WI vs AUS Fantasy Prediction: West Indies vs Australia 4th T20I – 15 July 2021 (St Lucia). Andre Russel, Hayden Walsh, and Mitchell Marsh are the best fantasy picks for this game.
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Hosts West Indies will take on Australia in the 4th T20I match of the five-match T20I series. Australia would want to get their first win of the series.
The batting department of West Indies has been performing collectively, whereas McCoy and Walsh have been their wicket-takers. For Australia, Mitch Marsh has been their best player, whereas the rest of the players have struggled in the series.
Pitch Conditions and Weather Details
The average 1st innings batting score at this venue in the T20I games played in this series is 160 runs.
Total Games Played: 3; Bat 1st Won: 2; Bat 2nd Won: 1
We can expect cloudy weather in the game.
Probable XI for both sides:-
West Indies – Lendl Simmons, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russel, Fabian Allen, DJ Bravo, Obed McCoy, Sheldon Cottrell, Hayden Walsh Jr.
Australia – Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Moises Henriques, Ashton Turner, Daniel Christian, Riley Meredith, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa.
Match Details
Five Match T20I Series
Match: West Indies vs Australia Fourth T20I Match
Date and Time: 15 July, Thursday – 5:00 AM IST
Venue: Daren Sammy National Stadium, St. Lucia.
Where to Watch: Fancode
Top 4 Batting Order
West Indies
Lendl Simmons, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, and Shimron Hetmyer.
Australia
Aaron Finch, Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh, and Alex Carey.
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 will open the innings, whereas Pooran is not even getting a chance to bat. So, Wade will be a clear pick in this category.
WI vs AUS Fantasy Batsmen
Lendl Simmons and Chris Gayle will be our batsmen from the West Indies. Gayle completed 14000 T20 runs by scoring a half-century in the last game, whereas Simmons has scored 144 runs in his last six games. Both of them will bat at the top-order.
Aaron Finch will be our batsman from Australia. Finch has scored 2386 T20I runs at an average of 37.28, whereas his strike-rate has been 150.44. He is not in good form, but he is an incredible player.
WI vs AUS Fantasy All-Rounders
Andre Russel and DJ Bravo will be our all-rounders from West Indies. Russel has scored 82 runs in the series at a strike-rate of 215.79, whereas he has scalped a couple of wickets in bowling. Bravo scalped ten wickets in the South Africa series at an economy of 6.89, whereas he is getting promoted in batting. Both of them are T20 legends.
Mitchell Marsh will be our all-rounder from Australia. Marsh has scored 114 runs in the series at a strike-rate of 134.12, whereas he has scalped three wickets in bowling. He is in brilliant form, and he bats at the number three slot.
WI vs AUS Fantasy Bowlers
Josh Hazlewood will be our bowler from Australia. Hazlewood has scalped 13 T20I wickets, whereas he has scalped four in this series at an economy of 7.64. He is in brilliant form.
Obed McCoy and Hayden Walsh Jr will be our bowlers from West Indies. Walsh has scalped eight wickets in the series at an economy of 5.83, whereas McCoy has scalped five wickets in two games. Both of them are in brilliant form.
If West Indies bats first, pick Hetmyer as your last player, or else pick Starc/Meredith.
Match Prediction: West Indies 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 + Hayden Walsh Jr and Aaron Finch
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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