator. Failure to maintain the standards can spell doom for the Windies. According to Castrol Index, the top order batsman of Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle have contributed 60% of the total runs scored.

Batting Performance of West Indies

Opening bowlers of West Indies Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards have bowled at an economy rate of above 9 allowing oppositions to get off to a good start. That’s the opportunity which England openers Ravi Bopara and Luke Wright will be looking to exploit.

England however is also facing rough weather with its bowling. A Quickstart Bowling index of 39 and an Extreme Performance Bowling of 33 is tying down the overall Bowling Efficiency of England to 150. West Indies scores heavily during the Quickstart and Extreme Performance periods. Can England come off better today to tie the Windies down?