The hosts England will be taking on the West Indies at The Rose Bowl in Southampton today. Ahead of this exciting fixture, let us look at some of the interesting facts about the two sides:
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Chris Gayle amassed 1596 runs from the 35 matches he played against England, the most by any player on either team.
Evin Lewis’ unbeaten 176 against West Indies back in 2017 at the Oval in London remains the highest individual score by any player on the two sides’ current World Cup squads. This is also the highest ODI score of his career.
Joe Root has scored 704 runs -- the most by any batsmen on England’s current World Cup squad -- in the 16 matches he played against West Indies.
Liam Plunkett has scalped 25 wickets -- the most by any bowler on the two teams’ current World Cup squads -- in the 15 matches he played against West Indies.
West Indies right-arm quick Oshane Thomas’ five for 21, which came against England when two sides last met in March this year, remains the best figures by any bowler among the current World Cup players on both sides.
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