West Indies vs Australia Betting Tips 11/07/2021

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Australia were outplayed in the T20I series opener in St Lucia by West Indies and the visitors will look to turn things around in the second match at the same venue on Sunday.
Despite their comfortable win in the series opener, the home side will be hoping that the likes of Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetymer can come to the party with the bat. Kieron Pollard is expected to come into the XI after missing the series opener due to niggle.
On the other hand, Australia could make one change to their playing XI as Alex Carey could come in place of Ben McDermott to provide much-needed experience to the middle-order. Captain Aaron Finch will have to lead from the front with the bat in this fixture.

Teams Status

West Indies

With Kieron Pollard coming into the XI, Fidel Edwards could be dropped from the side after failing to pick up wickets against Australia in the game played at St. Lucia.

For West Indies, Andre Russell played exceedingly well and notched up his maiden fifty of his T20I career. He smashed three fours and five sixes to help West Indies push their score beyond the 140-run mark.

Opener Lendl Simmons continued his attacking approach with the bat and scored 27 off 28 with the help of two fours and two sixes. Shimron Hetymer and Nicholas Pooran also produced crucial runs with the bat to help West Indies post a decent total on the board.

The inclusion of Leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr. worked wonders for the West Indies in the series opener. He picked key wickets of Mitchell Marsh, Moises Henriques, and Daniel Christian in his four-over spell. His spin partner, Fabian Allen, put in a tidy performance and claimed 2 for 24 in his three overs.

So far this summer, pacer Obed McCoy has been nothing short of sensational and bagged another four-wicket haul for West Indies at St. Lucia.

Australia

In the series opener, Josh Hazlewood picked up three wickets while all-rounder Mitchell Marsh as West Indies were restricted to a modest total of 145 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

Apart from Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Wade, the rest of the Australian players struggled against the spin duo of Fabian Allen and Hayden Walsh. The visitors will need to come with better plans to lessen the threat of West Indies spinners.

Chasing 146 runs for victory, Captain Aaron Finch perished in the second over of the innings. Matthew Wade and Mitchell Marsh led the fightback with a 38-run partnership for the second wicket.

Wicket-keeper Matthew Wade showed positive intent from the start and smashed a quick-fire 33 off 14 balls. For Australia, Mitchell Marsh fought a lone battle as he scored his maiden half-century in the T20 format. The All-rounder duo of Moises Henriques and Daniel Christian failed to capitalize on their good starts after scoring 16 and 10 runs respectively.

The inexperienced players like Josh Philippe and Ben McDermott failed to adjust to the conditions and perished for low scores.

Despite having six bowling options, Australian bowlers looked less potent as compared to their West Indies counterparts on the St. Lucia surface.

Ashton Agar, who was taking wickets for fun in the T20 format, went wicketless and conceded 28 runs in his three overs. His spin partner, Adam Zampa also failed to pick up a wicket in his three overs.

Left-arm quick Mitchell Starc proved a bit too expensive in his four-over spell, giving away 40 runs.

What do the Sportsbook Say

Brand	West Indies	Australia
	1.83	1.83
	1.90	1.90
	1.92	1.92

Host West Indies will be the favorites to win the second game of the T20I series to be played at St. Lucia. Betway has Australia priced at 1.83 and West Indies at 1,83, RoyalPanda has Australia priced at 1.90, and West Indies at 1.90. Dafabet has Australia priced for 1.92 and West Indies priced at 1.92.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip 1: Aaron Finch to lead the way with the bat

Australia Captain Aaron Finch suffered from a rare failure in the opening game of the T20I series. There is no doubt that he has been an accomplished performer in the T20 format.

The 34-year old represented Australia in 72 T20Is, in which he has accumulated 2,350 runs at an average of 37.90 with two centuries and fourteen half-centuries to his name.

Given his fantastic T20 record for Australia, we expect Aaron Finch to score 30 runs or more in this second [email protected].

Tip 2: Chris Gayle look to end his run-drought in the T20 format

Veteran batsman has struggled to produce notable scores for West Indies this summer. Coming in at no.3 in the batting order, Left-hander has struggled to get going against the spinners. In the series opener, Gayle perished for a low score against Australia.

The 41-year old will take heart from the fact that he holds a decent record against Australia in the T20 format. In nine matches played, Gayle has accumulated 303 runs at a strike rate of 153.80 with four half-centuries to his name. so we can expect Chris Gayle to score 30 runs or more against Australia in the 2nd [email protected]

Conclusion

After comfortably brushing aside Australia in the series opener, West Indies will be looking to deliver their A-game with the bat in this contest.

With the likes of Andre Russell, Hayden Walsh Jr. and Obed McCoy put in match-winning performances, West Indies will be expected to win the second game of the series against Australia.