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West Indies vs England 5th T20 Predictions - Salt backed to score big in England win

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 20 Dec 2023

Ralph Staniforth 20 Dec 2023

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Watch West Indies vs England on Thursday in the 5th T20I (22:00 SAST)
Phil Salt has scored 100+ in his last 2 innings
Can England complete a superb comeback?

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Phil Salt has scored 100+ runs in his last two innings (Getty Images)

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The series is level going into the final match, but the momentum is with the visitors. England have won the last two matches so they will be very confident. It is difficult to look past the English and the form of Phil Salt.

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Head to Head
West Indies Form
West Indies Injuries & Team News
England Form
England Injuries & Team News

West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran has scored 82 & 39 runs in his last 2 T20I matches.
England have won their last 2 T20I matches.
England’s Phil Salt has scored 100+ runs in his last 2 T20I matches.

Head to Head

The current series is level at 2-2 with England winning the last two matches.

West Indies Form

The West Indies have been superb for the most part of this England tour. They won the ODI series before cruising into a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series.

Things have gone slightly awry since, with England victorious in the last two games which means the series is now level. In the last game, England smashed their way to 267 runs in 20 overs.

The hosts could not get close as they were all out for 192 runs inside 16 overs. Andre Russell entertained with 51 off 25 balls but it was never going to be enough.

West Indies Injuries & Team News

The Windies will go into this decider with their strongest available side.

England Form

England have bounced back superbly after a run of poor form. They had a poor World Cup before losing the ODI series to the West Indies. The T20I series looked to be heading the same way with two early defeats, but they have managed to level it at 2-2 with one to play.

The star over the last two games has been opening batsman, Phil Salt. He has scored successive centuries which is almost unheard of in the T20 game.

Batting first in the 4th T20I, Salt dominated from the start, smashing his way to 119 runs off 57 balls. Jos Buttler scored 55 off 29 balls while Liam Livingstone hit 54 off 21 late on. The score of 267 was never really going to be challenged.

Reece Topley was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3-37 in 3.3 overs. The hosts were all out for 192 runs.

England Injuries & Team News

England will almost certainly make a few changes as they have done throughout the series.

Verdict

West Indies v England - 5th Twenty20 Match

I'm backing England to win the 5th T20I and Phil Salt to score big again after his two successive centuries.

Nicholas Pooran is backed in the best West Indies batsman market.

England Win

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