Preview Clash of the T20 WC co-hosts as WI and USA seek crucial points USA, who began the tournament on fire, haven't won since their upset over Pakistan in the group stages Danyal Rasool 21-Jun-2024 • 27 mins ago 3:08 Anatomy of West Indies' dot-ball problems Big picture: WI must avoid defeat This isn't a match the tournament expected, but one it deserves all the same. The co-hosts of this T20 World Cup found ways of getting through the group stages, in different fashion and to varying degrees of surprise. West Indies' unblemished record in the group punctuated by a 104-run hammering of Afghanistan cemented their status as legitimate title contenders.
The USA's progress, meanwhile, depended on a dream of a performance against Pakistan that culminated in Super Over heroics, as well as inclement Florida weather that guaranteed Pakistan would not be offered the opportunity to get back up off the canvas. But the group stages are a distant memory all of a sudden, and both sides have experienced the cold, unforgiving reality of the Super Eight. West Indies' hopes of a third title and first on home soil suddenly looks much shakier than it did one game ago, after a reprieved England rediscovered their best form in St Lucia to put them to the sword.
Another defeat would put them on the brink of elimination. Related USA's Steven Taylor: 'I'm representing my parents, my Jamaican heritage' King a doubt for rest of T20 World Cup after 'worrying' side strain The rise of USA cricket in t.