Preview:
West Indies and Australia will lock horns for the 2nd T20I on Sunday, 11th July. West Indies were extremely impressive on the field against Australia in the first T2oI. They defended a total of 145 and exuded a great character to triumph in the first game. In the second T20I too, they would look to continue this gear further and dominate the proceedings.
Australia struggled with the bat in the first match and will look to seal the holes in their ship. Their bowlers did a pretty good job in the first T20I. However, the team would look to bring much more stability with the bat in this encounter. It will be an interesting contest between these two teams.
Match Details
West Indies vs Australia, 2nd T20I
Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Date & Time: July 11th, at 5: 00 AM IST and 7:30 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
Seam bowlers have an edge on this surface, whereas it would be important for the batters to stay firm and not lose early wickets. Scoring runs in the middle order can be a bit challenging, and hence, a score of 170 could be a good total on this pitch.
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Probable Playing XIs for WI vs AUS:
West Indies
Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Obed McCoy, Fidel Edwards
Australia
Aaron Finch (c), Josh Philippe, Matthew Wade, Moises Henriques, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye / Riley Meredith, Josh Hazlewood
Top Picks for WI vs AUS 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Andre Russell was phenomenal in the first T20I. He hit a half-century, owing to which West Indies could post the target of 145 onboard. He also picked a wicket and would be determined to continue his form in this encounter as well.
Obed McCoy was expected to shine in the first game and he did not disappoint. Coming from a good series against the Proteas, he continued his form in this game as well. He scalped 4 wickets in the match and helped restrict Australia to just 127.
Mitchell Marsh also displayed an all-rounding performance in the game. He clinched 2 wickets and also struck an impressive 51 for Australia. Going forward in this game too, he would be a good pick to bank on.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for WI vs AUS 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Matthew Wade (vc), Moises Henriques, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmeyer, Aaron Finch, Jason Holder, Mitchell Marsh, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Starc, Obed McCoy (c)
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for WI vs AUS 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Matthew Wade, Chris Gayle, Lendl Simmons, Aaron Finch (vc), Josh Philippe, Andre Russell (c), Ashton Agar, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Obed McCoy and Andre Russell
Vice-Captain Options: Matthew Wade and Aaron Finch
