WI vs AUS Fantasy Prediction: West Indies vs Australia 2nd T20I – 11 July 2021 (St Lucia). Andre Russel and Mitchell Marsh are the best fantasy picks for this game.
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Hosts West Indies will take on Australia in the 2nd T20I match of the five-match T20I series. Australia would want to bounce back after the last defeat.
Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis are the main run-scorers of the Windies, whereas Bravo and McCoy have been their wicket-takers. For Australia, Finch and Wade are their main top-order players, whereas Hazlewood & Zampa are their wicket-taking bowlers. Mitchell Marsh and Andre Russel are going to be the best fantasy picks of the game.
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Pitch Conditions and Weather Details
The average 1st innings batting score at this venue in the T20I games played here is 153 runs.
Total Games Played: 14; Bat 1st Won: 6; Bat 2nd Won: 8
We can expect cloudy weather in the game.
Probable XI for both sides:-
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West Indies – Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russel, Fabian Allen, DJ Bravo, Obed McCoy, Fidel Edwards, Hayden Walsh Jr.
Australia – Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Philippe, Moises Henriques, Ben McDermott, Daniel Christian, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa.
Match Details
Five Match T20I Series
Match: West Indies vs Australia Second T20I Match
Date and Time: 11 July, Saunday – 5:00 AM IST
Venue: Daren Sammy National Stadium, St. Lucia.
Where to Watch: Fancode
Top 4 Batting Order
West Indies
Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, and Shimron Hetmyer.
Australia
Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh, and Josh Philippe.
Death Over Specialists
West Indies
- DJ Bravo and Obed McCoy
Australia
- Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood
WI vs AUS Fantasy Wicket-Keeper
Matthew Wade will be our wicket-keeper in this game. Wade scored 188 T20I runs in the 2020 season at a S/R of 150.40, and he will open the innings for his side. He played an aggressive knock of 31 runs in the first T20I.
WI vs AUS Fantasy Batsmen
Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis will be our batsmen from the West Indies. Lewis scored 178 runs in the South Africa series at a strike-rate of 160.36, whereas Simmons has scored 99 runs in his last five games. Both of them will open the innings.
Aaron Finch will be our batsman from Australia. Finch has scored 2350 T20I runs at an average of 37.90, whereas his strike-rate has been 151.91. He is a brilliant opener.
WI vs AUS Fantasy All-Rounders
Andre Russel will be our all-rounder from West Indies. Russel scalped four wickets in the South Africa series, whereas he had a batting strike-rate of 151.22. He scored 51 runs in just 28 balls in the first T20I game, whereas he scalped a wicket in bowling.
Mitchell Marsh will be our all-rounder from Australia. Marsh scored 315 runs in BBL10 at a strike-rate of 147.88, whereas he scalped four wickets in bowling. He scored 51 runs in 31 balls in the first T20I game, whereas he scalped a couple of wickets in bowling.
WI vs AUS Fantasy Bowlers
Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Adam Zampa will be our bowlers from Australia. Starc has scalped 47 T20I wickets at an economy of 7.04, whereas Zampa has scalped 43 T20I wickets at 6.94. Hazlewood is looking in good touch lately, and he has scalped 12 T20I wickets. All three of them are wicket-takers.
Dwayne Bravo and Obed McCoy will be our bowlers from West Indies. Bravo scalped ten wickets in the South Africa series at an economy of 6.89, whereas McCoy scalped nine wickets at 7.05. Both of them are in brilliant form, and McCoy scalped four wickets in the last game.
Match Prediction: Australia will be the favourites to win this game.
Top Names for the Captaincy Role:-
Andre Russel and Mitchell Marsh
Top Names for the Vice-Captaincy Role:-
Both the captain’s pick + Aaron Finch and Evin Lewis
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Fantasy Disclaimer
All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match, pitch report and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players
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