West Indies vs India, Match 34 Prediction 27 Jun 2019

Unbeaten India will take on unpredictable West Indies team in the 34th match of 2019 World Cup at the Old Trafford in Manchester. Men In blue snatched a close win against minnow Afghanistan side in their previous game. Batting heavy Indian side scored only 224 in the last game. But it’s bowling unit comprising Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami did a remarkable job to defend the lesser score.

India’s key pacer Jasprit Bumrah was awarded man of the match for his outstanding spell, he picked two crucial wickets. Mohammed Shami, who is playing his first match of the tournament bagged Hat-trick in the last over of the game and sealed victory by 11 runs. India’s Mr. consistent, Virat Kohli scored three consecutive fifty-plus scores in last three games, that also includes his 67 runs knock in the previous game.  He is playing his part to perfection: by holding the inning in middle over and building it. The Virat Kohli-led side will look to produce another clinical performance and continue their dominant run in World Cup 2019. 

On the other hand, West Indies started their World Cup campaign with a bang but after early promise, their campaign deflated as they lost four of their last five games.  In their last matches versus New Zealand, Carlos Braithwaite smashed breathtaking century to take his side to an agonizingly close victory but in the end Windies felt short by just five runs.  Windies have failed to combine as a team and produce match-winning results in their last few matches. The Windies bowlers also failed to come up with an inspiring performance and proved ineffective versus New Zealand as opponent scored 291 despite losing their openers on a duck.

The major concern for Skipper Jason Holder is inconsistency in their batting and bowling, and that’s the major cause for their failure so far in the event. Few Individual batsmen scored runs in the previous fixtures but there was no regular partnership in batting. At the moment, it’s very difficult for Windies to make it to semis with just three points so far from six games. Even after winning their remaining three games, they would be relying on the results of other teams.  However, they will be eager to get their second win in the tournament and keep the Semifinal hopes alive. 

According to the AccuWeather, the climate in Manchester on Thursday is very promising. It's mostly sunny throughout the day. There is no hint for the rainfall during the course of the game, so the full game is expected.

Since 1 Jan 2000, 397 is the highest Batting score at this venue, while 249 is the average score. The team batting first after winning toss has a better record at this venue, won six times from last 10 games. Also, in the previous games of the tournament, the team batting first won all the matches.

 The team winning toss will be looking to bat first and put an opponent under pressure scoring massive first innings runs. We anticipate the team winning toss will definitely wish to bat first.