An in-form West Indies will be eager to maintain their winning momentum, but they also won’t undervalue their well-known rivals England in their inaugural T20 World Cup Super Eight match, which looks to be a run-fest.

The West Indies and England are vying for the historic third T20 World Cup championship. Even though the hosts are unbeaten so far in the competition, England had a nervous group stage and needed Australia’s support to continue defending their championship.

Jos Buttler and his team can now start again after having to play catch-up after a league-stage defeat to Australia.

However, the West Indies, who are coming into the game off an eight-game winning streak, stunned Afghanistan with a commanding 104-run victory at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.

In hopes of a similar outcome, they return to the stadium named after their head coach and two-time T20 World Cup-winning skipper.

“It’s not required to convey a message to them [England] (the significant victory against Afghanistan). At the pre-match news conference, captain Rovman Powell said, “It’s just to show them that as much as they are playing good cricket, we’re playing good cricket.

The West Indies are playing as a unified team. Whether it was Shane Rutherford or Nicholas Pooran, their hitters have assumed accountability and come through for the club when it counts. Their bowlers have also performed as expected.

All of the games that have been played here so far have been high-scoring affairs, thanks to the flat fields and rather short square borders.

However, the hitters will need to exercise caution while navigating the crosswinds, which may cause some balls to soar for six and others to twirl.

The West Indies will rely on their left-arm spin combination of Gudakesh Moti and Akeal Hosein to counter England’s squad, which is mostly right-handed.

Even though the pitch is more favorable to hitters, quicks and left-arm medium pacers may still benefit from the increased bounce. The role of Obed McCoy will also grow in significance.

Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, two England pacers, would also be eager to take advantage of the circumstances.

Due to their many prior encounters, both sides are well aware of one another’s advantages and disadvantages.

“We actually play the English guys every year, so they know a lot about us and we know a lot about them,” Powell said.

“It simply means that the winner of the game that day must hold the lead for as long as possible.”