WI vs SA Fantasy Prediction: West Indies vs South Africa 5th T20I – 3 July 2021 (Grenada). Evin Lewis, Quinton de Kock, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Andre Russel are the best fantasy picks for this game.
Advertisement
Hosts West Indies will take on South Africa in the 5th T20I match of the five-match T20I series. Both teams would want to seal the series.
Quinton de Kock is in brilliant form with the bat for South Africa, whereas Shamsi and Linde are on fire in bowling. For the West Indies, McCoy and DJ Bravo are taking wickets, whereas the batting does not rely on a single player. The winner of this game will seal the series.
Pitch Conditions and Weather Details
The average 1st innings batting score at this venue in the T20I games played here is 173 runs.
Total Games Played: 5; Bat 1st Won: 4; Bat 2nd Won: 1
We can expect cloudy weather in the game.
Probable XI for both sides:-
West Indies – Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russel, Jason Holder, DJ Bravo, Obed McCoy, Akeal Hosein.
South Africa – Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, George Linde, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.
Match Details
Five Match T20I Series
Match: West Indies vs South Africa Fifth T20I Match
Date and Time: 3 July, Saturday – 11:30 PM IST
Venue: National Cricket Stadium, Grenada.
Where to Watch: Fancode
Top 4 Batting Order
West Indies
Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, and Shimron Hetmyer.
South Africa
Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, and Rassie van der Dussen.
Death Over Specialists
West Indies
- DJ Bravo and Jason Holder
South Africa
- Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje
WI vs SA Fantasy Wicket-Keeper
Quinton de Kock will be our wicket-keeper in this game. Kock has scored 195 runs in the series at an average of 48.75, whereas his strike-rate has been 141.30. He is in brilliant form with the bat.
WI vs SA Fantasy Batsmen
Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis will be our batsmen from the West Indies. Lewis has scored 126 runs in the series at a strike-rate of 163.63, whereas Simmons has scored 69 runs in just a couple of games. Both of them will open the innings.
[If West Indies bats first, pick Pollard as your last player, or else, pick Chris Gayle]
Rassie van der Dussen will be our batsman from South Africa. Dussen has scored 96 runs in the series at an average of 32.00, whereas his strike-rate has been 131.50.
WI vs SA Fantasy All-Rounders
Andre Russel will be our all-rounder from West Indies. Russel has scalped four wickets in the series, whereas he has a batting strike-rate of 155.00. He is a world-class all-rounder.
George Linde will be our all-rounder from South Africa. Linde has scalped five wickets in the series at an economy of 7.07. He is looking in brilliant form.
WI vs SA Fantasy Bowlers
Kagiso Rabada and Tabraiz Shamsi will be our bowlers from South Africa. Shamsi has scalped six wickets in the series at an economy of 4.31, whereas Rabada has scalped five wickets. Both of them are wicket-takers.
Dwayne Bravo and Obed McCoy will be our bowlers from West Indies. Bravo has scalped nine wickets in the series at an economy of 6.86, whereas McCoy has scalped eight wickets at 6.87. Both of them are in brilliant form.
Match Prediction: West Indies are the favourites to win this game.
Top Names for the Captaincy Role:-
Andre Russel and Quinton de Kock
Top Names for the Vice-Captaincy Role:-
Both the captain’s pick + Tabraiz Shamsi and Evin Lewis
SportsRush Small-League Fantasy Team for the Game
Note: For Updated teams after the lineup announcement, join The SportsRush Premium on our mobile app.
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
