West Indies vs Australia 3rd T20I Betting Tips 13/07/2021

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Host West Indies and Australia will lock horns in the 3rd match of the T20I series at Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium in St. Lucia.
It will be interesting to see whether Kieron Pollard is available for this game. With the hosts winning the first two matches of the T20I series, the home side has enough firepower to continue their winning momentum in this fixture
The primary objective for West Indies remains the same — to test their bench strength and select the core group of players for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in October.
On the other hand, Australia have struggled to put up a strong fight against the West Indies in the first games of the series. The visitors will have to come with better plans to end their losing streak in this T20I series.

Teams Status

West Indies

Despite Kieron Pollard and Obed McCoy missing the previous game, the home side has already shown that they have a lot of depth in the squad for the T20 format.

In the second game of the T20I series, Nicholas Pooran and his men excelled in all departments against Australia.

Despite losing Andre Fletcher in the third over with 13 runs on the board, Lendl Simmons showed positive intent and attacked Josh Hazlewood to get the side off to a brisk start.

Opener Lend Simmons has looked in good nick but missed out on half-centuries in both games, He will be eager to go the distance come Tuesday.

The hosts will be pleased with Shimron Hetymer’s performance in the previous game. After failing to capitalize on his good start, Hetymer notched up his maiden half-century for West Indies in the T20 format. The left-hander played exceedingly well and delivered a blistering 61 runs off 36 balls.

All-rounder Dwayne Bravo once again showed his experience with the bat. He smashed a quick-fire 47 off 34 balls with the help of one four and three sixes. He was well supported by Andre Russell, who chipped in with 24 runs off just 8 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes.

In the bowling department, leg-spinner Hayden Walsh once again put in an excellent performance and picked up key wickets of Mitchell Marsh, Josh Philippe, and Moises Henriques in the previous game.

Sheldon Cottrell bowled well and claimed two wickets, whereas Andre Russell, Dwayne Bravo, Fidel Edwards, and Chris Gayle picked one wicket apiece.

Australia

The visitors might make two changes to their playing XI for this important clash. Alex Carey will come in place of Ben McDermott, who has struggled to produce decent scores for Australia.

On the other hand, Mitchell Starc has leaked a lot of runs in both matches so management will bring in Jason Behrendroff for this game.

The big concern for Australia will be the lack of runs from Captain Aaron Finch. The right-hander has been in woeful form with the bat and will be looking to end his lean run in this fixture.

After producing a decent score in the series opener, Matthew Wade perished for a duck in the second game of the series.

With the likes of Moises Henriques and Josh Phillipe failing to convert their decent starts, the middle-order once again crumbled and offered no resistance against West Indies bowlers.

In the previous game, the side suffered another collapse as they went from being placed at 101 for 3 to 140 all out.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Josh Hazlewood, Jason Behrendroff, and Ashton Agar to make crucial breakthroughs.

What do the Sportsbook Say

Brand	West Indies	Australia
	2.00	1.72
	2.00	1.80
	2.08	1.80

After going 2-0 up in the T20I series, West Indies will be the favorites to win the third game of the T20I series to be played at St. Lucia. Betway has Australia priced at 1.72 and West Indies at 2.00, RoyalPanda has Australia priced at 2.00, and West Indies at 1.80. Dafabet has Australia priced for 1.80 and West Indies priced at 2.08.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip 1- West Indies to restrict Australia to less than 150 runs

In the first two matches of the T20I series, West Indies bowlers have delivered back-to-back clinical performances and dismissed for scores of 127 and 140 respectively. Given Sheldon Cottrell has been splendid with the new ball and the spinner doing an excellent job in the middle-overs, we can expect West Indies to dismiss Australia for less than 150 runs in this third [email protected].

Tip 2- Shimron Hetymer to continue his decent run with the bat.

Despite being the premier performer for West Indies in the 50-over format, Shimron Hetymer’s record in the T20 format has been quite dismal, to say the least. This summer, Hetymer has started to find his form with the bat in the format.

Left-hander notched up his maiden fifty of his T20 career and would be looking to do more of the same in this fixture. We can expect Shimron Hetmyer to score 25 runs or more in this third [email protected]

Conclusion

For this contest, West Indies are unlikely to tinker with the winning combination against Australia. If Kieron Pollard gets cleared, then he will come into the side in place of Fidel Edwards, who suffered an injury during the second game of the T20I series.
With Dwayne Bravo, Shimron Hetymer, and Lendl Simmons faring well in the previous game, the hosts will be keen to put in another clinical batting performance against Australia.
Expect West Indies to beat Australia in the 3rd T20I game at St Lucia.