West Indies beat England by 30 runs in their last match, making 196 before Gudakesh Motie (3/33) and Roston Chase, with two wickets, helped bowl England out for 166. They are the only undefeated side in Group C. Sherfane Rutherford has 102 runs in two matches, including 76 off 41 balls against England, and Shimron Hetmyer has 87, including 64 against Scotland in the opener.
The top order is a concern, with captain Shai Hope and Brandon King scoring only 19 and 36 runs respectively in two games. The bowling has been the strength. Romario Shepherd has six wickets, including 5/20 against Scotland, Motie has four and Jason Holder three, all against Scotland, with Shamar Joseph and Akeal Hosein in reserve.
Nepal have no points. They lost to England by four runs, then were bowled out for 123 by Italy, who chased it in 12.4 overs. Dipendra Singh Airee has made 61 runs, including 44 against England, and captain Rohit Paudel has done well against the West Indies in the past. Nepal need their openers, Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh, to fire and will lean on Sandeep Lamichhane, who has 130 T20I wickets in 70 matches, with Karan KC and Airee also important. If the bowling tightens and the batting deepens, an upset is possible.
