T20 World Cup: Defending Champions West Indies are on the verge of getting eliminated after facing two back to back defeats against England and South Africa in their opening two fixtures of ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Kieron Pollard side faced a huge defeat against Eoin Morgan’s England where they were bowled out for 55 runs while against Proteas they faced 8 wickets defeat. Now the Men in Maron will next face Bangladesh here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Friday. This will be a do-or-die contest for the Caribbean side where they will be counting on IPL stars like Andre Russell, Chirs Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis and Nicholas Pooran to deliver.
We at Insidesport will take you through top IPL stars who can hand West Indies their first win of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
Well played to @OfficialCSA to take the Match by 8 wickets.#WIvSA #MissionMaroon #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/U0g9pzh35j
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) October 26, 2021
West Indies vs Bangladesh
T20 World Cup: On the verge of elimination West Indies need these IPL stars to perform in do-or-die game against Bangladesh
Kolkata Knight Riders star all-rounder Andre Russell is yet to arrive for T20 World Cup as he has not played a big innings in both matches. With the ball as well he has failed to impress. Russell was suffering from a grade two hamstring tear in IPL 2021 and thus he did not feature in the latter half of the IPL. However, he got himself fit for West Indies’ opening matches of the T20 World Cup. In the first game, he was dismissed for 2 ball duck while in the second one he could only score 5 runs in 4 balls which includes a boundary. If the all-rounder delivers with the bat and ball West Indies can bounce back in grand fashion.
T20 World Cup: On the verge of elimination West Indies need these IPL stars to perform in do-or-die game against Bangladesh
West Indies opening batsman, who plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL, delivered with the bat in the last game where he hit an outstanding fifty to help Windies post a challenging total against South Africa. However, Evin Lewis will be now up against the experienced bowling lineup of Bangladesh and there will be the pressure of a do-or-die match as well. West Indies team will be counting on Lewis’ form and will want him to deliver in the next game as well.
#WIvSA HALF CENTURY – 50 off 32 balls for Evin Lewis!🔥#MissionMaroon #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/pUkNoaDUg9
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) October 26, 2021
West Indies vs Bangladesh
West Indies captain Kieron Pollard was in top-notch form with the bat and with the ball during IPL 2021 playing for Mumbai Indians. However, so far he has not managed to score big for Windies in the first two matches. With DJ Bravo out of form with the ball and with the bat, Pollard needs to take more responsibility and play captain’s knock in the next game.
T20 World Cup: On the verge of elimination West Indies need these IPL stars to perform in do-or-die game against Bangladesh
