West Indies v England third T20I: Prediction, Tips and Odds

England are 2-0 up in their five-match T20 series against the West Indies and the third T20I takes place in St Lucia on Thursday.

West Indies v England third T20I betting tips and predictions

England to hit most sixes - 6/4

England have now won five of their last six T20Is against the West Indies after matchwinning innings from Phil Salt and Jos Buttler in the first two games of this five-match series in Bridgetown.

Windies coach Daren Sammy will be hoping his team can start their comeback at the stadium which bears his name in Gros Islet, St Lucia.

However, England have fond recent memories of the venue, where they eased to an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the Super 8 stage of June's T20 World Cup.

Opener Salt cracked five sixes in his unbeaten 87 that day and he cleared the ropes six times in a brilliant century in the first game of this series.

White-ball captain Buttler, returning to action after four months on the sidelines, also hit six sixes in the second T20I, blasting 83 off 45 balls as England reached their target of 159 with more than five overs to spare.

The West Indies are renowned for their six-hitting – they struck 13 maximums in a losing cause in the series opener – but England are capable of matching them in that department.

At the prices, the tourists are worth backing to hit more sixes than their hosts, especially as West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, one of the most fearsome hitters on the T20 circuit, has been ruled out of the St Lucia leg of the series.

England's Liam Livingstone, who hit nine maximums in his stunning century in the second ODI, has faced only 11 balls in the first two T20Is so there could be more to come from the visitors' powerful batting unit.

Alzarri Joseph to be West Indies top bowler - 7/4

Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph was suspended for the first two T20Is after a dispute with his captain Shai Hope in the final ODI in Barbados.

That issue has been patched up and the experienced Joseph can make an immediate impact on his return to the side.

The West Indies have taken only five wickets in the first two games of the series and it is noteworthy that their bowlers also struggled in the second ODI, which Joseph missed.

He was on the money in the other two one-dayers, taking 2-46 and 2-45, and he produced a brute of a delivery to get rid of Jordan Cox in the series decider.

Joseph claimed six wickets in three T20Is against England last December and his T20 World Cup feats included 4-19 off four overs against New Zealand so he should add bite to the home attack.

Rovman Powell to hit most sixes for West Indies - 4/1

Nicholas Pooran, who smashed 98 against Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup win in Gros Islet, is a hot favourite to hit the most sixes for the West Indies.

However, Pooran was overshadowed by skipper Rovman Powell, who struck five maximums from just 17 balls in June's defeat to England at the same venue.

That blitz was no fluke as Powell has hit 90 sixes in 49 T20I innings since the start of 2022 and was the only home batter to clear the ropes in Sunday's defeat, making 43 in a total of 158-8.

He loves batting against England, thumping 10 sixes in a career-best 107 in January 2022, and looks a nice price to hit the most maximums for his side on Thursday.

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West Indies v England third T20I odds

West Indies - 11/10
England - 8/11

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